Dr. Anindya Roy Chowdhury
Research Officer
Dr Anindya Roy Chowdhury is currently working as the Research Officer as part of the DPIIT SPRIHA initiative at Andhra University. She is a registered Indian Patent Agent. Her key responsibilities include, developing and implementing an IP Policy for the university and consequently for the state of Andhra Pradesh, and teaching IP Laws to UG and PG students of Science, Technology, and Engineering streams of the university.
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Dr Roy Chowdhury completed her PhD in Biophysics from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, MSc in Physics from Rajabazar Science College and BSc in Physics from Lady Brabourne College of Calcutta University. She has previously worked on IP management and policies of academic institutions in India as Women Scientist C at IIT Kharagpur. Dr. Roy Chowdhury was also associated with the NPTEL MOOC titled ‘Patent Search for Engineers and Lawyers’ offered by IIT Kharagpur, where she interacted with thousands of IP learners across the country and beyond explaining and clarifying their queries.
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​Snapshot of the profile
Registered Indian Patent Agent
Featured among 100 success stories of Women Scientists in India by Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India, in 2021
10+ years of multidisciplinary research experience in Physics, Biology, IPR, and Policy
10+ articles on IP
Multiple academic awards National Scholarship, CSIR NET, GATE, JEST, KIRAN IPR Women Scientist C, Patent Agent of India, WIPO Scholarship
​Past Research experience: Genomics, Genome Sequence Analysis, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Crystallography, and Statistical Physics
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​Current Research interest: IP Laws, Policy, Science Entrepreneurship
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Recent Publications on IP:
Roy Chowdhury, A., Gargate, G. The trends in CRISPR research: A patent and literature study with a focus on India. World Patent Information, Volume 65, 2021, 102038, ISSN 0172-2190,
Roy Chowdhury, A., Hanumanthu, P. Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in India’s Medical Device Sector through Patent Landscape Analysis. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, NIScPR-CSIR, JIPR Vol.26(5) [Sept 2021].
Roy Chowdhury A., Gargate G. Trends in Organ Printing Technologies-A Patent Study. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 44(5)-2022. BJSTR. MS.ID.007102.
Roy Chowdhury, A., Gargate, G. IP management in academic and research organizations – the role of a laboratory notebook. Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers. 47(3)- 2021
Singh, K., Roy Chowdhury, A., Hanumanthu, P. Patenting Trends in Global Healthcare Start-ups. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, JIPR Vol.26(4) [July 2021]208-212