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Mapping Biotech Industrial Training Programme Landscape Industry Profiles 2007-2016 G7 Synergon Pvt. Ltd.

123

Gangagen Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd.

124

GCC Biotech India Pvt. Ltd.

126

Genotypic Technology

128

Green Gold Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

130

Helix BioGenesis Pvt. Ltd.

135

Hindustan Bioenergy Ltd.

137

Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India Bigtec Private Ltd.

75

Biocon Ltd.

76

Biological E Ltd.

78

Bioserve Biotechnologies

80

Cavin Kare Pvt. Ltd.

85

Cellzyme Biotech India Pvt. Ltd.

87

Century Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

89

Chimera Gentec Pvt. Ltd.

91

Clonz Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

93

Codon Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

95

Crams Technologies

98

ABC Genomics India Pvt. Ltd.

35

A G Biotech Laboratories Ltd.

37

Aditya Biotech Lab Research Pvt. Ltd.

39

Advanta Ltd.

41

Advinus Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.

42

Amar Immunodiagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

43

Anil Bioplus Ltd.

44

Ankur Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

45

Apt Software Avenues Pvt. Ltd.

47

ARA Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

48

Arbro Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

49

Aristogene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

51

ARKRAY Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

53

Ashmar IP Technology & Research Pvt. Ltd. 54 I&B Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

141

Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd.

143

Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.

145

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

56

Aurigene Discovery Technologies

59

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

61

Azyme Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

63

Bangalore Biotech Lab. Pvt. Ltd.

67

Bejo Sheetal Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

69

Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd.

70

Bhat Bio Tech India Pvt. Ltd.

71

Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Ltd.

73

Indo American Hybrid Seeds India Pvt. Ltd. 147 Indovax Private Ltd.

149

Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

151

Invictus Oncology Pvt. Ltd.

153

Invitrogen BioServices India Pvt. Ltd.

154

Izene Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

155

Dabur Research Foundation

101

Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

103

Devleela Biotechs

104

DrG Wellness Pvt. Ltd.

106

DSM India Pvt. Ltd.

108

DSR Genome Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

110

Jai Biotech Industries

159

Jay Research & Biotech India Pvt. Ltd.

161

Eminent Biosciences

115

Jk Agri Genetics Ltd.

163

Enzene Biosciences Ltd.

117

Jubilant Biosys Ltd.

165

ExCel Matrix Biological Devices Pvt. Ltd. 119

Compiled & Edited Dr. Suman Govil, Adviser, DBT Dr. Purnima Sharma, MD, BCIL

Mapping Biotech Industrial Training Programme Landscape Industry Profiles 2007-2016 Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India

Compiled & Edited Dr. Suman Govil, Adviser, DBT Dr. Purnima Sharma, MD, BCIL

Mapping Biotech Industrial Training Programme Landscape Industry Profiles 2007-2016

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Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India Compiled & Edited:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Message

Mapping BITP Industry Landscape

BITP Landscape

Feedback Mechanism

Biotechnology Industry in India: Status

Industry Profiles

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Minister Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Room No. 209, Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg, Delhi-110001, Tel: 011-23316766, 23714230, Fax: 011-23316745, Email: dr.harshvardhan@nic.in

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Message by Hon’ble Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan

MESSAGE Integrated Human Resource Development programme of Department of Biotechnology is a flagship programme and caters to requirement of well trained manpower for R&D, teaching and industry. Emphasis of the programme is on quality trained manpower which is ensured by judicious selection of universities based on in-house expertise and infrastructure, selection of best students on all India basis, framing of model course curriculum and provision of liberal grants for hands-on experience to students.

To create industry ready manpower by bridging the skill gaps of students produced by our universities, the Department initiated unique, innovative programme known as Biotech Industrial Training Programme in 1993-94. Every year, around 700 students are being trained in over 150 industries. This programme fits in the mandate of skill development mission announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

I am extremely happy that Department is bringing out a Directory of Biotech industries involved in Industrial Training Programme, which will cover details of over 150 companies. I am sure, this Directory would be very useful to our student community exploring career options.

I congratulate the Department for taking this initiative and wish success to this important endeavour.

(Dr. Harsh Vardhan)

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Shri Y. S. Chowdary Minister of State Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Room No. 207, Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg, Delhi-110001, Tel: 011-23316766, 23714230, Fax: 011-23316745, Email: ys.chowdary@sansad.nic.in

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Message by Hon’ble Minister of State Shri Y. S. Chowdary

MESSAGE To meet the requirements of well trained manpower in multidisciplinary area of biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) conceived an integrated human resource development programme comprising of post-graduate teaching programmes in biotechnology, oversees associateship for training of Indian scientists in leading oversees laboratories, training of mid-career scientists and faculty in advanced techniques and fellowships for doctoral and post-doctoral research. Realising the need to produce industry-ready manpower and to bridge skill gaps of students produced by our universities and those required by the industry, DBT initiated biotech industrial training programme in 1993-94. The programme picked up momentum from 2007-08 after introduction of bench-fee for the trainer companies.

I am extremely happy that DBT is bringing out Directory of Biotech Industries involved in Industrial Training Programme. This publication would cover details of around 150 industries and would be extremely valuable for students looking for career options in biotech industries and would also showcase different industries. I compliment the DBT for bringing out this publication for the benefit of student community.

(Shri Y. S. Chowdary)

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Dr. K. VijayRaghavan Secretary Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology, Block-2, 7th Floor C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 Tel: 011-24362950, 24362881, Fax: 011-24360747, Email: vijay.dbt@nic.in

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Message by Secretary Dr. K. VijayRaghavan

MESSAGE Integrated Human Resource Development programme is one of the pioneering programmes of Department of Biotechnology and is credited to improve quality of research in life sciences in general and biotechnology in particular. In fact, India is one of the first few countries in the world to initiate post graduate teaching programme in biotechnology way back in 1985-86. To help the students coming out of biotechnology teaching programmes, in finding placement in biotech industries, the Deptt. initiated Biotech Industrial Training Programme in 1993-94. The programme made a modest beginning with few students being trained by biotech companies. Introduction of bench fee as trainer fee to the companies provided a major fillip to the programme leading to multi-fold expansion in number of students trained by a large number of companies. I wish to convey our sincere thanks to Biotech Consortium India Limited for providing logistic support for implementation of this programme.

This programme is very popular with the students, which is evident from large number of applicants. I am extremely happy that my colleague Dr. Suman Govil, Adviser has taken this initiative along with Dr. Purnima Sharma, MD, BCIL to compile Directory of Industries involved in Biotech Industrial Training Programme. I am confident that this publication would be very valuable resource for present and future students looking for career options in industry. I wish this exercise great success.

(K. VijayRaghavan)

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Prof. K.N. Ganesh Professor & Director Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune- 411008 Tel: 020-25908000/9, Fax: 020-25908186 Email: director@iiserpune.ac.in

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Message by Task Force Chairman Prof. K.N. Ganesh

MESSAGE It is my privilege to be associated with various initiatives taken by Department of Biotechnology for meeting manpower requirements in the field of Biotechnology. The integrated human resource development programme of Department of Biotechnology is very well conceived and formulated after taking into consideration all aspects such as demand and supply, requirement of trained manpower in specialised areas, formulation of model course curricula and provision of expertise as well as funds for administering quality training.

The forthcoming publication covering details of biotech companies involved in Biotech Industrial Training Programme would not only showcase the strengths of biotech companies but would also be invaluable resource for the students and research community. I congratulate the Department for undertaking this mammoth exercise for the benefit of student community and wish it all success.

