Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU)

Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU) has been constituted in the year 2010 at Institute level to facilitate Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer/ Commercialization as per the ICAR guidelines with objectives to pursue intellectual property protection, maintenance and transfer/commercialization pertinent to technology (ies) developed at Institute level. ITMU functions as coordinating unit and facilitator to recognize the promising technologies developed, process the filing of patent and maintaining the IP portfolios of the Institute through Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC). The Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC) at ICAR-CIWA was constituted as per the guidelines of ICAR to facilitate the process of all Intellectual Property (IP) developed by the Institute Scientists. ITMU/ITMC seeks advice/assistance from the Zonal Agro-Technology Management Centres (ZTMCs) at the zonal level and strictly obeys the administrative guidelines/ advisory or policy decisions taken by the ICAR from time to time.

ICAR-CIWA deals with the licensing of women friendly technologies developed by the Institute to public organizations/ private companies, Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) and individuals. Licensing of technologies is done on non-exclusive basis, for a period of five years through signing of a licence agreement. ITMU works with Agrinnovate India Limited, New Delhi to license appropriate technologies.

Objectives

  • To create awareness about IPRs
  • To manage the IPR portfolio
  • To facilitate filing of IPRs
  • To facilitate commercialization of technologies.

ICAR-CIWA, ITMU can be contacted via Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Procedure for technology licensing from ICAR-CIWA:
The licensing involves payment of license fee followed by the signing of license agreement.  A technology document contains the detailed information of the technology is also provided to the licensee for future reference. Client will need to send the mail to Director ICAR-CIWA to get the detailed information of licensing. On confirmation of licensing the technology, a draft MoU will be shared to the licensee. Once the terms and conditions are agreed and on receipt of the payment of license fee the MoU will be executed on a mutually convenient date. Training will be imparted on the same day and a certificate of training will be provided to the licensee.
A. List of  Women friendly technologies commercialised upto July 2026
  • TechCIWA-Pedal Operated Women Friendly Coconut Dehusker
  • Process for Eco Gulal
  • Process for Finger millet-based Nutri Pinni
  • Process for Mineral and fiber rich finger millet cookies
  • Process for Low GI Diabetic-Friendly Multigrain Nutri Mix
  • Waste Fabric Upcycling-Bag Making (Design)
  • Women Friendly Handy Hoe
  • Women Friendly 5 Tine Weeder
  • Iron-rich millet based supplementary health mix (Promix)
  • Revolving milking stool and stand
  • TechCIWA-Rotary Goat Feeding System
  • TechCIWA- Hand Operated Maize Dehusker cum Sheller
  • Drudgery Reducing Equipments (Aaram Seat, Comb type groundnut stripper, Apron type vegetable collection bag)
  • TechCIWA-Easy Harvest Bag
  • Process for Fermented Fish Silage Manure
  • Women Friendly Integrated Vertical Nutri-Farming System (IVNFS) for Vegetable production with Mushroom & Poultry
  • High Fibre Ready to Use (RTU) Multigrain Mix
  • Nutri Dense Ready to Use (RTU) Multigrain Mix
  • Process technology for production of Poustik Laddu
  • Process technology for production of Ragi Malt
  • Process technology for production of Ragihurihitu
  • Process for Production of High Fibre Food Mix

Achievements
ICAR-CIWA, ITMU since its inception has been involved in protection, management and commercialization of Women Friendly Technologies generated by the Institute.


B. Patents & Design Registrations

A total of 07 patent applications has been filed.

Patent granted  
 
  • Device to Manage head load
  • Bio-degradable bio-composite planter for nurseries and method therof
  

A total of 07 Design Registration has been registered

  • Power operated Groundnut Stripper Cum Decorticator
  • Women Friendly Integrated Vertical Nutri-Farming System (IVNFS) For Vegetable Production with Mushroom
  • Vegetable farming structure with internal poultry cage
  • Easy Harvest Bag
  • Pratap Opium Stripper
  • Rotary Goat Feeding System
  • Pedal Operated Coconut Dehusker

C.Trademark ‘TechCIWA’ have been registered under class 7,8,9,24 & 30

D: CIWA logo has been registered under class 42

E: 24 Technologies have been licensed to 23 licensees

F. One Module (educational) has been transferred to The Directorate of Women & Child Development (WCD), Assam by Jorhat & ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar.