Dr. A D Damodaran passes away

Dear All

I am very sorry to announce the sad passing away of Dr A D Damodaran, Honorary Fellow of the Centre. Dr Damodaran was a renowned scientist and served many years as the Director of CSIR-National Institute for Inter-Disciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum. He played an important role in science and technology policy-making in Kerala. Dr Damodaran was a personal friend and retained an abiding interest in innovation policy, especially patents. We mourn his death and offer our deepest condolences to his bereaved family.

Sunil Mani