Thomson Scientific Bestows Award Celebrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship in India
December 19 2007 - 8:59AM
PR Newswire (US)
Award Winners were Chosen for Leading Innovation Through Technology
in all Aspects of Scientific Literature and Patent Publications
PHILADELPHIA, and LONDON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thomson
Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC)
and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide
research and business communities, today announced the winners of
the 2007 Innovation Award, recognizing leadership in technology as
it relates to all aspects of scientific literature and patent
publications in India. The award, presented for the first time at
the InfoVision 2007 conference in Mumbai, India, went to Natco
Research Center for their achievements through patented technology
as recorded in Thomson Scientific patent information services. In
particular, Natco was determined to be the most efficient innovator
by ranking the number of inventions per R&D spend. "India has
taken great strides toward a healthy environment for inventiveness
and business creativity," said Mark Garlinghouse, vice president of
Thomson Scientific, Asia Pacific. "It is for this reason we are so
pleased to recognize its collective achievements. India is an
important player in the global research and technology arena, and
we look forward to watching its continued development, particularly
in the areas of scientific literature and patent publications."
Winners were selected from small and medium-sized enterprises
headquartered in India and were chosen by analyzing their
innovation through patented technology as recorded in Thomson
Scientific patent information services. Criteria for the award
included the number of patents, the efficiency of innovation and
the impact of innovation as measured by patent citations.
Intellectual Property Drives Economic and Technological Development
in India The importance of intellectual property as a major source
for economic and technological development in India is demonstrated
by the increasing creativity and impact of Indian research and
technology throughout the world. The last five years have seen an
increase in publications by 45 percent and a rapid increase in
patenting activity. To foster this increase, the Indian Patent
Office has recently joined the patent offices of USA, Japan, South
Korea, China and the Europe in offering online filing for trademark
and patent applications. The Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) dominates the ranking table of the Top 10 patent
assignees for all Indian inventions from 1968 - 2004 and has also
recently purchased Thomson Scientific's ISI Web of Knowledge
platform to provide access to its 10,000 scientists across 45 labs
in India, allowing all users to cross-search complementary
resources. For more information on innovation in India, please
visit:
http://scientific.thomson.com/news/newsletter/2007-11/8418387/
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