(K. N. Ganesh)

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Mapping BITP Industry Landscape Biotech lndustry Landscape Biotechnology has tremendous application in agriculture, human health, sustainable environment and energy to meet the needs of our growing population by enhancing agricultural productivity, new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics for detection of diseases, environmentally sustainable development by providing solutions for waste management and alternate energy sources. The need for trained quality manpower is one of pre requisites to address these problems and find solutions.

1.

Need for Skilled Human Resource in Biotechnology Realising the need for well trained manpower in multi-disciplinary and rapidly advancing area of biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology conceived an integrated manpower development programme to cater to the needs of R&D, teaching and production activities in the country. To encourage biotechnology students to take up jobs in industry and to reduce mismatch in skill sets of students produced by universities and requirements of biotech industry, the Department initiated unique and novel programme of providing training to students in biotech industry.

This programme is one of its kind and has only one similar programme of industrial apprenticeship offered

by National Research Council, Canada.

2.

Objectives of BITP Core objectives of BITP are to:

v.

Provide practical exposure to biotech students in industry Orient students to the needs of industry Enhance employability of students in industry Provide an opportunity to trainer industries to assess trainees for employment Promote university and industry interaction

3.

Who can apply?

i.

Students with B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc./M.Tech./M.V.Sc. in Biotechnology can apply.

Cut off percentage – minimum 50% or equivalent.

Students with degree awarded in previous year or year of application.

Students with result awaited can apply.

i. ii. iii. iv.

ii. iii. iv.

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4.

Mode of Advertisement Advertisement in leading newspapers on all India basis seeking requisition from companies for trainees and applications from trainees.

5.

Selection of Candidates and Companies Combined merit of online exam and interview for selection of candidates. Companies selected on the basis of number of seats available, requisitions received, past experience and choice of candidates.

6.

Feedback and Evaluation Monthly as well as final online feedback to be submitted by trainees and trainer companies.

Candidates are required to submit project report on the basis of which certificate is issued.

7.

Impact of the Programme Biotech Industrial Training Programme has become fairly popular with biotech students as well as companies which is evident from increase in number of applicants, representation of universities, increase in number of trainer companies. Almost one third of students are absorbed by the trainer companies on completion of training. All major Biotech companies in India are participating in the programme and the programme is very beneficial for start-up companies as it provides them trained manpower without additional financial implication. This programme amply meets the requirement of Skill India Programme mooted by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji.

Need for Biotech Industry Directory During interactions with students and faculty from DBT supported post graduate teaching programmes as well as applicants of Biotech Industrial programme in last several years, it has been noted that awareness level about status of biotech industry is very limited due to limited access to the students. Although, limited information is available in annual biotechnology industry surveys conducted by Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprise (ABLE) and published by Biospectrum, websites of individual companies, but specific and authentic information about biotech industries in India is not easily available. Hence, this exercise was undertaken.

Methodology Detailed questionnaire covering information on major thrust of activities, annual turnover, expertise of scientists, training offered, type of projects executed etc. was designed and sent to biotech companies involved in imparting training under Biotech Industrial Training Programme during last 5 years.

For secrecy and confidentiality reasons, information in few headings has not been provided by a few companies. The information presented here is compiled on the basis of specific information provided by the companies or from the data submitted by them to Biotech Consortium India Limited at the time of submitting requisition of trainees.

on documentation has led to the present compilation.

Thanks are due to present and past HRD Task Force Chairmen and Members, Experts involved in paper setting, interviews, site visits as well as trainer companies for providing valuable guidance to the trainees. Efforts of Biotech Consortium India Limited in smooth implementation of the programme are duly acknowledged. We would fail in our duty if we did not acknowledge efforts made by biotech companies in providing the data in a timely manner. Sincere thanks are due to Mrs. Rita Bhatla and Shri Rakesh in typing the manuscript and compiling the tabulated information.

Acknowledgements We wish to acknowledge the foresight and vision of our founder Secretary, Dr. S. Ramachandran for conceiving the integrated manpower development programme. The need for Biotech Industrial Training Programme was identified by Dr.Manju Sharma and this programme was initiated. The programme reached greater heights during the tenure of Dr. M.K. Bhan as expansion of programme to all biotech students and introduction of bench fee greatly enhanced its outreach. Constant guidance and encouragement from Dr. K. VijayRaghavan, Secretary, DBT with emphasis

Dr. Suman Govil Adviser, DBT

Dr. Purnima Sharma Managing Director, BCIL

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BITP Landscape Biotech Industrial Training Programme/Finishing Schools Department of Biotechnology initiated an integrated manpower development programme in 1985-86 to cater to the requirements of trained manpower for R&D, teaching and industrial activities. India is one of the first few countries in the world to initiate post graduate teaching programme in biotechnology as early as 1985-86. These programmes were expanded to cover specialised manpower requirements in biotechnology such as agricultural, environment, marine, medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary etc. and 70 universities are involved in imparting M.Sc./M. Tech./M.V.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.) biotechnology. These programmes have played a catalytic role and several private and public sector universities and their affiliated colleges have initiated undergraduate and post graduate teaching programmes in biotechnology.

To encourage biotechnology students to take up jobs in industry and to bridge the gap in skill sets of students produced by universities and those required by industry, Department of Biotechnology conceived a unique, innovative programme named as Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) in 1993-94.

The Department is facilitating industrial exposure to biotechnology students in leading industries for a period of 6 months. This programme is mutually beneficial for trainees and trainer companies as it provides an opportunity for students to upgrade their skills and understand the industry environment as well as companies to select their prospective manpower for suitable employment. The only other similar programme is industrial apprenticeship offered by National Research Council (NRC), Canada. The Department is implementing this programme through Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL).

To begin with, students coming out of DBT sponsored teaching programmes only were eligible for BITP. Requisitions for number of trainees and specialisation as well as qualification requirement were sought from biotech companies and students were also required to fill application forms. The Department had made provision for stipend to the trainees. The well established companies were guarded in seeking number of trainees and the programme was well received by start-up companies as it provided trained manpower to them without any additional financial commitment. Subsequently, the programme was

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expanded to cover students coming out of biotechnology teaching programme from any university in the country and eligibility was extended to include B.Tech./B.E from 2007. To attract industries to participate in this training programme and to offer training to larger number of students, trainer fee named as “Bench Fee� of Rs. 50,000/- per candidate was also introduced. This led to quantum jump in number of trainees from 5 in 1993-94 to 585 in 201314 as well as number of industries involved in training from 3 in 1993-94 to 153 in 2012-13. This programme has continuously improved and evolved based on the feedback from different stakeholders such as trainees, trainer companies and experts involved in selection.

Online Test

To expand outreach of this programme, online exam in multiple batches was introduced at different centres across the country from 2012-13 for shortlisting of candidates. Interview-cum counselling sessions for prospective trainees are organised in different centres across the country.

Verification of Documents

Verification of documents of trainees is carried out at interview centres.

Ph.D and use this training as a stop gap arrangement till they clear fellowship exam and Ph.D registration formalities. As industries invest lot of their time, manpower and infrastructure, they prefer to retain the trainees.

Selection Committee Meetings

Trend Analysis An analysis of number of applicants from 2007-08 to 2014-15 shows considerable increase in number of candidates applying for BITP specially from 2007-08 to 2010-11. Slight decrease in number of applicants from 2011-12 is due to restriction in eligibility to candidates who are passing out in the year of application and one year before. Analysis of candidates selected and trained under BITP brings out that only around 70% selected candidates undertake training which could be due to clearing fellowship exam and opting for Ph.D., admission in higher education, opportunity abroad or personal reasons.

