Scholar Lab Foundation organized a seminar on Indian Ecosystem on Sustainable Product Development.

The transformational research field is the focus of the Scholar Lab Foundation. It seeks to establish an ecosystem through which the concept can be turned into goods. The existing engineering colleges are producing a wealth of knowledge, but the demand for products is only met when a person or business sees it as an opportunity. Then, through sheer force of will, he or she overcomes the financial and technological barriers. Scholar Lab steps in to produce products that align finance and knowledge using an institutionalized methodology.

The ultimate goal of Scholar Lab is to create a facility where numerous items may be developed simultaneously and students can enroll to work on product development. There will be a placement program at the end of every year, but rather than just companies coming to the institution to hire people, there will be a meeting of investors who will both hire the students and purchase the product’s rights.

Anjan Ghosh, Managing Director of Scholar Lab Foundation gave an introduction to the foundation. Dr. Ajoy Kumar Ray spoke on the Orientation of the JIS Institute of Advance Studies and Research in product development. Dr. Suman Chakraborty (Professor, IIT Kharagpur) spoke on Product Development Initiatives at IIT, Kharagpur. Dr. Arijit Chatterjee, Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School, Singapore spoke on the History of product development and entrepreneurship.

A discussion session on Preparedness of Academic Institution on Product Development was organized at the event. It was graced by Dr. Ratan Mandal (Professor, Department of Energy Studies, Jadavpur University), Dr. Tapas Kumar Saha (Professor, EE Dept, NIT Durgapur), Partha Sarathi Paul (Professor, It Dept, IEM), Dr. Soumyajit Roy (Professor, IISER, Kolkata, Co-Founder-Solaire Initiative Pvt Ltd) and Dr. Anindya Sundar Das (Associate Professor and HOD, ECE Department, SVIST). The session was moderated by Rabin Roy (Director, of Scholar Lab Foundation).

The keynote address was given by M. Raghu Ram (DVC Member Technical), Abhishek Kumar Tiwary (IAS, Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of West Bengal), and Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya (Director, Projects, NTPC).

A discussion session on Requirement of Product Development Ecosystem for Industries was organized. It was graced by Saumabha Barua (General Manager, Tata Consultancy Services), Suman Moitra (Advisor- Business Development, West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation), Rabin Roy (Managing Director, Suncraft Energy Private Limited, Director, Scholar Lab Foundation), Avishek Auddy (Director, Dencol India Pvt Ltd), and Sujata Chatterjee (Founder, Twirl Store). The session was moderated by Ritwik Mukherjee, Member of, the Scholar Lab Foundation.

Priyanka Dutta