Innovation Gallery
The Innovation Gallery was Co-founded Dr. Yogita Kasture and Mr.Prafulla Thakkar under the mentorship of Mr.Dnyaneshwar Kamble



Why Innovation Gallery?
The Innovation Gallery is established to address a critical cultural and economic gap in India.
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Driving Cultural Change: Innovation is the engine for growth. The gallery aims to drive a cultural shift toward original, inclusive innovation.
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A "Live" Space for the Future: While Asia has many museums showcasing history, there is a lack of "live" galleries to showcase near-future technology products and services.
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Economic Growth through IP: Intellectual Property (IP) is a key metric for innovation. By using benchmarks like the U.S. economy—where IP-intensive industries account for 38% of GDP—the gallery seeks to boost India's economic growth through strong IPR protection.
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Filling the Visibility Gap: Currently, innovators have limited and often expensive opportunities to showcase their work, usually restricted to temporary displays at trade fairs or expos.
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Strategic Leadership in Nagpur: Nagpur is positioned as a potential "Innovation Capital" due to its central location, connectivity, and the willingness of political leadership to drive innovation.
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What It Does
The Innovation Gallery acts as a powerful "engine" to facilitate the entire innovation lifecycle.
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IPR Protection and Awareness: It provides a platform to protect innovations through patents. The gallery and the Ready2Innovate (R2iW) forum conduct extensive IPR awareness sessions for many Schools, MSME and stratups.
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Commercialization and Technology Transfer: It facilitates the commercialization of inventions from individual innovators, MSMEs, and academia. For example, it has already initiated technology transfer deals between Indian and German companies.
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Global Exposure: The gallery connects local innovators with international stakeholders, such as hosting German business delegations and coordinating participation in international business events like 'H2O' in Italy.
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Collaboration Platform: It hosts "I4 Meets" (Inventor-Institute-Investor-Industry) to encourage the exchange of ideas and industry collaborations.
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Support for Local Solutions: The gallery highlights and promotes solutions for local problems, such as a herbal antidote for the 'Pink Bollworm' affecting cotton farmers.
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