Trend Analysis of Candidates Selected

502

590

781

528

778

2012 - 2013

2501 534

2014 - 2015

1225

2524 650

1006 701

1069

2011 - 2012

2419

2013 - 2014

2009 - 2010

1219

687

2902 2972 652 585

790

2461

2008 - 2009

2010 - 2011

1248

1234

396

1210

587 955

2160

2007 - 2008

505

No. of trainees Trained

748

no. of candidates selected

3062

No. of candidates shortlisted

4230

NO. of Applications Received

1537

Fig. 1

3670

Selection Committee comprises of experts from academia, trainer companies and implementing agencies such as DBT and BCIL. Based on number of seats available, final selection of trainees on the basis of combined merit list of online exam and interview is made. In addition to selection, experts offer counselling to candidates and help them in taking correct career decisions including choice making, preparation of bio-data, group discussion, presentation etc. Students are also advised to improve their communication skills, reasoning ability, application of knowledge and networking with present and past biotech students.

To enhance accountability and to improve discipline resulting in optimum output of the programme, an online monthly feedback system has been evolved for trainees as well as trainers. Feedback from trainers and trainees is carefully analysed to take appropriate remedial measures. In case of serious complaints from students, attempts are made to resolve the issues in consultation with trainer companies or an alternate placement is offered. This is also kept in mind to decide number of trainees to be offered to a particular company in subsequent years. Similarly, feedback from companies is conveyed to the students.

An analysis of feedback of trainees indicates that a large number of trainees are requesting for stipend increase (more so after revision of JRF/SRF rates as eligibility qualification is same for both), provision for accommodation by the trainer company as students are not provided training in their desired place(residentce/ hometown), increase of duration from 6 months to 1 year and help in placement after training.

An analysis of feedback of trainer companies includes suggestions such as enhanced participation of company representatives in selection process, increase in monthly stipend for trainees, increase in bench fee for trainer companies, increase in duration, ensuring discipline by trainees and to encourage trainees to join jobs and not opt for Ph.D as several trainees opt for

Candidates Selected and Trained

1867

1.

2015 - 2016

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2.

Universities Represented

4.

An analysis of data from 2007-08 to 2014-15 with respect to universities from where the applicants have benefitted under the BITP shows consistent increase.

This also signifies that outreach of this programme has considerably increased over the last few years.

UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED 2007- 2015

141

153 127

163 139

135

Number of trainees requisitioned by companies involved in BITP have considerably increased in the last few years. Analysis of data for number of trainees requested vs. provided in last 5 years shows a huge gap in demand and supply (Fig. 4 on page 19)

5.

Fig. 2

122

101

Demand of BITP trainees by Companies vs. Supply

Location wise analysis of companies involved in BITP Location wise analysis of companies involved in BITP from 2007-08 to 2014-15 (Fig. 5 on page 20) has highlighted Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi as core hubs of biotech companies.

Location Wise analysis of Companies 2007- 2015 Fig. 6

23

2007-08

3.

20

2008-09

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

26

2009-10

Participating Companies

34

2010-11

125 to 150 biotech companies are involved in offering training to BITP trainees. Enhanced interest from companies can be attributed to growing awareness about relevance of BITP in bridging skill gaps and to create manpower to meet their specialised needs.

Introduction of bench fee has also been welcomed as a pro-active step by the companies to partially meet training costs and has encouraged them to come forward and join hands with DBT in offering training to candidates in areas of their domain expertise.

2011-12

27

2012-13

25 34

2013-14 BANGALORE

29

2014-15 2007-08

12 17

2008-09

25

2009-10

28

2010-11

Participating companies 2007-15 Fig. 3

2011-12

37

2012-13

39 24

2013-14 146 127 102

114

156

HYDERABAD

136

2007-08

125

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

DELHI

10

2008-09

17

2009-10

16

2010-11

18

2011-12

18

2012-13

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18

2014-15

154

19

2013-14

20

2014-15

20

23 07

2010-11

BiOSERVICES

56

38

05

2012-13 2013-14

13

2014-15

13

54

55

04

2007-08 2009-10

07

2010-11

07

45

HEALTHCARE

43

10

2013-14

55

04

2014-15

75

42

06

2012-13 CHENNAI

23

05

2009-10

MUMBAI + PUNE

15

45

03

2007-08

54 55 64 05

2008-09 BHUBANESWAR

2013-14

02

2014-15

02

06

10 BIOINFORMATICS

06 05 06

6.

07

07

03

2013-14 AHMEDABAD

08

05

2008-09

05

2014-15

Sector wise analysis of BITP companies from 2007-08 to 2014-15 shows major participation from companies in health care followed by bio-services and bio-agri, as expected.

02

02

Sector wise analysis of BITP companies IPR 01

02 01

Sector Wise analysis of Companies 2007- 2015 Fig. 7

26 25

Bio-agri

02

31

03 28 29

35

37

35

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

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2014-15

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7.

Gender wise distribution of trainees

Region wise distribution of trainees

A large number of female students are opting for BITP which is evident from increase in number of female students from 2007-08 to 2014-15.

2007- 2015

GENDER WISE DISTRBUTION OF TRAINEES 2007- 2015

Fig. 9 NORTH

SOUTH

EAST

2007-08

77

NORTH

Fig. 8 MALE

228

SOUTH

FEMALE 339

308

254

WEST

194

166

EAST

45

WEST

46

2008-09

142

156

NORTH

268

SOUTH 2007 - 2008

2008 - 2009

456

444

EAST WEST

359 231

206

196

2009 - 2010

32 46

2009-10

184

NORTH

257

SOUTH EAST WEST

2010 - 2011

2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013

39

2010-11

178

NORTH

383 348 202

25

EAST 186

371

SOUTH

WEST

33 70

2011-12

184

NORTH 2013 - 2014

8.

2014 - 2015

Region wise distribution of trainees Region wise distribution of number of trainees, as expected, corresponds to number of participating companies in different regions of the country.

Maximum number of trainees have been trained in South which is due to abundance of biotech companies in Bangalore and Hyderabad region. Number of trainees trained is maximum in south followed by north, west and east.

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347

SOUTH EAST

58

WEST

61

2012-13

199

NORTH

229

SOUTH EAST WEST

72 90

2013-14

ACTIVITY wise distribution of trainees

NORTH

194

2007- 2015

SOUTH

197

Fig. 11

R&D

2014-15

75.3%

2012-13

114

PRODUCTION

2009-10

11.5%

2010-11

10.9%

2011-12

11.5%

2013-14

2007- 2015

2014-15

Fig. 10

2007-08 2008-09 QA/ QC

M.Tech.

475

394

9.0% 6.17% 5.6% 3.6% 9.5%

2009-10

6.9%

2010-11

6.8%

2011-12

455

427

15.8%

2012-13

Degree wise distribution of trainees

414

10.4%

2008-09

Analysis of educational background of BITP applicants and trainees for 2007-08 to 2014-15 shows maximum number of trainees as well as applicants with M.Sc.

487

16.9%

2007-08

Degree wise distribution

B.Tech.

73.0% 73.7%

2014-15

88

WEST

67.5%

2013-14

119

EAST

74.3%

2011-12

213

SOUTH

M.Sc.

76.2%

2009-10 2010-11

NORTH

9.

77.9%

2008-09

115

WEST

70.2%

2007-08

79

EAST

376

330

2012-13

11.9%

2013-14

12.0% 11.23%

2014-15 135 47 19

61 27

84 27

30

94 81

112 51

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66

86

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

10.

