The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Calicut, signed a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement with a leading electronic firm for commercialisation of indigenous technology.
The indigenous colour doppler ultrasound scanner, loaded with unique features, is the first-of-its-kind equipment to be manufactured under the Centre’s Make in India initiative. The project was the result of a funded research and development initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
According to the research team, the ToT pact was signed between M.P. Pillai, Executive Director, NIELIT, Calicut, and V. Loknath, director of Jupiter Design Technologies (JDT), Bengaluru, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on July 5. Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, MietY, and Madan Mohan Tripathi, Director-General, NIELIT, were present. The event was held as part of the Digital India Week 2022 opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 4.