Notes from the Downstreaming Journey
Field lessons, difficult decisions, and replicable results — written for inventors, founders, and partners travelling the same road.
From laboratory testing to 18 partner ponds
The Aquanotes team moved research sensors into far harsher field conditions — and found the biggest problem was not the sensor but operator habits.
Preparing a herbal product for marketing authorisation
The quality stages, documents, and production partners to prepare from the very start of downstreaming so that registration does not stall.
An industry problem statement becomes a research agenda
A co-development scheme matching factory needs with campus laboratory capacity, with benefit sharing agreed at the outset.
Turning palm sugar farmer groups into a supply chain
ARENTRA did not merely build a machine; it built a quality agreement with sap farmers across three villages.
TRL is more than an administrative number
How to read technology readiness levels as a decision-making tool rather than a reporting formality.
Incubation Batch VII open call officially launched
Fifteen tenant places with six months of mentoring and access to Science Techno Park facilities.
See the Process for Yourself
Documents You Can Take into a Meeting
Guides, catalogues, and reports in print-ready format — designed to be shared with leadership, partners, or your internal team.
- Guide to Invention DownstreamingGuide · 2026
Guide to Invention Downstreaming
Steps, documents, and criteria at each downstreaming stage.
42 pagesComing soon - Catalogue of Licensing-Ready TechnologiesCatalogue · 2026
Catalogue of Licensing-Ready Technologies
Technology summaries with TRL, IP status, and partnership models.
28 pagesComing soon - Science Techno Park Facility ProfileProfile · 2025
Science Techno Park Facility Profile
Specifications, capacity, and indicative tariffs for each facility.
20 pagesComing soon - Downstreaming Impact ReportReport · 2025
Downstreaming Impact Report
Portfolio achievements, partnerships, and socio-economic impact.
36 pagesComing soon
One Monthly Email, No Filler
A digest of open calls, new technologies entering the catalogue, available facility slots, and the partnership agenda.