2008-09 BIOINFOR-

2009-10

MATICS

2010-11

5.2% 1.6% 3.8% 4.8%

2011-12

Activity wise distribution A large number of BITP applicants opt for training in R&D. In fact, several applicants mistake BITP as a substitute for practical training and wish to avail this training to compensate for lack of practical training in their educational institution. At times, lack of awareness about other avenues such as quality control/ analysis, clinical trials, marketing, regulation could also be one of the factors for not choosing these options. Similar trend is also depicted in training received by the BITP trainees as R&D leads the chart, followed by production, QA/QC, Bioinformatics.

3.0%

2007-08

2012-13

2.2%

2013-14

2.0% 3.55%

2014-15 2007-08

1.3 % 2.0%

2008-09 IPR

2009-10

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2010-11

1.5%

2011-12

0.9 %

2012-13

0.7%

2013-14 2014-15

1.0% 1.3 %

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2.5%

2007-08 0.8%

2008-09 CLINICAL

2009-10

TRIALS

2010-11

0.5%

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRAINEES 2007-2015

1.9%

2012-13 2013-14

2.0% 2.43%

2014-15 0.5% 0.2%

MARKETING/ 2009-10

0.2% 1.1%

2011-12

0.2%

2012-13

0.2%

2013-14

1.49%

Candidates offered jobs by companies An analysis of candidates trained vs. offered jobs by companies indicates that 25 to 30% trainees secure job in trainer company or some other company. In fact, several times students do not take up jobs due to fellowship for Ph.D being more lucrative in terms of money as well as opportunity for upgrading qualification, unwillingness to take routine nature of jobs, expected stagnation in job without Ph.D and high expectations.

Candidates Trained vs Absorbed 2007- 2015 Fig. 12

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590

650

652

CANDIDATES ABSORBED

164

153

203

196

149

129

132

396 138

190 174 84

Codon Biotech Pvt Ltd

2014-15

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

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Bangalore Biotech Labs Pvt Ltd

Biocon Limited

1.0%

CANDIDATES TRAINED

Fig. 13

Auroprobe Laboratories

MANAGEMENT 2010-11

11.

COMPANIES WHICH OFFERED TRAINING TO

1.7%

2011-12

2008-09

Maximum Trainees Top 20 companies, which have offered training to maximum number of trainees during 2007-2015

0.2%

2007-08

12.

80

Oncquest Laboratories Ltd

71

Biological E Limited

60

Dabur Research Foundation

53

Tectona Biotech Resource Centre

51

Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd

48

Ara Healthcare Pvt Ltd

46

Imgenex India Pvt Ltd

42

IAHS India Pvt Ltd

39

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

35

T Stanes and Company Ltd

34

Wockhardt Ltd. Biotech Park

31

Wockhardt Limited Research Centre

30

Maharastra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd

29

Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma P Ltd

27

Tropilite Foods Pvt Ltd

27

Mediclone Biotech Pvt. Ltd

26

13.

Maximum Trainees offered Jobs Top 20 companies which have offered jobs to maximum number of trainees during 2007-15

COMPANIES WHICH absorbed Maximum NUMBER OF TRAINEES 2007-2015 Fig. 14

Bangalore Biotech Labs Pvt Ltd

82

Codon Biotech Private Limited

41

Auroprobe Laboratories

37

Biocon Limited

26

Biological E Limited

26

Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd

19

Oncquest Laboratories Ltd

18

Dabur Research Foundation

17

Tectona Biotech Resource Center

16

Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd.

14

Ashmar IP Technology & Research P Ltd.

13

Kilpest India Limited

12

Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited

10

Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd

09

Aristogene Biosciences Pvt Ltd

09

Sandor Proteomics Pvt Ltd

09

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

Over the years, Biotech Industrial Training Programme has become fairly popular with freshers as well as trainer companies. It provides practical training about real life situation in industry environment such as team work, large scale production, production schedules, time targets to be met, quality assurance etc. At the same time, it also provides an opportunity to select suitable trainees for placement in the company. A few private sector initiatives by Biocon Academy, Biozeen, Codon Biotech, Aristogene and Karnataka Biotechnology Finishing School (Joint venture between Government of Karnataka and Department of Biotechnology) are also addressing skill deficit issues by producing industry-ready manpower.

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Helix Biogenesis Pvt Ltd

08

I and B Seeds Pvt Ltd

08

Nagarjuna Fertilizers And Chemicals Limited

08

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STATEWISE DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN BITP 2007-2015 Fig. 4

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35

TELANGANA 01

68 90

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ANDHRA PRADESH

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DEMAND OF TRAINEES vs SUPPLY UNDER BITP 2007-15 Fig. 5 DEMAND SUPPLy

145 05 HIMACHAL PRADESH 13 02 CHANDIGARH

373 40 PUNJAB

01 01 UTTARAKHAND

734 145 HARYANA

1342 375 DELHI 1052 237 UTTAR PRADESH

42 RAJASTHAN

288 104 GUJARAT

138 49 MADHYA PRADESH

23 15 BIHAR

390 26 CHHATTISGARH

256 57 WEST BENGAL

329 106 ODISHA

1281 335 MAHARASHTRA 715 261 TELANGANA 08 03 GOA

1592 306 ANDHRA PRADESH 2704 728 KARNATAKA 85 36 KERALA

05 0 PUDUCHERRY 1029 185 TAMIL NADU

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Feedback Mechanism Stakeholder’s feedback There is strong feedback mechanism to oversee the progress of Biotech Industrial Training Programme.

The trainees and supervisors from trainer companies are required to submit online feedback on the industrial training experience and performance of trainees respectively every month. Based on feedback, stipend of trainees for next month is released. In case of any complaint or grievances from students or companies, site visits are carried out by experts to provide necessary guidance to students and in case of serious difficulties, students are offered alternate placement.

The trainee feedback and company evaluation is judged on a 5 point scale as:

A as Excellent B as Very Good C as Good D as Average E as Poor In the final feedback on completion of training, and overall score on grading of 1 to 10 is collected from trainees and company. The criteria for feedback by trainee and company are given in table below: Trainee feedback criteria to assess programme Exposure to tools and techniques Guidance from supervisor Learning Exposure Overall Environment Lab Facilities Company feedback criteria to assess trainee performance Analytical Skills Innovation/ Creativity Communication Skills Leadership/ Planning Team Spirit Feedback from trainees is useful in evaluating the quality of training imparted including details of company infrastructure, laboratory facilities, quality of R&D, inputs from supervisors and theoretical as well as practical exposure provided during the training.

The feedback and evaluation from trainer companies is very useful to bring out necessary modifications in the programme. Feedback by trainees in previous batches is taken into consideration to decide number of trainees in subsequent years to the companies. Feedback by companies is considered while selecting students for training in specific companies including background of students, research profile of companies etc.

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Feedback from experts involved in postgraduate teaching programme supported by DBT, papers setters for BITP, interview panel of BITP, experts from companies and a few trainees is given below:

Industry Experts 1. BIOZEEN

Ms. Priya Josson Akkara Deputy Manager Training We are grateful to the Department of Biotechnology and Biotech Consortium India Limited to have started this program of Biotech Training. Majority of the students who come to join us have a great difficulty in translating their academic knowledge into the industry workspace.

