Global Innovators of Indian Origin (2023)

 Global innovators of Indian origin

• 1.    Acoustography- Dr. Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, USA
• 2.    Bio surfactants-TeeGene Biotech. UK
• 3.    Coal Science- Dr. Hardarshan Singh Valia, USA
• 4.    Carrier Gas Extraction technology-Gradiant corporation, USA
• 5.    Computer Science- Raj Reddy, USA
• 6.    Flash memory-Micron Technology,USA
• 7.    Green Steel- Veena Sahazwalla, Australia
• 8.    Nanocomposite Dental Materials- Sumita Mitra, USA
• 9.    Regrowth of Bones- Nina Tandon, EpiBone, USA
• 10. Rotimatic- Zimplistic Pte , Singapore
• 11. Tiny Robots- Prof Vijay Kumar, USA
• 12. Water Technology Visionary- Anil Jha, USA
• 13. Wearable Sweat sensor- EnLiSense , USA
• 14. Wearable and reusable outpatient ambulatory ECG monitoring products- NimbleHeart, USA

Read Their stories: https://www.academia.edu/120223468/Global_Innovators_of_Indian_Origin_2023

1. Acoustography- Dr. Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, USA 2. Bio surfactants-TeeGene Biotech. UK 3. Coal Science- Dr. Hardarshan Singh Valia, USA 4. Carrier Gas Extraction technology-Gradiant corporation, USA omputer Science- Raj Reddy, USA 6. Flash memory-Micron Technology,USA 7. Green Steel- Veena Sahazwalla, Australia 8. Nanocomposite Dental Materials- Sumita Mitra, USA 9. Regrowth of Bones- Nina Tandon, EpiBone, USA 10. Rotimatic- Zimplistic Pte , Singapore 11. Tiny Robots- Prof Vijay Kumar, USA 12. Water Technology Visionary- Anil Jha, USA 13. Wearable Sweat sensor- EnLiSense , USA 14. Wearable and reusable outpatient ambulatory ECG monitoring products- NimbleHeart, US 2. Bio surfactants-TeeGene Biotech. UK 3. Coal Science- Dr. Hardarshan Singh Valia, USA 4. Carrier Gas Extraction technology-Gradiant corporation, USA 5. Computer Science- Raj Reddy, USA 6. Flash memory-Micron Technology,USA 7. Green Steel- Veena Sahazwalla, Australia 8. Nanocomposite Dental Materials- Sumita Mitra, USA 9. Regrowth of Bones- Nina Tandon, EpiBone, USA 10. Rotimatic- Zimplistic Pte , Singapore 11. Tiny Robots- Prof Vijay Kumar, USA 12. Water Technology Visionary- Anil Jha, USA 13. Wearable Sweat sensor- EnLiSense , USA 14. Wearable and reusable outpatient ambulatory ECG monitoring products- NimbleHeart, US

Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time

 Read the thought-provoking article by Michael Park1 , Erin Leahey2 & Russell J. Funk.

Abstract:

Theories of scientifc and technological change view discovery and invention as endogenous processes1,2 , wherein previous accumulated knowledge enables future progress by allowing researchers to, in Newton’s words, ‘stand on the shoulders of giants’3–7 . Recent decades have witnessed exponential growth in the volume of new scientifc and technological knowledge, thereby creating conditions that should be ripe for major advances8,9 . Yet contrary to this view, studies suggest that progress is slowing in several major felds10,11. Here, we analyse these claims at scale across six decades, using data on 45 million papers and 3.9 million patents from six large-scale datasets, together with a new quantitative metric—the CD index12—that characterizes how papers and patents change networks of citations in science and technology. We fnd that papers and patents are increasingly less likely to break with the past in ways that push science and technology in new directions. This pattern holds universally across felds and is robust across multiple diferent citation- and text-based metrics1,13–17. Subsequently, we link this decline in disruptiveness to a narrowing in the use of previous knowledge, allowing us to reconcile the patterns we observe with the ‘shoulders of giants’ view. We fnd that the observed declines are unlikely to be driven by changes in the quality of published science, citation practices or feld-specifc factors. Overall, our results suggest that slowing rates of disruption may refect a fundamental shift in the nature of science and technology.

Compulsory Licensing of Trade Secrets

 The Law Commission (LC) recently released its report no. 289- “Trade Secret and Economic Espionage”. (Part 1, Part 2and Part 3). SpiceIP has posted on this , some points:

The LC report noted the failure of attempts to get companies to voluntarily license TS during COVID-19. As a result, it proposed a separate section in the Protection of Trade Secrets Act, 2024 (‘Draft Bill’) for CL of TS. Certain key features of the provision are- 

• The Government can issue CL for use of TS to third parties or the Government in a situation of public emergency which involves substantial public interest. 
• The recipient of the TS will be duty-bound to not disclose confidential information during or after the expiry of the license. 
• The Government can terminate the license after such a public emergency has ceased to exist. 

The LC has sought to balance the public interest with the interest of a licensor by narrowly construing ‘disclosure’ to mean disclosure only to a third party under strict obligations of confidentiality. It does not mandate public disclosure of the TS since the commercial value of the information derives from its secrecy.