The document outlines the schedule for a half-day seminar on biotechnology in Bangalore hosted by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore and the STEPS Centre at the University of Sussex, UK. The seminar will include welcome remarks, presentations on the evolution of the Indian biotech industry and Bangalore's role, a panel discussion on biotech regulations, and conclusions on the future of India's biotech industry. Speakers include leaders from ABLE, STEPS Centre, biotech companies, and IIM Bangalore.
In the new normal world, healthcare organizations need more focus on quality improvement programs that add more value to the business operations and more so for patient safety, experience & outcomes. Embracing excellence through various quality, accreditation and certifications brings five key disciplines in play: stakeholder centricity, strategic rhythm, process clarity, change navigation, and disciplined performance improvement.
Quality Council of India through its NABH, NABL and other associated program divisions have stressed on the need and has helped elevate healthcare quality holistically and the digital transition of such organization is remarkable. Umbrella corporations like AHPI and CAHO have done a lot in uniting and steering things towards the greater objective for many member hospitals. Many organizations also have implemented for JCI, Malcolm Baldrige Framework (CII-Institute of Quality), Lean tools Implementation, EFQM (IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award), etc. which clearly states their growing thirst for continuous quality improvement. This quest for quality was furthered by newer accreditations in niche areas by organization like QAI, as well. Forums like AiMeD have taken it upon themselves to bring in convergence of the Indian Medical Device Industry and being an advocacy group for standardization and Quality Improvement amidst many other objectives which needs to resonate with healthcare organizations. The webinar will be a refresher course for healthcare professionals and give them insights into the winds of change.
Here's the webinar – “Quality, Accreditations & Beyond – Winds of Change” hosted by QurHealth, a division of GMI, a Chennai-based Health-tech, Research and Innovation Center for Ventech Solutions, USA. QurHealth’s Family health book suite goFHB is a clinical data digitalization & management solution for healthcare organizations providing the ability to send patient health records over myFHB application to their patients.
In the new normal world, healthcare organizations need more focus on quality improvement programs that add more value to the business operations and more so for patient safety, experience & outcomes. Embracing excellence through various quality, accreditation and certifications brings five key disciplines in play: stakeholder centricity, strategic rhythm, process clarity, change navigation, and disciplined performance improvement.
Quality Council of India through its NABH, NABL and other associated program divisions have stressed on the need and has helped elevate healthcare quality holistically and the digital transition of such organization is remarkable. Umbrella corporations like AHPI and CAHO have done a lot in uniting and steering things towards the greater objective for many member hospitals. Many organizations also have implemented for JCI, Malcolm Baldrige Framework (CII-Institute of Quality), Lean tools Implementation, EFQM (IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award), etc. which clearly states their growing thirst for continuous quality improvement. This quest for quality was furthered by newer accreditations in niche areas by organization like QAI, as well. Forums like AiMeD have taken it upon themselves to bring in convergence of the Indian Medical Device Industry and being an advocacy group for standardization and Quality Improvement amidst many other objectives which needs to resonate with healthcare organizations. The webinar will be a refresher course for healthcare professionals and give them insights into the winds of change.
Here's the webinar – “Quality, Accreditations & Beyond – Winds of Change” hosted by QurHealth, a division of GMI, a Chennai-based Health-tech, Research and Innovation Center for Ventech Solutions, USA. QurHealth’s Family health book suite goFHB is a clinical data digitalization & management solution for healthcare organizations providing the ability to send patient health records over myFHB application to their patients.
What Next After B.Sc., Biotechnology and Microbiology Avenues / CareersDr. Pavan Kundur
What Next After B.Sc., Biotechnology and Microbiology Avenues / Careers,
Here i tried to compile all the future opportunities in biotechnology and microbiology
The recent trends in Life Sciences have been experiencing rapid
transformation in recent years due to development of technology by
considering available ancient techniques. For this change, most
importunately different scientist was discovered scientific
technologies, methods, concepts, and microorganisms. All this
research helped to develop society in all aspects including medicinal
plants research. Different plants are widely known for their medicinal
properties, food properties, industrial important products formation
properties etc., Due to our improved understanding and different
methodology, even our meanings of familiar words, such as antibiotic
and species appear to be shifting. This book is coordinated towards
students, researchers, scientists and starting alumni understudies in
medicinal plants and Botany. However, the book is fully focused on
different plants and their applications in different fields. We would like
to offer our thanks to all authors, parents, teachers, and friends.
