“Thomson Reuters is uniquely positioned to provide insight into the state of innovation in India given our deep data resources and analytic expertise,” said Bob Stembridge, senior patent analyst, Thomson Reuters. “This year’s report confirms the powerhouse India has become in the pharmaceutical sector, as more drug manufacturing, especially for generics, occurs here. There were more than 1,000 inventions related to organic pharmaceuticals last year, and we anticipate this pace to continue in the future.”
Top innovator organizations in India include the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, which appeared in the top assignee lists for ten of the 12 technology areas; the Indian Defence Research & Development Organization, appearing in six of the 12 areas; and, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and the Indian Institute of Technology, both of which appeared in five sectors.  The top areas of innovation in India, by 2012 patent volume, are Pharmaceuticals; Computing & Control; Communications; Transportation; Food & Fermentation; Cosmetics, Disinfectants & Detergents; Instrumentation & Measuring; General Chemicals & Dyestuffs; Metallurgy; Agriculture; Polymers & Plastics; and Conveying, Packaging & Storing.
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