Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU)

Promoting Cutting – edge Buffalo Technologies

Introduction to ITMU

The Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU) was established in 2008 as part of the Intellectual Property Management and Transfer/Commercialization of Agricultural Technology Scheme, funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It aims to improve the management, protection, and commercialization of agricultural technologies developed by the institute. ITMU is a key unit within ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (ICAR-CIRB) for fostering innovation, managing intellectual property, and transferring technologies to industry. It is structured into three components under National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) : Component 1 (Innovation Fund), which deals with ITMU’s core activities, Component 2 (ABI Activities), and Component 3 (ARYA Activities). Through the establishment of the Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC), ITMU serves as the central body coordinating the development and commercialization of technologies, filing patents, and maintaining the institute’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. In 2024-25, ITMU continued to follow ICAR’s administrative guidelines and policies to ensure that all activities related to IP management and technology commercialization are compliant with the latest legal, regulatory, and institutional norms.

The unit’s activities not only cover research-driven technological innovations but also promote the utilization of these technologies through industry collaborations, strengthening the bridge between research, development, and commercialization.

Objectives of ITMU

The Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU) is designed to achieve several key objectives that support the institute’s mission of innovation, technology transfer, and commercialization. These objectives include:

1. Adopt and Implement IP Protection
2. Technology Transfer and Commercialization
3. Facilitate Collaboration and Partnerships
4. Provide Consultancy and Training
5. Strategic Planning and Innovation Management

Through these objectives, ITMU has become an integral part of the institute, playing a key role in facilitating the commercialization of Buffalo Husbandry technologies developed at ICAR-CIRB.

Key Achievements and Milestones

1. Workshops and Awareness Programs
2. Publications and Outreach Initiatives
3. Technology Commercialization and IP Portfolio Expansion
4. Industry Collaboration and Technology Transfer

Strategic Planning and Future Directions

As ITMU looks to the future, it continues to focus on several key strategic priorities:

1. Strengthening Industry Partnerships
2. Expanding IP Portfolio
3. Promoting Research Commercialization
4. Building Capacity and Conducting Training

CIRB – IP Portfolio

Patent Granted

1. KALRUMPSCALE – Apparatus for measuring rump portion of an animal body
2. Synthetic peptides and antibodies targeted to bovine Mx2 Protein
3. BUFCOL – A complete diet for enhanced survivability and growth of neonate buffalo calves
4. An in vitro method for detection of postpartum anestrus condition in buffaloes
5. Composite feed additive for reducing methane emission and improving fibre utilization in ruminants
6. Process for improving buffalo sperm viability

Industrial Design Granted

1. Heating Device for Artificial Insemination Gun

Trademark Granted

1. Preg D

Copyright Granted

1. Water Buffalo Mastitis Database (WBMSTDb)
2. Whole-Genome-Based Web Genomic Resource for Water Buffalo (BuffGR)
3. Computer software Work for SIReDAM software
4. Buffalo Subclinical Mastitis Methylome-Transcriptome Database (BSCM2TDb)
5. Design and development of software for trait specific snps of buffalo

ICAR Certified Technologies

1. Synthetic peptides and antibodies targeted to bovine Mx2 Protein
2. Process for improving buffalo sperm viability
3. Digital Artificial Vagina” for semen Collection from bulls
4. CIRB Artificial insemination gun for cattle on buffalo to protect post-thaw sperm from cold shock
5. Spermoscope
6. RESMI – A composite Feed Additive for Reducing Enteric Methane Emission and Enhancing Production Performance in Ruminants

Plant Variety (Fodder Crop Variety)

1. Sorghum Variety (JAICAR NUTRIGRAZE) – CSV43BMR / SPV 2018
2. Sorghum Variety – CSV 59 BMR/ SPV 2716

Patent Filed

1. Environment friendly mineral mixture composition, method of preparation and uses thereof
2. Artificial Insemination Gun System and Method of Use Thereof
3. Urine based pregnancy detection method for ruminant livestock animals
4. Colorimetric Urine Test for Early Pregnancy Detection in Livestock

Commercialized Technologies

1. Area Specific mineral Mixture
2. Preg D Kit for pregnancy Diagnosis Kit for Cow & Buffalo
3. Digital Artificial Vagina” for semen Collection from bulls
4. Spermoscope
5. Superior Germplasm

 PUBLICATION

1. CIRB ITMU Brochure
2. CIRB Technology Dossier compressed

For further information, please contact:

Incharge, ITMU, ICAR- CIRB, Hisar–125001, Haryana

Email: itmucirb@gmail.com    Website: https://cirb.res.in

Phone : 01662- 281601 – 602