D3) Technology assessment


Last updated on : 19 December 2025

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Extract from TTO Handbook

    Lectures from Workshops conducted by Venture Center as part of the FLCTD project supported by UNIDO-BEE-GEF

    • 5 Days in person certificate course on “Technology Transfer in Practice”, Session 7 Lecture on “Technology assessment and deciding on a strategy” by Dr. Ashley Stevens, 17 June 2025 (Video) | (Slides)

    Exercises and case studies

    • Indo-UK workshop- Nanotechnology: Making the leap towards commercialization, Lecture on “Identifying, defining and evaluating opportunities for commercialization” by Dr. Premnath V, 7 January 2008 (Slides) | Slide 11 onwards

    Other Relevant Lectures

    • Indo-UK workshop- Nanotechnology: Making the leap towards commercialization, Lecture on “Identifying, defining and evaluating opportunities for commercialization” by Dr. Premnath V, 7 January 2008 (Slides)
    • 2 Days introductory workshop on “Setting up and Running an In-house Patent Cell”, Session 6, Lecture on “Patentability Assessment of the Invention” by Dr. Vinita Jindal, 14 March 2015 (Slides)
    • One Day introductory workshop on “Setting up and running an in-house patent cell” Session 5, Lecture on “Patentability Assessment” by Ms. Srividya Ravi, 23 February 2013 (Slides)
    • Workshop on Identifying, defining, and assessing inventions for patent protection strategy, Session 4 Lecture on “Assessing an invention for IP Strategy” by Dr. Premnath V, 7 June 2024 (Video) | (Slides)
    • Idea to Impact: A Hands-on Mini-Workshop on Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) of a Technology or Process in collaboration with Ashwatta Sustainability Ventures by Mr. Jesse Lou and Dr. Hiran Vedam, 15 May 2025 (Video) | (Slides 1 and Slides 2)

    References and additional reading/viewing

    Credits

    * Names of expert lecturers & contributors arranged in alphabetical order of the first letter of their last name.



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    About the Tech Transfer Online Manual

    This manual is meant as a practical guide for practicing technology transfer professionals in academic and research institutions. The manual focuses on practical insights for practitioners from other practitioners. This manual has been developed by Venture Center’s Regional Tech Transfer Office, TechEx.in (supported by BIRAC/NBM). It draws content partly from resources created under UNIDO’s FLCTD project (supported by UNIDO, BEE, and GEF) and partly from resources developed during various Venture Center workshops.

    Version no: 1 : As of 16 August 2025

    About the Contributors

    This manual is the collective effort of several tech transfer experts and practitioners (names mentioned in alphabetical order of the first letter of their last name) including International Experts (Richard Cahoon, John Fraser, Ashley Stevens), Indian Experts (Aravind Chinchure, Rajkumar Hirwani, Anuradha Narasimhan, Hiran Vedam, Premnath Venugopalan), TechEx.in team (Pradnya Aradhye, Meghana Bhandari, Shruti Devasthali, Neha Jacob, Archana Joshi, Niruta Killedar, Manasi Lele, Mugdha Lele, Kavita Parekh, Vedang Pawar, Manisha Premnath, Vidula Walimbe) and the UNIDO team (Nitesh Kaushik, Sandeep Tandon). This manual has been created under the FLCTD project of UNIDO led by Gerswynn Mckuur supported by UNIDO, BEE and GEF.

    Cite as: Tech Transfer Online Manual – https://manual.techtransfer.online/d3/