Biotechnology Innovation for Inclusive Growth : A Study of Indian Policies to Foster Accelerated Technology Adaptation for Affordable Development

This paper describes and analyzes a series of complementary policy initiatives in India to adapt and commercialize existing global biotechnologies to meet local needs in healthcare, agriculture, industry and the environment in a more affordable manner. This evolving approach has been implemented through six complementary elements, namely (1) translational research; (2) technology access through global consortia; (3) commercialization supported by public-private partnerships, broadly interpreted; (4) skills development; (5) regulation; and (6) institutional governance, including special purpose vehicles, for effective project management. The paper focuses on two public-private partnership initiatives, the Small Business Innovation Research Initiative and the Biotechnology Industry Partnership Program, which together have allocated more than US$70 million in public funding to almost 150 projects, contributing to a total public-private investment of more than $170 million over the past five years. The authors' key recommendation, to ensure effective resource use and better policy impact, is for these innovation-support initiatives to adopt more continuous monitoring with quicker feedback from learning to implementation, and more rigorous impact evaluation including approaches that allow the results of firms benefiting from support to be compared with an appropriate group of firms not benefiting from support.

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Main Authors:	Vijayaraghavan, K., Dutz, Mark A.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-04
Subjects:	ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIES, ADAPTIVE R&D, AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES, AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE PROJECTS, AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, ANIMALS, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, BEST PRACTICES, BI, BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGIES, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, BREEDING, BUSINESS INNOVATION, BUSINESS MODELS, CAPABILITIES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARBON DIOXIDE, CGIAR, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, CHEMISTRY, CITIES, CLIMATE CHANGE, COLLABORATION, COLLABORATIVE APPLICATION, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, CONNECTIVITY, CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, CORN, CROP, CROP PROTECTION, CROP VARIETIES, CROP YIELD, CROPPING, DATA COLLECTION, DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT, DECISION-MAKING, DELIVERY OF GOODS, DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DISEASE CONTROL, DISEASE RESISTANCE, DISEASES, DRAINAGE, ECONOMICS, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES, EQUIPMENT, ETHICS, EXTERNALITIES, FARMERS, FEED, FERTILIZERS, FIELD TRIALS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SAFETY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH, GENETIC ENGINEERING, GENETICS, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL STANDARDS, GRAIN, GRAIN CROPS, GRANT PROGRAMS, GROWTH PATH, HARVEST, HUMAN CAPACITY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUNGER, HYBRIDS, ICRISAT, IMMUNOLOGY, INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INNOVATIONS, INSECTS, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS, INTEGRATION, INTELLECTUAL ASSETS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERFACE, INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTION, KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, LEARNING, LICENSE, LIFE SCIENCES, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MANUFACTURING, MARKET POTENTIAL, MARKET PRICES, MARKETING, MEDICAL DEVICES, MEDICINE, MOLECULAR MARKERS, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, NATIONAL RESEARCH, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEXT GENERATION, OPEN ACCESS, PEST CONTROL, PESTICIDES, PESTS, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, PLANT BREEDERS, PLANT PARTS, PLANT SCIENCE, POLICY SUPPORT, POSITIVE FEEDBACK, POVERTY REDUCTION, PPPS, PRIORITY SETTING, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCT AVAILABILITY, PRODUCT DELIVERY, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROTOCOLS, PROTOTYPE, RABIES, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REGULATORY AGENCY, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY MECHANISMS, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, RESEARCH RESULTS, RESEARCH SYSTEMS, RESULT, RETENTION, RICE, SCIENCE EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION, SCIENTISTS, SEED COMPANY, SEEDS, SILICON, SILO, SOIL QUALITY, SOIL TYPE, SUGAR, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY RISK, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TELEPHONE, THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP, TIME FRAME, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY, TRANSLATION, UNIVERSITIES, USER, VALUE CHAIN, VERIFICATION, VIRUSES, WATER LOGGING, WEALTH CREATION, WEB, WHEAT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16200115/biotechnology-innovation-inclusive-growth-study-indian-policies-foster-accelerated-technology-adaptation-affordable-development https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6025
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