Strategic Project Leadership: Lead end-to-end consulting projects, delivering actionable insights and high-impact recommendations to clients across technology, market, and commercialization domains. Market & Technology Intelligence: Conduct comprehensive market analyses, prior art studies, and technology assessments to inform investment, licensing, and product strategy decisions. Commercialization & Go-to-Market Strategy: Design go-to-market approaches, develop commercialization roadmaps, and advise clients on revenue growth, market entry, and scaling opportunities. Expert Engagement & Stakeholder Management: Conduct expert interviews and stakeholder consultations to validate assumptions, uncover opportunities, and guide strategic decision-making. Business Development & Partnerships: Identify and evaluate potential partners and licensees, supporting licensing, collaboration, and strategic alliance initiatives.

As the founder of Inoberry, I lead the company’s strategic vision, manage IP and technology commercialization, and drive business growth through innovation, partnerships, and market-focused strategies. Key Responsibilities & Expertise: Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the company’s vision, business strategy, and go-to-market plans. Intellectual Property Management: Lead patent and literature searches, patentability assessments, and freedom-to-operate analyses; manage IP portfolios to maximize commercial potential. Technology & Market Evaluation: Assess technologies for feasibility, differentiation, market potential, and competitive positioning to inform commercialization decisions. Commercialization & Business Development: Develop and execute commercialization strategies; identify and engage strategic partners, licensees, and investors; negotiate and close deals. Funding & Grants: Identify and secure grants, funding, and investment opportunities to support R&D and market expansion. Innovation & Marketing: Advise on product innovation, marketing strategies, and go-to-market approaches to translate IP and technology into revenue-generating solutions. Team & Operations Management: Oversee cross-functional teams, project execution, and client engagements to ensure successful delivery of services and solutions.

Headed and set up the regional tech transfer office established at FITT with funding support of INR 9,00,00,000 from a Government of India and World Bank Project- National Biopharma Mission, enabled revenue and collaboration stream for the TTO. • Key responsibilities: Leader Role: Managing the team, business development, client management, resource allocation, Framing SoPs and policies mentoring and training new team members, communication with different stakeholders including funding agencies, budget management, proposal writing, pricing structure and negotiation. Technical Role: Technology evaluation, Interacting with inventors, drafting term sheets, licensing and collaboration agreements, negotiating and closing deals, drafting proposals and reports, market research, conducting training programmes. • Highlights: Agreements with 56 Clients and 11 collaborations, 26 patents, 8 designs and 11 trademark applications were filed, 8 technologies worth INR 38 Lakhs were transferred.

Role: Responsible for managing and leading a diverse portfolio of patents and IP assets, facilitating technology transfer, licensing, and innovation programs, while heading a team of 5 members. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Managed a portfolio of 400–900 patents and IP assets, including granted and pending patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Coordinated with inventors (faculty and students) and external legal counsel for domestic and international filings, prosecution, and grant. Licensed 22 patented and transferred 5 non-patented technologies; assigned 12 patent applications to companies and start-ups, collectively valued at USD 100,000. Conducted technology evaluation, prepared technology briefs, identified potential licensees, drafted term sheets, and executed licensing and technology transfer agreements. Vetted, negotiated, and reviewed over 350 MoUs, NDAs, CDAs, research collaboration agreements, license agreements, and technology transfer agreements. Developed and implemented IP strategy, providing legal and IP guidance, educating inventors, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. Led innovation programs, including 2 phases of the Pfizer–IIT Delhi Innovation & IP Program, evaluating 32 proposals and setting standard procedures for IP commercialization. Coordinated GOI-commissioned projects on technology transfer, including survey design, data collection from 300+ organizations, assessment, and report preparation. Organized technology showcasing events, workshops, and investor/company interactions to facilitate licensing, commercialization, and market adoption. Provided proposal writing support, strategic guidance, and advisory for commercialization and innovation initiatives.

Responsible for IP management, licensing and training programs • Major role: IP management and commercialization of the Stanford India Biodesign Programme and responsible for Patentability assessment, IP Filings, and Preparation of IP policy. • Technology Transfer: Conducting novelty and feasibility searches for the technology, SWOT analysis, valuation of technologies, Preparation of technology briefs and identification of target companies. Licensed 5 technologies valued USD 3000. • Gave legal and IP inputs on the various agreements including IP agreements. • Was part of the IP Workshops and training organizing and writing team

Responsible for IP analytics, filing, commercialization and IP education. • Technology Assessment-Novelty Search, Infringement Analysis, Market Analysis, Freedom To Operate-Claim Analysis, Patent Application Status Analysis; Technology Mapping And Claim Analysis, Work Around Studies; Competitor Awareness- Competitor Analysis, Monitoring Filings of Patent Application, Invalidation Studies. • Technology Protection-Drafting of Provisional and Complete Specification (drafted 100 applications), Filing Of Patent Application, Patent Prosecution, preparation of Commercialization and Foreign Filing Assessment Reports, Trademark Searching, Monitoring and Filing. • Analysis of the agreements, drafted the IP Policies and Procedures, website usage and privacy policies for Corporate and Universities.

Certified Licensing Professional

Certified Licensing Professional Inc

2018 - 2027

Credential ID: 2918

Registered Technology Transfer Professional

ATTP

2019