Over the years, the BCIL batches, we have got are a mixed group of students. Few of them were exceptionally brilliant, self motivated, quick to learn and had leadership qualities whereas many were above average students, ready to imbibe knowledge, dedicated and sincere workers. This training gives a valuable platform for freshers and reduces the gap between academia and industry.

Students were very enthusiastic to learn new things and were very keen to utilize this platform in the best manner to establish them in the industry.

2. CODON BIOTECH PVT. LTD.

Dr. Tripti Bhatnagar Managing Director BITP is a novel programme which has led to skill development and employment generation for hundreds of biotech students in the country. It has provided opportunity to students from hundreds of private and public colleges and universities in India.

As an industry, our experts have provided training and

placement opportunities to a large number of BITP trainees in our company as well as in other related companies. Once a student is placed in a new company, he or she further helps in placement of other BITP students. Thus, I would like to applaud and commend both DBT and BCIL for creating and maintaining a flawless programme where the requirements of the trainees as well as the industry are thought about, respected and pursued.

Consortium India Limited (BCIL), New Delhi and the organizer of BITP team for running such a wonderful programme and encouraging biotechnology students for their betterment.

4. Syngene International LtD.

3. MRD Life Sciences Ms. Christina S. Jacob Senior Executive

Mr. Manoj Verma CEO & Director We are glad to be associated with Biotech Industrial Training Programme for the last 3 years. It gives me immense pleasure to write about wonderful programme BITP. I would like to congratulate the management and organizers for this valued/ innovative programme and also I would like to convey my appreciation to the organizers of BITP i.e. DBT and BCIL for hard work being put in by them for making this programme a grand success.

I believe that biotechnology will be among India’s fastest growing and most impactful sector. Continued research in life sciences is surely influencing public life in the world. Biotechnology is a vast field which covers a lot of aspects of the healthcare profession. It is need of the hour to highlight the importance of biotechnology in India in order to stand shoulder to shoulder with other developed countries.

Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) is an excellent program. It provides a golden opportunity and excellent platform to fresh graduates/ post-graduates and bridges the gap between the students and industry. The program has largely succeeded in its mandate of creating a trained pool of graduate/ post-graduate biotechnology students and helped in improving the prospects of employability especially for life science industries. The selection procedure covering screening process through online test and final selection on the basis of combined merit of online test and interview is absolutely alright to cover wide range of students from all over India. I have seen that many trained students have been absorbed by the trainer companies where they got training and some have opted for other companies by references. I feel confident, no doubt, since few years BITP fulfilled our requirements in order to utilize the trained, hard working and sincere manpower.

Overall, we feel proud to be associated with DBT and BCIL, New Delhi. BITP is an excellent programe and it is fruitful for both the trainees and the trainer companies. My best wishes to DBT, Biotech

BITP has to be commended on their process efficiency.

The herculean task of placement of the students to the industries and the constant follow-up requires a lot of discipline in the tasks. It has been great interacting with the entire team and especially Ms. Nisha as she has executed effectively to the requests from Syngene international.

The Students are sharp technically and we have placed around 45% of the students who have been trained with the company for our internal requirements.

We bring in a lot of diversity from this platform across Syngene International. As Syngene believes in investing in fresh talent pool, we are happy to continue this mutually beneficial journey with BITP.

5. Invitrogen Invitrogen Bioservices India Pvt. Ltd., 2nd Floor, First Technology Place, 3EPIP, Whitefield, Bangalore Based on my experience as an interview panelist, I can say that that the selection of candidates is done through a transparent and fair method which ensures that the companies hire the best and the most appropriate candidates based on their demand. The standard of the candidates were really high and they were highly motivated and interested in learning and career development. We were also able to hire one of the intern as a full time employee in our department. I am looking forward for BITP in the coming years which provides equal opportunities for the students and the industries by providing a win-win situation.

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Academic Experts 1. University of Calcutta

Dr. Koustubh Panda M.Tech, Ph.D Head & Coordinator, Deptt. of Biotechnology and Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology & Director, West Bengal Biotech Development Corporation Limited The Biotechnology Industrial Training Program (BITP) of DBT implemented through BCIL is certainly one of the most crucial programmes bridging the existing gap between academic and industrial training for biotech/bioscience students in the country. More importantly, it serves as a unique spring-board for students seeking jobs in the biotech industry and gives them the required exposure to translational science and the ‘unknown’ domain of industrial research in biotechnology. This significantly improves their working skills as well as prospects of employment in the biotech industry. In fact, many of the students of the programme are directly absorbed by the same industries enrolling them for training. The BITP deploys reputed biotech industries working in diverse fields to train its students selected through a national entrance test and is increasingly becoming more popular and competitive over the years. Notably, it has already acquired the shape of the largest biotechnology finishing school network in the country and has all prospects of expanding further to involve and benefit more students as well as industries in the future.

2. University of Hyderabad

Dr. P. Prakash Babu, Professor Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics School of Life Sciences I am happy to be a part of the BITP program of DBT. I have been a part of the selection committee for students and thus, got an opportunity to interview and select the students for the BITP training in the Pharma and Biotech industries. As part of the interview board, I closely interacted with the students on this program. I

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personally believe, skill development is the need of the hour and I congratulate DBT in this endeavor. Pharma and Biotech industries boast of a huge employment scope and this training enables students to avail such employment opportunities. This not only provides students with a good insight of the industry, but also helps students from those colleges that do not have proper facilities for biotechnology studies.

However, I would like to bring to notice the constrained reach of this programme, as many colleges on the rural side are oblivious to this skill building initiative. In addition, the training period could be increased to one year to optimise the results.

3. St. Xavier’s College

Dr. Rajendra Shinde, Vice-Principal (Science) and DBT-Star College Programme College Coordinator Recently, I had an opportunity to be on the interview panel for selecting students for DBT-Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) coordinated scheme of practical industrial training (BITP) for M.Sc./M. Tech./B.E./B.Tech. Biotechnology students. Panel consisted of eminent scientists from well-known research organizations and industry. All panelists were very experienced and aware of the objectives of this programme. These interviews went on for two days and we interviewed number of students. Each student was given ample opportunity to answer questions. Half of the interview questions were based on research projects carried out by students themselves and remaining questions were asked to evaluate their in-depth knowledge of the subject. The panel was assisted by BITP personnel throughout.

It was an eye opening experience to see the range of students coming for interview. Many of these students were about average and it threw light on the kind of education being imparted to them. Of course, we also found many talented students, whom we could select.

I personally feel that BITP has been playing a great role of facilitator between biotech industries and these young students. Having access to the large number of biotech industries such as Pharma, Agriculture, Food and various research organizations, BITP provides an excellent opportunity and exposure to the biotech aspiring students and provides them right platform to pursue their dreams.

4. University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore

Dr. P. H. Ramanjini Gowda, Ph.D (Hort.), Ph.D (Biotech), PostDoc (USA) FAO Fellow Department of Plant Biotechnology

I have been associated with the Biotech Industrial Training Programme which bridges the gap between academia and industry. The students are getting training skills in the industry which will help both students and the biotech industry. It is a good opportunity for the students to undergo training for six months and to improve their technical skills required by the industry during the internship period, besides they will also get stipend of Rs.10,000/- per month. The BITP programme not only helps to acquire the technical skills, it also provides training for developing as an entrepreneur. The students are placed in the industries based on their interest, either Health sector, Agriculture, Environment or other sectors. This training will help the industries to meet their manpower needs. The BITP programme is excellent, the selection process, placement and monitoring of the programme is very well done by the BCIL. The DBT, BITP programme is efficiently monitored and guided by Dr. Suman Govil.

