IIT Jodhpur launches Novel CODE Device for Indoor Air Quality
During its 15th Foundation Day the Institute also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with M/s Kritikal Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to set up a Research & Development Centre at IIT Jodhpur Technology Park
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur celebrated its 15th Foundation Day where it hosted the launch of the Novel CODE Device for Indoor Air Quality, the first product from IIT Jodhpur's Technology Innovation & Start-up Centre (TISC). The product is based on a cold plasma discharge for the generation of plasma detergent ions in the environment.
Speaking on the occasion Prof. Santanu Chaudhary, Director, IIT Jodhpur, said, “With an objective to increase innovative initiatives among the faculty and students, the Innovation ecosystem of IIT Jodhpur began on 2nd August 2019 and was integrated into the academic ecosystem of the Institute. If we are provided with proper guidance and resources, we can have ideas to identify problems; we can make strategies to address these problems for the betterment of society at large."
Further Prof. Chaudhury said, “The key feature of this whole process is to have culture, insights, improvements & transformations in our ecosystem where the whole space of innovation is combinational. IIT Jodhpur is enabling its faculty to have that play In the innovation ecosystem and all these activities are embedded in the student life cycle at IIT Jodhpur.”
Aligning with the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020), IIT Jodhpur has imparted a major boost to the entrepreneurial aspirations of the younger generation.
Apart from this, the event also included signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IIT Jodhpur and M/s Kritikal Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to set up an R&D Centre at IIT Jodhpur Technology Park to focus on diverse fields including Vision systems, image processing, Artificial Intelligence, Computer visions, Software systems and embedded systems.
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