ICRISAT celebrates World IP Day, forging new partnership with BITS Pilani

In the lead-up to World Intellectual Property Day (26 April), the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) hosted a special event titled “Celebrating Innovation, Empowering the Future” at its Hyderabad campus. The event held on 22 April 2025, featured two key milestones: the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BITS Pilani and an IP licensing agreement with Eco-Paryavaran for ICRISAT’s Solar Water Hyacinth Harvester.

The event, which included a stakeholder discussion and a hands-on patent search workshop, brought together leaders from science, academia, and industry to underscore the role of intellectual property in fostering innovation, collaboration, and technology transfer.

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