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Research Interests<\/h2>\n

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  • Synthetic organic chemistry<\/li>\n
  • Isolation of natural products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Technology Transfer Initiatives<\/h2>\n

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    1. Provided the leadership to all 17 state universities and 6 non-state higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka to establish University Business Linkage (UBL) cells to facilitate technology\/knowledge transfer activities during 2018-2023. Well over 40 products reached the market through these UBLs during this period.<\/li>\n
    2. Provided the leadership Colombo Science and Technology Cell, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo to initiate tech transfer activities from 2013-2018. A number of academics & research assistants from other departments contributed towards the following<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      • \u201cWaste-treat-waste\u201d solution was developed with MAS in 2018<\/li>\n
      • The product \u201cMOSGUARD\u201d launched on October 10, 2017 with Hemas<\/li>\n
      • A forecasting model for non-performing loans by LB Finance PLC was developed in 2017<\/li>\n
      • The product \u201cBio clean\u201d launched on November 30, 2015 with the company Darley Butler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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        Technology Transfer Courses<\/h2>\n

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        • Followed distance education programs conducted by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva\n
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          • DL 101: General course on intellectual property (17 October 2016- 29 November 2016)<\/li>\n
          • DL 301: Patents (4 April 2017 \u2013 20 July 2017)<\/li>\n
          • DL 320: Basics of patent drafting ((4 April 2017 \u2013 20 July 2017)<\/li>\n
          • DL 318: Patent information search (11 September 2017 \u2013 December 2017)<\/li>\n
          • DL 450: IP management (8 April 2020 \u2013 2 August 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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            Technology Transfer Related Programs<\/h2>\n

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            • Association of University Technology Managers 2023 Annual Meeting, February 19-22, 2023 Austin, Texas, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              • Association of University Technology Managers 2018 Annual Meeting, February 18-21, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                • Sri Lanka-U.S. Coorperation: University IP policy working group workshop by CLDP, UGC, NIPO, USPTO, US embassy Colombo, funded by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. State Department. 11-12, September, Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  • Sri Lanka University Intellectual Property Policy workshop, conducted by Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), U.S. Department of Commerce, 24-28 April 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    • Universities and technology-based economic development: Establishing University-Based Technology Transfer Offices and Technology Incubators, <\/strong>26th<\/sup> October – 4th<\/sup> November 2016, Washington, D.C.; Princeton, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      • The natural products chemistry training and development programme, Institute of Bioproduct Development, 12th<\/sup> -28th<\/sup> October 2014, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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