I am happy to be a part of this BITP programme.

5. Bangalore University

Prof. S.K.Sarangi Deptt. of Biotechnology BITP is an innovative program initiated by the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India and coordinated by BCIL,New Delhi. The BCIL has involved all active Biotech companies situated through out India.

M.Sc.,B.Tech. and M.Tech. Biotechnology students are selected for the training program. The selection process has been quite rigorous with an on-line test and elaborate interview. The expert panel for the interview includes faculties from reputed national research institutes, universities and R&D personnel from Industries. A mixture of talented and interest-

ed students is selected for the training program. This initiative has immensely helped the biotech students to select their career both as an employee or as an entrepreneur as well as the Industry to pick and engage the right persons. The whole process of selection and the training has been transparent and flawless. I wish the program would continue to inculcate skill development among young biotech graduates and build confidence in them to serve the biotech sector in future.

6. Ramnarain Ruia College

Dr. Sunita Shailajan, Associate Professor (Botany); In-charge, Herbal Research Lab Biotechnology, today, like information technology, is on the threshold of changing our lifestyle especially our health management strategies. With biopharmaceuticals and other biologics coming in a big way in therapeutics, industry demand for biotechnology manpower has increased tremendously. Industrial biotechnology, however, differs greatly from what the students are exposed to at their institutes. Unlike many other industries, biotech industries work at a very different scale and environment of processing and manufacturing than what is taught in classrooms and laboratories.

These industrial norms have to be experienced to understand them fully and then adapt to them. Thus, the gap that exists today, between basic training and employability of biotech human resource needs to be addressed diligently.Through Biotech Industrial Training Program, DBT has taken the right step to train post graduate students in various biotech industries in India to supplement their academic knowledge. Biotechnology is essentially a technique based learning ideally suited for post graduation. DBT programme, therefore, has rightly targeted postgraduate students of various universities of India. It is very important that students have thorough knowledge of the basics before they are exposed to the industrial environment. This is ensured through a special selection process involving experts who have both academic and industrial exposure. The screening programme essentially looks at basic skills of the student so that the industrial exposure will add value to the employability of the students. The partner industries, on the other hand, are benefitted by the talented youngsters who could easily be moulded to the industry environment and probably even as future employees. The students also get an opportunity to experience and learn the requirements of the Biotech market and the Biotech regulations to which the industries cater. This is another advantage for students who are planning for self employment in form of small

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start-ups or consultancy ventures.

Thus, BITP has provided a viable platform for students to get industrial training in some of the best biotech industries in India. BITP has succeeded in bringing sophisticated and high value technology platforms within reach of the student community. It is a unique venture to bring academic training in sync with the industry requirements. Realization of true potential of biotechnology as game changer in this century can only be possible with such bridging programmes between the employers and the trainers.

The success of BITP model adequately qualifies it to be replicated at different levels so that the reach of the programme is widened further.

professional. Yes, the stipend is little less because the students can’t survive. They have to seek additional support from parents and siblings. The test conducted

by BITP is very well structured to assess the students at various levels. The per month feedback is also a good thing that BITP does. It is altogether a very progressive track that BITP follows. I have received a very good job opportunity with this programme. I was offered job by various companies after the completion of the training programme.BITP also gives flexibility of pursuing our interest as it places us in a company according to our skills and interests. The government should support such programmes as it encourages both students and the industry. Thousands of professionals are gifted to India by BITP every year which is a very positive sign for BT industry.

Trainees 3.

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Khushpreet Kaur Research Assistant, TB Immunology and Cell Biology Lab, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Ashutosh Singh I am flattered and humbled to write about my success.

I am working as a Scientist in Biocon.It was not easy for me to get this position as each day was a tough beginning for me with new goals and ideas. But what I sow through my hard work in my department, I reaped at the end of my training program. As it is said that “if there is a will, there is a way”, in the same sense, BITP is the way to get success in the field of Biotechnology.

DBT and BCIL find the talent of our country and try to improve them by mean of industrial training. DBT and BCIL gave me a chance to evince myself in front of industrialist. I am proud of being what I am today. It is only the first step towards my beginning of success and there is a lot to achieve. I am grateful to DBT and BCIL for giving me this opportunity.

BITP offered a great opportunity to further my career in research. As a BITP trainee at Panacea Biotec Ltd., I have learnt a lot, it provided industrial exposure as well as hand on experience on various biological and analytical techniques under the guidance of senior scientists. Great experience.

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Jitesh Pandey Wrig Nanosystems Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Thanks for giving me the opportunity to give feedback about BITP. BITP is a very unique and very essential programme, It has helped me a lot in defining my career. As biotech industry is still in the growing phase, commercial products from BT are yet to come so at the college level BT and Life science students do not get a lot of opportunities. Most of the students find themselves lost at this level.In such cases, BITP programme is very helpful. It makes the student industry ready

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BITP is a wonderful platform for the fresher’s who are looking forward to pursue work in the field of biotechnology. Not many people are aware of this but I request your team to make an effort to reach out to each and every college associated with Biotechnology subject.

Fortunately, I got Clinical Research domain which was very new to me. Initially, I was confused about this domain but later realized the importance of Clinical research. Though, it was a small duration (6months training), it was very useful and helped me build my career. Currently, I am working as a R&D member basically involved in Clinical research in a start up health care company JANA CARE. Enjoying my work and every day is a learning process.Thanks to DBT and BCIL for BITP. I hope you guys help build careers of many biotechnology buds.

Biotechnology Industry in India: Status Industry trend India is uniquely positioned to harness the immense potential of biotechnology to transform all aspects of life. In India, Biotechnology applications are being increasingly used to improve agriculture, food, health, environment and energy to meet requirements of our increasing population. Biotechnology industry has been evolving over the last more than three decades.

The milestones of evolution of biotech industry in India began in 1978, in Bengaluru, when the country’s first biotech company Biocon was established for producing industrial enzymes. The Government of India provided a major thrust to biotechnology with the establishment of the National Biotechnology Board (NBTB) under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in 1982. The NBTB acted as an apex body, which was given the task of identifying priority areas and evolving a long-term plan for the development of biotechnology. Four years later in 1986, NBTB was upgraded to a full-fledged Department of Biotechnology (DBT) which paved the way for furthering the growth of biotechnology in the country.

Advantage India: Biotechnology Table 1

Abundant Natural Resources (Rich biodiversity, diverse climatic conditions) Government’s Policy Support Highly Skilled Yet Low Cost Manpower Educational and Research Infrastructure Strong Industrial Base Growing Market Ethnic Diversity Leadership in Information Technology The progress of biotechnology industry in India has been possible due to our inherent advantages such as diverse flora and fauna, large gene pool, temperate climate, quality manpower and low-operational costs.

Further, the proactive policies and measures taken by the Government of India and its agencies, have allowed the industry to capitalize upon such advantages. India’s billion-plus population base offers a huge market for biotech products and services. Increasing economic prosperity and health consciousness would continue to fuel demand for healthcare services. Better accessibility

to healthcare services further accelerates the demand.

Table 1 provides the list of key advantages which India offers for commercialization of Biotechnology.

