The Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (TDDP) of DSIR aims at catalyzing and supporting activities relating to technology absorption, adaptation and demonstration including capital goods development by involving industry and R&D organizations.Under the programme, innovative technologies are up-scaled from the ‘proof of concept stage’ to ‘pilot plant/pre-commercial stage’ by the industry. The projects involve research, design, development and engineering and are executed by industry, overseen by experts from university/laboratory.
DSIR has supported over 150 projects so far since inception of the scheme in 1992, when it was called PATSER. More than 65 projects have been completed and 31 companies have started paying lump sum premia/ royalty. So far, more than Rs. 35 million royalty/premia have been received. About 15 patents have been filed based on projects supported under the scheme. Some of the successfully completed projects are: Development of Process for Manufacture of Pyrazinamide, Development of Novel Resins for Use in Solid Phase Organic Synthesis and Combinatorial Chemistry, Development of Hand Held Optical Test Equipment, Innovative Microelectronic Packaging Technology, Integrated Pilot Demonstration Plant for Spice Processing, Automatic Brick Making Machine, etc.