Menyongsong Tahun 2014, International Health Economics Association (InaHEA) melalui Pusat Kajian Ekonomi dan Kebijakan Kesehatan (PKEKK) FKMUI akan menyelenggarakan Kongres InaHEA I: Menuju Era Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia. Acara ini akan diadakan di Novotel Hotel Bandung, pada tanggal 24-26 Januari 2014 yang terdiri dari kongres 2 hari serta pelatihan singkat mengenai Health Technology Assessment. Acara ini akan diisi oleh berbagai pembicara dalam dan luar negeri seperti Michael Drummond, Profesor Ekonomi Kesehatan dari The University of York, dan Bill Swan, CEO dari International Health Economics Association (INAHEA).
Kami juga mengundang sejawat untuk berpartisipasi mengirimkan abstrak dalam enam kategori berikut:
1. Ekonomi farmasi (pharmacoeconomics)
2. Efisiensi rumah sakit—termasuk jaringan rumah sakit
3. Pembayaran CBGs dan hasil pengobatan (clinical outcomes)
4. Pengendalian konsumsi rokok
5. Pendanaan kesehatan (health financing)
6. Perdagangan dan industri kesehatan lintas negara (international trade in health)
SYARAT ABSTRAK:
1. Panjang abstrak maksimal 500 kata
2. Abstrak disertai nama lengkap, institusi tempat bekerja, alamat kontak: no telepon/telepon selular, email, fax
3. Abstrak dikirim ke info@cheps.or.id dengan subjek: ABSTRAK UNTUK INAHEA, paling lambat 31 Desember 2013
Deadline Kongres InaHEA:
1. Pendaftaran peserta : 17 Januari 2014
2. Pengiriman Abstrak : 31 Desember 2013
3. Pengumuman lolos abstrak : 10 Januari 2014
4. Pengumpulan makalah lengkap : 14 januari 2014
5. Pembayaran biaya pendaftaran : 17 Januari 2014
Biaya registrasi:
1. Kongres 2 hari
a. Umum: Rp. 1.500.000
b. Peserta dengan abstrak lulus seleksi: Rp. 750.000
c. Mahasiswa: Rp 750.000 (tempat terbatas)
2. Pelatihan Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Rp. 1.500.000
Registrasi dapat dilakukan melalui:
Telp : 021-7875576 (sekretariat CHEPS) / 08978664313 (Ulatun Nikmah)
Email : info@cheps.or.id dengan subjek Registrasi InaHEA
Microbiome & Probiotics Forum USA agenda 2017Gavin Hambrook
Here's our new look agenda for the Microbiome and Probiotics Forum in San Diego this November. What do you think?
50+ speakers
30+ sponsors
400+ attendees
Professor Dr. Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker is internationally recognized Researcher and Educator who is experienced and skilled for for the design, development, mentoring and execution of high impact research on on Diabetes, Immunity, Hyperlipidemia/ Obesity, Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Phytomedicines, etc.
Currently he has research collaborations with Harvard University (USA), University of Malaya (Malaysia), University Kabangsang Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University Brunei Darussalam, Monash University, Soochow University (China), Henan University of Chinese Medicine (China), Taibah University (Saudi Arabia), Sunway University (Malaysia).
Prof. Moklesur is open for collaboration and mentoring research projects, publications in high impact journals, discovery and development of innovative medicines and healthcare products and sharing patents and intellectual activities with other researchers having mutual interest.
