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MEDAKKER, Akshat
Akshat Medakker is a technology manager at Sathguru Management consultants, where he focuses on a variety of projects relating to intellectual property and technology transfer. Currently, he assists clients in the Indian government as well as the private sector in both India and the U.S. in matters of patenting, negotiation for licensing, and drafting of licensing and other IP agreements. Prior to joining Sathguru, Mr. Medakker oversaw strategic business development for a biotech company in India. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Molecular Biotechnology and has research experience as a molecular biologist in both Australia and India.
Mr. Medakker is also actively involved in the Society for Technology Management. He coordinates the activities of the association, including course design and the delivery of intensive training for technology managers and researchers in IP rights and technology management.
Abstract
Successful Commercialization of Insect-Resistant Eggplant by a Public–Private Partnership: Reaching and Benefiting Resource-Poor Farmers
Abstract:
This chapter looks at the results of a unique public–private partnership instituted to provide resource-constrained farmers in the developing world with access to proprietary agri-biotechnologies. Eggplant, a widely consumed vegetable crop in the tropics, is commonly infested by the eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB), which devastates both plants in the field during development and eggplant fruits after harvesting. The chapter considers the application of insect-resistance technology (based on the Cry1Ac protein from Bacillus thuringiensis) in eggplant, focusing on its sublicensing from a private company to a partnership of public institutes and agricultural universities in Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines.
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