Bio

Raj Hirwani has 40+ years of experience in Research, Technology and IP Management. He was Head of IP Directorate in CSIR and Director of CSIR’s Unit for R&D of Information Products. He was a member of World Bank Consultancy Team for Strengthening of R &D Institutions in China and Indonesia as well as on the panel of UNCTAD. He has won many national awards and honours. He was President of Licensing Executive Society India and is a member of several CSIR and government committees. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Technology from UDCT and Ph.D in Technology Management from IIT Bombay. He was a Fulbright Scholar and was recipient of Hubert Humphrey Fellowship in Technology Policy and Management.