If anybody interested for research collaboration or pursue research under his supervision or any Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, Herbal, Medicinal foods based company interested for the development of research based functional foods, nutraceuticals, herbal medicines or healthcare products,
please contact to this email: prof.moklesur@sub.edu.bd; dr.moklesur2014@gmail.com
School of School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS), DSU organizes National Conference on Advances & Innovations in Biotechnology: Multidisciplinary approaches to Food,Health, Environmental and Energy Issues for all students, researchers, academicians and industry professionals. The event welcomes to present research papers, poster presentation on various biotech subject areas including industrial biotechnology, Medical biotechnology, plant biotechnology, cancer biology, Neuroendocrinology. For registration http://bit.ly/2yF9OI3
Who is Kanury Rao What is his contribution to the field of Science.pdfDr.Kanury Rao
Kanury Rao is an Indian scientist and immunologist. He was born on 27 September 1958 in India. He was always interested in the field of Science since childhood. He was known as a good scholar and had brilliant knowledge of biology since childhood. He was a member
of the Science and Engineering Research
Board of the Department of Science and
Technology. Dr Rao has also worked as the
president of the Indian Immunology
Society from 2004 to 2008.
What Next After B.Sc., Biotechnology and Microbiology Avenues / CareersDr. Pavan Kundur
What Next After B.Sc., Biotechnology and Microbiology Avenues / Careers,
Here i tried to compile all the future opportunities in biotechnology and microbiology
The recent trends in Life Sciences have been experiencing rapid
transformation in recent years due to development of technology by
considering available ancient techniques. For this change, most
importunately different scientist was discovered scientific
technologies, methods, concepts, and microorganisms. All this
research helped to develop society in all aspects including medicinal
plants research. Different plants are widely known for their medicinal
properties, food properties, industrial important products formation
properties etc., Due to our improved understanding and different
methodology, even our meanings of familiar words, such as antibiotic
and species appear to be shifting. This book is coordinated towards
students, researchers, scientists and starting alumni understudies in
medicinal plants and Botany. However, the book is fully focused on
different plants and their applications in different fields. We would like
to offer our thanks to all authors, parents, teachers, and friends.
Menyongsong Tahun 2014, International Health Economics Association (InaHEA) melalui Pusat Kajian Ekonomi dan Kebijakan Kesehatan (PKEKK) FKMUI akan menyelenggarakan Kongres InaHEA I: Menuju Era Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia. Acara ini akan diadakan di Novotel Hotel Bandung, pada tanggal 24-26 Januari 2014 yang terdiri dari kongres 2 hari serta pelatihan singkat mengenai Health Technology Assessment. Acara ini akan diisi oleh berbagai pembicara dalam dan luar negeri seperti Michael Drummond, Profesor Ekonomi Kesehatan dari The University of York, dan Bill Swan, CEO dari International Health Economics Association (INAHEA).
Kami juga mengundang sejawat untuk berpartisipasi mengirimkan abstrak dalam enam kategori berikut:
1. Ekonomi farmasi (pharmacoeconomics)
2. Efisiensi rumah sakit—termasuk jaringan rumah sakit
3. Pembayaran CBGs dan hasil pengobatan (clinical outcomes)
4. Pengendalian konsumsi rokok
5. Pendanaan kesehatan (health financing)
6. Perdagangan dan industri kesehatan lintas negara (international trade in health)
SYARAT ABSTRAK:
1. Panjang abstrak maksimal 500 kata
2. Abstrak disertai nama lengkap, institusi tempat bekerja, alamat kontak: no telepon/telepon selular, email, fax
3. Abstrak dikirim ke info@cheps.or.id dengan subjek: ABSTRAK UNTUK INAHEA, paling lambat 31 Desember 2013
Deadline Kongres InaHEA:
1. Pendaftaran peserta : 17 Januari 2014
2. Pengiriman Abstrak : 31 Desember 2013
3. Pengumuman lolos abstrak : 10 Januari 2014
4. Pengumpulan makalah lengkap : 14 januari 2014
5. Pembayaran biaya pendaftaran : 17 Januari 2014
Biaya registrasi:
1. Kongres 2 hari
a. Umum: Rp. 1.500.000
b. Peserta dengan abstrak lulus seleksi: Rp. 750.000
c. Mahasiswa: Rp 750.000 (tempat terbatas)
2. Pelatihan Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Rp. 1.500.000
Registrasi dapat dilakukan melalui:
Telp : 021-7875576 (sekretariat CHEPS) / 08978664313 (Ulatun Nikmah)
Email : info@cheps.or.id dengan subjek Registrasi InaHEA
Microbiome & Probiotics Forum USA agenda 2017Gavin Hambrook
Here's our new look agenda for the Microbiome and Probiotics Forum in San Diego this November. What do you think?