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Market Dynamics The Indian biotech industry is among the top 12 destinations in the world and ranks second in Asia after China. The Indian biotech sector has registered a growth rate of 6.64 % with Rs. 26,836 crores revenue during the FY 2014-15. The biotech industry can be broadly classified into five categories namely biopharmaceuticals/healthcare, bioagriculture, bioservices, bioindustry and bioinformatics. The biopharmaceutical sector constitutes 62% of the total biotech industry revenue in India followed by bio services at about 19.40%.Exports accounted for 50.33% of the revenue reflecting continuous focus of Indian biotech industry in international markets. Total domestic sales during 2014-15 stood at Rs. 13, 328 crores, while export is at Rs. 13,508 crores. Our biotech industry recorded a compounded annual growth rate of 9.24% over the last five years. In 2014-15, the industry has declined marginally from the last year’s 6.9% to 6.6% which can be mainly attributed to delays in regulatory approvals in Bio-Agri and Bio-Services sector. The industry saw this as an aberration but 2014-15 biotech sector turnover only proves that the industry endured the challenging environment with fortitude. Figure 1 depicts revenues generated by Biotech Industry sector wise during 2014-15. Revenue in each of these bio-industry sectors are contributed by a few key subsectors as shown at Figure 2 .

INDIAN BIOTECH REVENUE & PERCENTAGE (2014-15) Source: Biospectrum (Rs. in crores) Fig. 1

BIOSERVICES 5,195 / 19.40% BIOAGRI 3,815 / 14.20% BIOINDUSTRIAL 866 / 3.20% BIOINFORMATICS 315 / 1.20% BIOPHARMA 16,645 / 62.00%

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Key Segments in the Biotechnology Sector Fig. 2

BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOPHARMA

BIOSERVICES

BIOAGRI

BIOINDUSTRIAL

BIOINFORMATICS

Vaccines Diagnostics Therapeutics

Custom Manufacturing Contract Research

Biopesticides Biofertilizers Hybrid Crops Tissue Culture

Biofuels Nutraceuticals Enzymes

Software and Database Services Data Analysis

Growth of Biotech Industry Since 2007 Fig. 3

Biotech Sector Revenue & Growth % Fig. 4 Revenue

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26831 06.64%

25165 06.98%

23524 15.05%

20440 18.50%

17249 21.50%

14199 17.00%

12137 18.20%

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The growth of biotech sector during 2014-15 has dipped to 6.64% which is the lowest growth rate registered during the last 12 years. The biotech industry has been witnessing a robust growth since the last 10 years with an average growth rate of approximately 15% driven by a range of factors such as growing demand, intensive R&D activities and strong government initiatives. The Indian biotech industry is estimated to be USD 100 Billion by 2025, assuming that it resumes its growth trajectory of CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 25 to 30%. There has been a slowdown in the growth during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 which can be mainly attributed to delays in regulatory approvals and is expected to be streamlined shortly reviving momentum in growth of biotech industry.

Fig. 3 & 4 depicts trends in growth of biotech industry since 2007. The top 10 biotech companies collectively responsible for about 45% of the total turnover of the industry is given in Table 2 .

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Source: Biospectrum

Top 10 Biotech companies in India by revenue in 2015 Table 2

20.30

RANK Company

21.50 18.20

17.00

18.50 15.05

6.98

6.64

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Source: Biospectrum

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Serum Institute of India Biocon Nuziveedu Seeds Syngene International Kaveri Seeds Bharat Serum & Vaccines Eli Lily Jubilant Life Sciences Indian Immunological Novozymes South Asia

Source: Biospectrum

BIOscience Revenue (Rs. in crores)

3539 3143 884 843 680 565 517 483 483 469

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Key Segments in the Biotechnology Industry Sectors

iii.

Bio-services The Bioservices sector includes clinical and contract research services such as conducting Bio-availability (BA) / Bio-equivalence (BE) studies, Phase I-IV trials, research and custom manufacturing.

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3.

Trends in growth of some of the key product categories

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Healthcare Biotech Healthcare biotechnology accounts for more than 60% turnover of the biotech industry. Out of the top 10 biotech companies in India (by revenue), six are engaged in the area of healthcare. Healthcare products include vaccines, therapeutics, biosimilars, molecular diagnostics, biomedical devices, sophisticated drug delivery systems, health management services, etc. It also includes gene and cell therapies and tissue engineered products.

Major segments contributing to growth of healthcare sector include the following:

Bio-agri The Bio-agri sector encompasses a number of subsectors namely crop biotechnology (transgenic crops, hybrid varieties, molecular marker assisted plant breeding and tissue cultured plants), bio-fertilizers, bipesticides, animal biotechnology, aquaculture, bio-fuels etc. Currently, the only genetically modified crop approved in the country for commercial cultivation is Bt Cotton, however, Agri-biotech sector has huge scope for expansion.

The success of Bt Cotton has encouraged a number of companies to develop technologies for improvement of crops through transgenic route and marker assisted breeding.

The Animal Biotechnology industry includes animal breeding, production of diagnostics, vaccines and value added products such as nutraceuticals.

The demand for these products is rising and they are expected to contribute significantly towards revenue generation, particularly diagnostics and nutraceuticals.

Bio-industry Bio-industry predominantly comprises enzymes, nutraceuticals and biofuels.

Bioinformatics Bioinformatics is an important area with applications in all biotechnology sectors as it enables creating specialized databases and software tools for in-silico drug designing, sequencing of genomes to search for specific genes and their functions to enhance productivity, improve health and disease resistance in plants, animals, fishes, etc.

The trend in growth of some of the key product categories in each of the above biotech sectors is discussed below:

Biopharmaceuticals/Healthcare The Biopharma sector contributes more than 60% of the total biotech revenue. The key growth drivers are biosimilars, molecular diagnostics, vaccines and natural product based drug discovery wherein India already enjoys a strong position globally. It is expected that biomedical devices, genomic testing and regenerative medicine shall contribute significantly to future growth. The rising markets of healthcare sector are due to increasing income of the middle class population, ageing population, rising aspirations of rural masses and increase in lifestyle diseases such as cardiac diseases, cancer, diabetes etc., for which biotechnology offers effective diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic treatment avenues.

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v.

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Vaccines Vaccines constitute one of the major segments under the healthcare industry. The vaccines for Smallpox, Cholera, Typhoid fever, Influenza, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Tuberculosis, Anthrax, Plague, Hepatitis B, C, E, Polio etc have proved themselves in the market.

India is the leading hub for vaccine manufacturing and is a supplier for many domestic and global schemes.

Indian companies have developed capabilities for all vaccines required for Universal Immunization programme as well as advanced vaccines based on recombinant technology. The industry has been making concerted efforts to develop vaccines for not only tropical neglected diseases, but also cheaper version of vaccines that are already available in the West. Around 75-80% of vaccines developed and procured by UN agencies are from the developing world and almost 80% of these are from India. The share of the private sector in the total volume of vaccines exported is around 40%. The private sector vaccines market has recorded a growth of about 25%.

India exports most of the conventional vaccines and

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a few therapeutic vaccines. There are about 60 brands of vaccine products in India against 10 different diseases. At present, India is the largest producer of recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine in the world.

Shantha Biotech, Bharat Biotech, Panacea Biotech, Serum Institute of India are the major producers of Hepatitis B vaccine in India.

Recently, Bharat Biotech Ltd, announced the commercial roll out of the made in India vaccine ROTAVAC for severe rotavirus diarrhea. India accounts for 22% of the estimated global deaths from diarrhea caused by rotavirus.

Nine million routine immunization (RI) sessions are organized in India each year which targets 26 million children and 30 million pregnant women.

India’s huge and diverse population also makes it among the world’s largest market for vaccines of all types. India has a growing demand for “new generation” and “combination” vaccines, which provide immunization against multiple diseases.

The animal vaccines have also been witnessing a consistent growth. The animal vaccine market is about $70-80 million and has registered a 15% growth.

