Session on BOP

Sustainable Technology Developments and Commercialization in India: Creating a Viable Business Model for R&D based Organization

	Vaibhav Tidke Founder, Science for Society, Mumbai, INDIA
	Shital Somani Co-founder and Technology Commercialization Head at Science for Society

Profile
Vaibhav Tidke
Role: Founder, Commercialization of Green Technologies, Specilization in Solar Drying, Solar Energy Education: B Chem, M Chem, PhD (ICT/UDCT, Mumbai) Techno-Commercial feasibility of Sustainable Technologies
Shital Somani
Dr.Shital is a dental surgeon turned entrepreneur and a co-founder of Science for Society. She possesses a diploma in Business Management. She has won several awards and recognitions as an inventor.
Awards and Recognitions

Yahoo Innovator Jockey: Public Service Sector winner for project Care Mother (August 2013)
Millennium alliance award by DST & USAID for project HaldiTech (June 2013)
Grand prize ($60,000) winner at Dell Social Innovation Challenge 2013 at Austin, US for Solar Conduction Dryer (May 2013)
Public Choice Award winner at Dell Social Innovation Challenge 2013 for Solar Conduction Dryer
Bill Gates & Melinda Foundation Recognition n grant for Solar Grain Dryer
Winner 3rd prize Young Indian Innovator at India Innovation Initiative 2011
Winner Gold Medal at India Innovation Growth Programme-2011 (DST, FICCI) for Dental autoX
Winner Bronze and Silver Medal at UNESCO’s Engineering Award-2009 at GERMANY
Second Prize in Presentation in EXERGY 2010: Technical Event of Institute of Chemical Technology
World Intellectual Property Organization’s Coarse on Patents and Intellectual Property (97%)

She has a patent to her credit for Automatic Dental X-ray Processor