50+ speakers
30+ sponsors
400+ attendees
Professor Dr. Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker is internationally recognized Researcher and Educator who is experienced and skilled for for the design, development, mentoring and execution of high impact research on on Diabetes, Immunity, Hyperlipidemia/ Obesity, Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, Phytomedicines, etc.
Currently he has research collaborations with Harvard University (USA), University of Malaya (Malaysia), University Kabangsang Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University Brunei Darussalam, Monash University, Soochow University (China), Henan University of Chinese Medicine (China), Taibah University (Saudi Arabia), Sunway University (Malaysia).
Prof. Moklesur is open for collaboration and mentoring research projects, publications in high impact journals, discovery and development of innovative medicines and healthcare products and sharing patents and intellectual activities with other researchers having mutual interest.
If anybody interested for research collaboration or pursue research under his supervision or any Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, Herbal, Medicinal foods based company interested for the development of research based functional foods, nutraceuticals, herbal medicines or healthcare products,
please contact to this email: prof.moklesur@sub.edu.bd; dr.moklesur2014@gmail.com
School of School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS), DSU organizes National Conference on Advances & Innovations in Biotechnology: Multidisciplinary approaches to Food,Health, Environmental and Energy Issues for all students, researchers, academicians and industry professionals. The event welcomes to present research papers, poster presentation on various biotech subject areas including industrial biotechnology, Medical biotechnology, plant biotechnology, cancer biology, Neuroendocrinology. For registration http://bit.ly/2yF9OI3
Who is Kanury Rao What is his contribution to the field of Science.pdfDr.Kanury Rao
Kanury Rao is an Indian scientist and immunologist. He was born on 27 September 1958 in India. He was always interested in the field of Science since childhood. He was known as a good scholar and had brilliant knowledge of biology since childhood. He was a member
of the Science and Engineering Research
Board of the Department of Science and
Technology. Dr Rao has also worked as the
president of the Indian Immunology
Society from 2004 to 2008.
Coloniality in Transformation: decolonising methods for activist scholarship ...STEPS Centre
Presentation by Andy Stirling to 2021 Transformations to Sustainability conference session on '‘Philosophical Underpinnings’ in decolonizing research methods for transformation towards sustainability', 17th June 2021
Opening up the politics of justification in maths for policy: power and uncer...STEPS Centre
Presentation by Andy Stirling to conference of INET in collaboration with OECD on ‘Forecasting the Future for Sustainable Development: approaches to modelling and the science of prediction’. 16th June 2021
Discussion: The Future of the World is Mobile - Giorgia GiovannettiSTEPS Centre
By Giorgia Giovannetti, University of Firenze and Robert Schuman Centre, EUI. Given at EUI on 10 April 2019.
https://steps-centre.org/event/the-future-of-the-world-is-mobile-what-can-we-learn-from-pastoralists/
Interfacing pastoral movements and modern mobilitiesSTEPS Centre
By Michele Nori, PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty, Resilience) project. Given at EUI on 10 April 2019.
https://steps-centre.org/event/the-future-of-the-world-is-mobile-what-can-we-learn-from-pastoralists/
Reconceiving migration through the study of pastoral mobilitySTEPS Centre
By Natasha Maru, PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty, Resilience) project. Given at EUI on 10 April 2019.
https://steps-centre.org/event/the-future-of-the-world-is-mobile-what-can-we-learn-from-pastoralists/
Bringing moral economy into the study of land deals: reflections from MadagascarSTEPS Centre
19 March 2019, Institute of Development Studies
Seminar organised by the Resource Politics and Rural Futures Clusters, in association with the STEPS Centre’s PASTRES project
Speaker: Mathilde Gingembre
https://steps-centre.org/event/steps-seminar-mathilde-gingembre-bringing-moral-economy-into-the-study-of-land-deals-reflections-from-madagascar/
Agency and social-ecological system (SES) pathways: the Transformation Lab in...STEPS Centre
Presentation by J. Mario Siqueiros, February 2019, at a STEPS Seminar at the Institute of Development Studies.
