Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology and Biotech Consortium India Limited executed a Memorandum of Agreement in the areas of innovation management and technology transfer. The signing ceremony happened in presence of Prof. Durgesh Pant Director General, UCOST, Dr. Purnima Sharma, Managing Director, BCIL and other senior members of UCOST.

Dr. Purnima Sharma was also invited for a podcast on the relevance of IP management, technology transfer, entrepreneurship development, capacity building, etc. for advancement of the State on the newly launched Science Community Radio Vigyan Vani, an initiative of UCOST to encourage public awareness in science, technology and innovation.