Biotechnology innovation for inclusive growth : a study of Indian policies to foster accelerated technology adaptation for affordable development, Vol. 1 of 1

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Biotechnology innovation for inclusive growth : a study of Indian policies to foster accelerated technology adaptation for affordable development

Author:	Vijayaraghavan, K.; Dutz, Mark A.;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6022
Country:	India;	Date Stored:	2012/04/03
Document Date:	2012/04/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	South Asia
Report Number:	WPS6022	SubTopics:	Agricultural Research; Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems; E-Business; ICT Policy and Strategies; Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: 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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