More information: https://steps-centre.org/project/pathways-network/
From controlled transition to caring transformations - StirlingSTEPS Centre
Presentation from Week 2 of the System Change HIVE that presents some questions to guide thinking about transformation and power.
http://systemchangehive.org/
Systems, change and growth - Huff and BrockSTEPS Centre
Presentation from week 1 of the System Change HIVE that outlines big ideas about the environment and some criticisms of capitalism.
http://systemchangehive.org/
STEPS Annual Lecture 2017: Achim Steiner - Doomed to fail or bound to succeed...STEPS Centre
Achim Steiner, incoming UNDP director, gave the STEPS Annual lecture at the University of Sussex on 15 May 2017. Find out more: https://steps-centre.org/event/steps-annual-lecture-achim-steiner/
Andy Stirling - nexus methods (RGS 2016)STEPS Centre
"Meeting ‘Nexus’ Challenges: from policy connections to political transformations" - presentation given at the Royal Geographic Society/Institute for British Geographers conference on 'Nexus Thinking', August 2016.
Suresh Rohilla - Climate change and sanitation, water resourcesSTEPS Centre
Workshop on climate change and uncertainty from below and above, Delhi. http://steps-centre.org/2016/blog/climate-change-and-uncertainty-from-above-and-below/
Suraje Dessai - Uncertainty from above and encounters in the middleSTEPS Centre
Workshop on climate change and uncertainty from below and above, Delhi. http://steps-centre.org/2016/blog/climate-change-and-uncertainty-from-above-and-below/
Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar - Uncertainty from withinSTEPS Centre
Workshop on climate change and uncertainty from below and above, Delhi. http://steps-centre.org/2016/blog/climate-change-and-uncertainty-from-above-and-below/
Shibaji Bose - Voices from below - a Photo Voice exploration in Indian sundar...STEPS Centre
Workshop on climate change and uncertainty from below and above, Delhi. http://steps-centre.org/2016/blog/climate-change-and-uncertainty-from-above-and-below/
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...
Biotech in Bangalore: Seminar programme
1. Schedule
Time Topic
3:00 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Mr. Sridhar Pabbisetty, COO, Centre for Public
Policy, IIM Bangalore
3:05 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Reflecting on Biotech and Bangalore:
Dr. Ian Scoones, STEPS Co-director & IDS
Professorial Fellow
3:30 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. Evolution of Indian Biotech Industry:
Dr. Vijay Chandru, President ABLE and CEO,
Strand Life Sciences
3:55 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Q & A
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tea Break
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion on Biotechnology
Regulatory Bill
Moderator:Dr. Satya Dash, COO, ABLE
Panelists:
1. Mr. Leo Saldanha, Coordinator, Environment
Support Group
2. Dr. Jagadish Mittur, Biotechnology
Consultant
3. Dr. K. K. Narayanan, Vice President,
Metahelix
4. Dr. Dhananjay Patankar, Vice President,
Syngene International
5. Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar, Chairman and
Managing Director Xcyton
6:00 p.m. - 6:25 p.m. Possible Future for India’s Biotech Industry:
Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee, Professor, IIM
Bangalore
2. Introduction
The Center for Public Policy (CPP), Indian Institute of
Management Bangalore (IIMB) and theSocial, Technological
and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (STEPS)
Centre, University of Sussex, UK, are coming together with
the Association of Biotechnology-Led Enterprises (ABLE) to
hold a half a day seminar on “Biotech in Bangalore : Past
Experiences Future Trajectories.” This event is sponsored by
the UK - India Education Research Initiative through a grant
to the STEPS Centre and CPP.
The seminar will be held on Thursday, the 16th of February,
2012, at 3 pm, at the Indian Institute of Management,
Bangalore.
