The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), in its report entitled Technology Transfer Works: 100 Innovations from Academic Research to Real-World Application, has included the Transgenic Eggplant Project supported by USAID and managed by Sathguru Management Consultants in partnership with Cornell University, private sector seed company MAHYCO and a consortium of public sector research institutions.

The report, the third in a series that make up AUTM’s Better World Project, documents the stories of various collaborative efforts between partners that have ensured that results of academic research are translated to products that benefit the general public. According to AUTM, the successful transfer of the fruits of academic research into usable technology involves “continuous interactions and partnering at a number of levels in the public and private sectors.”

The eggplant project has been listed by the report as one among a hundred projects undertaken across the globe with a potential to benefit humanity. The fruit and shoot borer (FSB) resistant variety of eggplant will allow farmers to reduce their dependence on pesticides, maximize farm yields and create a more stable income for farming families. It is the only project from the Indian region and one of the few from the Asian region that has been identified by AUTM for this recognition.

For more information on Sathguru and the Eggplant project, please contact:

K. Vijayaraghavan (Director), or

Akshat Medakker (Associate Consultant – Technology Management)

Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. 15, Hindi Nagar, Punjagutta,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
India - 500 034
Ph: +91 40 23356975, 23356507, 23350586, 66612352, 66662190
Fax: +91 40 23354042
Email: vijay@sathguru.com or akshatm@sathguru.com

Or visit http://www.sathguru.com/management_consulting.php

To read/download the AUTM report, go to: http://www.betterworldproject.net/documents/AUTM_BWR2_08.pdf