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Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy organised a three-day ‘Project to Product to Patents’ programme at MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi, training 40 faculty members to turn academic projects into industry-relevant products and patentable innovations. The initiative focused on research, intellectual property, entrepreneurship and NEP 2020’s project-based learning approach.

Mumbai: In a bid to strengthen research, innovation and intellectual property creation in higher education institutions, the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy (MSFDA), under the Higher and Technical Education Department, organised a three-day state-level faculty development programme titled *Project to Product to Patents* at the MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi.

Held under the guidance of Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, the programme sought to equip faculty members with the skills required to transform academic projects into industry-relevant products and patentable innovations. The initiative aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020's emphasis on experiential and project-based learning.

A total of 40 faculty members from the MIT Academy of Engineering participated in the training programme, which covered the complete innovation cycle—from identifying real-world problems and analysing root causes to product design, prototype development, intellectual property rights and patent registration.

The sessions were conducted by experts including Dr. Vishal Sardeshpande, Dr. Kshipra Moghe, Dr. Kedar Bhagwat, Dr. Arun Dixit, Ranjit Shanbag, Ashutosh Prachand and Milind Chaudhary.