The event will provide an opportunity to reflect on the
changing biotech sector in Bangalore over the past decade
and to analyze important policy changes. This seminar will
provide an excellent forum for interaction with leaders of the
biotech industry.
The distinguished speakers include Dr. Vijay Chandru, CEO,
Strand Life Sciences and President, ABLE, Dr. Ian Scoones,
Co-director, STEPS Centre, Mr. Leo Saldanha, Co-ordinator,
Environmental Support Group, Dr. K. K. Narayanan, MD,
Metahelix, Dr. Jagadish Mittur, Dr. Dhananjay Patankar,
Syngene, Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar, XCyton, Dr. Satya Dash,
COO-ABLE, and Prof. Chirantan Chatterjee, IIMB.
3. M V Rajeev Gowda, PhD
Rajeev Gowda is Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy and
Professor of Economics and Social Sciences at the Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore. Professor Gowda´s
research focuses on how people and societies manage risk.
At the theoretical level, he draws on behavioral decision
theory, and at the applied level, his research is in the
domain of risk analysis and management. His edited books
include “Judgments, Decisions, and Public Policy,”
published by Cambridge University Press and “India at
Risk,” forthcoming.
In 2011, Dr. Gowda was appointed by the Government of
India as a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve
Bank of India.
4. Ian Scoones, PhD
Ian Scoones is co-director of the ESRC STEPS Centre at
Sussex and joint convenor of the IDS-hosted Future
Agricultures Consortium. He is an agricultural ecologist by
training whose interdisciplinary research links the natural and
social sciences and focuses on the relationships between
science and technology, local knowledge and livelihoods and
the politics of policy processes in the context of international
agricultural, environment and development issues. A social
and institutional perspective is at the centre of his work,
which explores the linkages between local knowledge’s and
practices and the processes of scientific enquiry,
development policy-making and field-level implementation.
Most recently he has been working on the governance of
agricultural biotechnology in India and animal health science
and policy in Africa, including projects on livestock
marketing and foot-and-mouth disease in southern Africa and
the international responses to avian influenza.
5. Vijay Chandru, PhD
Vijay Chandru is an academic (professor of engineering
and computer science) turned entrepreneur. The vision that
drives him is to create successful, world class, technology
innovation companies out of India. Strand Life Sciences the
company he leads, is an exciting life science informatics
company based in Bangalore, India.
In 2001, he also co-founded PicoPeta Simputers which
commercialized the Simputer. PicoPeta was acquired by
Geodesic in 2006. Chandru is the recipient of several
awards and honours:
Chandru is the elected President (2009-2012) of Association
of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE), Member,High Panel on
Science & Technology for Development at UNESCO, Adjunct
Professor at International Centre for Theoretical Studies
(TIFR) and Consulting Professor at Stanford University.
6. Leo F.Saldanha
Leo Saldanha is full-time Coordinator of Environment
Support Group. He has gained wide-ranging experience in the
areas of Environmental Law and Policy, Decentralization,
Urban Planning and a variety of Human Rights and
Development related issues, working across many sectors
for over a decade. He is a keen campaigner on critical
environmental and social justice issues and has guided
several campaigns demanding evolution of progressive laws
and effective action. He has creatively supported various
distressed communities to secure justice through public
interest litigations and advocacy efforts. He has spearheaded
several public interest litigations, many of which have
resulted in remarkable judgments. In 2007, he co-authored
the book “Green Tapism” critiquing the Environment Impact
Notification 2006 along with team members at ESG.
He was the Country Coordinator and Faculty of the "Cities in
the 21st Century" and "Health and Community" courses of the
International Honors Programme, USA from 2002-2009. He
has a background in Environmental Science from St.
Joseph's College, Bangalore University and has been invited
as a speaker by organizations and universities across the
world. In August 2010, he was invited as a speaker at the
International Forum on China's Rural Reform in the 12th Five-
Year Plan Period organized by the Chinese Institute for
Reform and Development, a Chinese Government think-tank
for reform in policy decision-making. In recognition of his
contribution to environmental and social justice efforts,
Association for India's Development, USA, has made him a
Saathi.
