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Science and Technology Research Players in India
Example of one of the prominent MNC and an Indian private entity with R&D laboratories are
as follows:
i. Microsoft India Development Centre (MSIDC): was set up by Microsoft India (R&D)
Private Limited, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation at Hyderabad in 1998. Over the
course of the past 14 plus years, it has become one of Microsoft Corporation’s largest
R&D centers outside its headquarters in Redmond. MSIDC are aligned to four engineering
groups at Microsoft Corporation, namely Application & Services (A&S), Cloud & Enterprise
(C&E),Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and Operating Systems (OS). 16
ii. Cipla Limited: Cipla’s R&D division focuses on new product development and new drug
delivery systems across a range of therapies. The company’s total R&D spending stood
at 42 M Euros, a growth of 13.6 per cent from a year ago. In 2011, Cipla filed 260 patent
applications across the globe of which 13 were filed in India.
d. Non-governmental research institutions: Though there are smaller numbers of nongovernmental
R&D institutes as compared to public R&D bodies, they are playing a significant
role in R&D system in India, especially by representing civil society. Policy and society oriented
research in science and technology has remained the forte of these research players, thus
playing a major role in influencing policy decision making in the country. Focus sectors of these
institutes include environment, ecology, energy, rural development, women and gender, grass
root innovations and small technologies research including cottage and micro enterprises. 17
Two examples of research institutes in this category are:
i. The Energy Research Institute (TERI): TERI is a not-for-profit, policy research organization
working in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. TERI is a premier
research institute that has established a presence in North America and Europe and on the
Asian continent in Japan, Malaysia and the Gulf.
ii. Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI): is another autonomous body jointly managed
by Government of Gujarat and Gujarat Cancer Society (GCS). It is also a Regional Cancer
Centre of Government of India and getting assistance under National Cancer Control
Programme. GCRI is a unique example of cooperation between State Government, Central
Government, and Non-Government Organization – Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute.
GCRI is a multi-disciplinary research institute with close relationship between cancer care,
research and education. 18
Contributors to Indian Research Policy Agenda
Indian R&D policies are framed and renewed through the release of the Five-Year Plans of
the Government of India. India is currently witnessing the 12 th Five Year Plan (2013-2018).
A dedicated chapter on Science and Technology and Innovation Policy provides details on
the current prevailing policies and also the new policies approved by the government, their
objectives and their implementation plan for the next 5 years in the country.
16 https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/msidc/default.aspx
17 http://erawatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/erawatch/opencms/information/country_pages/in/country?section=Overview&subsection=StrRese
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18 http://www.cancerindia.org/vision.html
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