7. Jagadish Mittur, PhD
Jagadish Mittur has more than 30 years of experience in
academia and industry relevant to life sciences, spreading
across several areas of biotechnology. His experience
encompasses both research and development and over the
last 12 years he has focused on agricultural biotechnology.
After working most recently with Monsanto and Avesthagen,
he is at present a consultant on Biotechnology with
Academia and Industry.
8. Satya Dash, PhD
Satya Dash joined ABLE in July 2010. As the COO, he
leads ABLE’s advocacy efforts to represent the interests of
the Indian biotechnology industry to the Indian government,
investors and academia. He is responsible for overall long-
term road mapping and strategy formulation for ABLE.
Previously he was at University of Cambridge (at Institute
for Manufacturing and Judge Business School).
9. Chirantan Chatterjee, PhD
Chirantan Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor in
Corporate Strategy and Policy at the Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore. He works on issues of intellectual
property, innovation and entrepreneurship in global
healthcare markets. His research is funded by a variety of
international institutions such as the National Bureau of
Economic Research, The Sloan Foundation, the National
Science Foundation in the United States and the World
Bank. He has published in various international outlets and
also contributed a book chapter around Asian
Pharmaceuticals from the Brookings Press. Before his
doctoral education, he worked as a business journalist with
the Economic Times.
10. B.V. Ravi Kumar, MBBS, PhD
Ravi Kumar is the founder of XCyton and serves as its
Chairman and Managing Director. He has been instrumental
in developing and successfully launching all of XCyton’s
products. He was earlier with Astra Research Centre and at
Christian Medical College, Vellore.
11. Dhananjay Patankar, PhD
Dhananjay Patankar is Vice President – Biologics,
Syngene International Limited, where he heads a premier
contract services organization involved in discovery,
development and manufacturing for the global bio/
pharmaceutical industry in the area of recombinant proteins
and monoclonal antibodies.
He specializes in the field of Biosimilars – development,
regulation, market scenario and has technical expertise in
biopharmaceutical CMC development and GMP-compliant
and cost-efficient manufacturing operations to global
standards. He has previously been a senior Scientist at the
Wockhardt Research Centre.
23. CPP
The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) is a leading policy think tank engaged in research,
teaching, training and capacity building. The Centre was established in 2000 through
a partnership between the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT), Government of
India, Government of Karnataka, the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and IIM Bangalore. Since its inception the CPP has worked on improving
governance and influencing public policy in India.
The Centre functions with autonomy and independence, and aspires to lead policy
thinking and praxis in India, promoting equitable, inclusive and sustainable solutions
to emergent problems.
The CPP’s work in public policy is continuously being strengthened through strong
collaborative networks and partnerships with other policy think tanks, policy
professionals and practitioners around the world. It has been designated as a Centre
of Excellence by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
ABLE
Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises - ABLE is a not-for-profit, pan-India
forum that represents the Indian Biotechnology Sector. It was launched in April 2003,
after industry leaders felt a need to form an exclusive forum to represent the Indian
Biotechnology Sector.
ABLE has members from all across India representing all verticals of the sector like
agribiotech, bio-pharma, industrial biotech, bioinformatics, investment banks and
venture capital firms, leading research and academic institutes and law firms and
equipment suppliers. ABLE thus catalyses a symbiotic interface between the
industry, the government, academic and research institutes and domestic and
international investors.
The UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI)
Started in April 2006 with the aim of enhancing educational links between India and
the UK, over the last five years, UKIERI has played a pivotal role in establishing
stronger educational relationships between the two countries. In recognition of the
substantial achievements and building on the success of this initiative, the
programme has been extended for 5 years from 2011 to 2016. The extension was
announced by the UK Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron and Indian Prime Minister Dr.
Manmohan Singh in July 2010.
STEPS Centre
The STEPS Centre was established to focus on the relationship between
environmental change and society and to bring social science expertise to bear on
global environmental research. It is a joint venture between researchers from the
Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Science and Technology Policy
Research (SPRU) programme at the University of Sussex. The STEPS Centre
originally concentrated on major global environmental issues such as climate
change and biodiversity and now increasingly focuses its attention to sustainable
development.