The leading names in this sector include Indian Immunologicals, Indovax, Intervet, Biovet, Hester Biosciences, Brilliant Bio Pharma, MSD Animal Health (Merck), Institute of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals and Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals etc.

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Molecular Diagnostics There is an increasing health consciousness in all the developing countries in the region calling for means of rapid and precise diagnosis of ailments and conditions to enable timely and appropriate treatment, which in turn will bring down the cost of healthcare services.

Molecular diagnosis helps in providing critical information that the healthcare providers and patients need in order to make the right decisions. The advent of the latest inventions and technologies in accurate detection and quick screening, and the prolific growth in genetic testing has increased the molecular diagnostics market in recent years.

The global molecular diagnostic market is estimated to reach $7,956.9 million by 2018, at a CAGR of 9.7%. Molecular Diagnostics involve multiple technologies to identify genetic variations in individual patients such as PCR, FISH, hybrid capture, sequencing and microarrays. The diagnostic market revenue in India is around $800 million and is growing at a high growth rate of 20% which is fastest in the world

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(growth in the US is 1-2%). The molecular diagnostic reagents market in India is segmented on the basis of application which includes virology tests, cancer detection, tuberculosis testing, blood screening, HPV testing and others. Earlier, the Indian diagnostic market was dominated by multinationals such as Roche Diagnostics, Abbott, Tulip Group, Transasia Biomedical, Span Diagnostics, Novartis, Gene-Probe and Qiagen, however, this trend is changing with entry of local manufacturers such as Achira Labs, Bigtec Labs, etc. Currently, more than 20 local manufacturers are working on innovative molecular diagnostics.

The increase in the ageing population and high incidence of chronic diseases increases the demand for diagnostics as it involves accurate detection of health risks at early stages. Besides helping treatment and disease management, diagnostics reduce subsequent health issues, recurring costs and relieve social burden.

The fastest growing segment is infectious diseases, enjoying the status as the dominant segment with 21% share. The next fastest growing segment is oncology testing, given the rising cases of cancer. The future growth is expected to come from genetic testing, blood screening and neurological testing.

c.

Biosimilars In the past fifteen years, biologic drugs have revolutionized the treatment of many life-threatening and rare illnesses, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Biosimilars can be defined as biotech drugs that have been shown to have comparable quality, safety, and efficacy as the original product. Biosimilars represent one of the fastest growing segments of the pharmaceutical industry. The global market is estimated to reach $2.0 billion by 2018 at a CAGR of more than 20% between 2013 and 2018. The global biosimilars market is segmented on the basis of products, applications, and services. By product, the global biosimilars market is further segmented into recombinant non-glycosylated proteins (insulin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), interferon, and human growth hormone), recombinant glycosylated proteins (erythropoietin, monoclonal antibodies, and follitropin), and recombinant peptides (glucagon and calcitonin), etc. The recombinant glycosylated protein segment is the largest segment and accounts for 40% share of global biosimilars market and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.5%.The biggest factor behind the growth of this segment is increasing demand for second-wave biosimilar products, such as insulin and interferon, for treatment of diabetes and infectious disorders. Of all segments under the product category, the monoclonal

antibodies segment is the fastest-growing segment at an estimated CAGR of more than 40%. By application, oncology is the largest and fastest-growing segment and accounts for a share of 25% of the global biosimilars market. This is attributed to the increasing prevalence of oncology along with the rise in aging population and the changing lifestyle The Indian Biosimilars industry is estimated to be a US$ 400 million industry that has been growing at a CAGR of 30% since 2008. There are more than 25 Indian companies operating in the Biosimilars space, marketing close to 50 products in the Indian market and few of these products in some of the unregulated markets. This sector provides numerous growth and investment opportunities for Indian players as US $79 billion worth of biologics is expected to go off-patent globally shortly, providing a lucrative global opportunity for Biosimilars companies. Recently, two biosimilar molecules developed by Biocon, Pegfilgrastim (PEG-G-CSF) and Adalimumab have entered global Phase-3 clinical trials. Intas became the first Indian company to launch a biosimilar “Filgrastim� in highly regulated markets like EU, the US and Japan through their wholly owned subsidiary Accord Healthcare.

Patent protection of a number of top-selling biologic brands, including Herceptin, Enbrel, Humalog, MabThera, Remicade and Aranesp is due to expire in the next five years, opening up a wealth of new possibilities for biosimilars players. Key therapy areas such as cancer, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will spearhead this new wave of biosimilars, with attention focused on the real prizes of anti-TNF (Tumour Necrosis Factor), (Monoclonal antibodies) MAbs, MAbs for oncology, and insulin.

The need for affordable healthcare combined with number of innovator biologic drugs coming off patent, shift in disease pattern, product demand and rising healthcare cost offers huge opportunities for companies involved in biosimilars manufacturing, research and development.

ii.

Agriculture Biotechnology

a.

Genetically modified crops Bt cotton is the first crop to be approved for commercial cultivation in India by the Government of India in 2002. The area under cultivation has steadily increased from 0.05 million hectares in 2002 to 11.6 million hectares in 2014. As of now, Bt cotton is cultivated in more than 90% of area under cotton. Several public and private sector institutions are involved in research and development of genetically engineered plants in

India. More than 20 plants with varying traits such as hybrid seed production, insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, abiotic stress tolerance, etc. are under various stages of field trials.

b.

Micropropagation Micropropagation or plant tissue culture has played significant role in revolutionizing growth of agriculture worldwide by enabling large scale clonal multiplication of various economically important plant species.

Micropropagation is presently most successful and widely commercialized technique of Plant Biotechnology. Prominent advantages of tissue culture propagation over conventional plant propagation method include clonal propagation, disease free plants, plant uniformity, rapid multiplication and round the year production.

Status of Indian Micropropagation Industry (companies with production capacity>0.5 million plantlets per annum) Table 3

Number of Tissue Culture Units Turnover (Rs in crores) Annual growth rate Gross installed production capacity (million plants per annum) Cropwise Production (million plants/annum) Banana Ornamental Potato Sugarcane Forestry Pomegranate Others Total

200 500 15% 350 240 80 6 6 4 7 7 350

Source: BCIL in-house research

In India, tissue culture Industry is growing at a rate of 15 % per annum. There is growing export demand for tissue cultured plants particularly from USA, UK, Belgium, Singapore, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia and Australia. Most of the 200 commercial tissue culture units in India are located in the southern, central and western India with gross installed production capacity of about 500 million plantlets per annum and an actual production of approximately 350 million plants per year. The plant tissue culture market in India is estimated at Mapping BITP Landscape 30

preparations of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), bacterial formulations, 38 fungal formulations and 45 baculoviruses are available. The demand for biofertilizers and biopesticides is on the increase since the last decade owing to its eco-friendly characteristics and worldwide trend to reduce the reliance on chemically derived fertilizers and crop protection chemicals.

Rs 500 crores. Banana, Potato, Sugarcane, Apple, Strawberry, Gerbera, Anthurium, Lillium, Orchids, Bamboo, Date Palm, Teak and Pomegranate are some of tissue cultured plants in India.

c.

Biofertilizers and Biopesticides Organic products are becoming increasingly popular among the health conscious people of the world as they do not contain harmful chemicals and are environment friendly as well as healthier option for the consumer. As a result, during the last 6-7 years, there has been a gradual increase in organic farming in the world. In India, organic farming is now finding a place in the mainstream of development and shows great promise commercially, socially and environmentally.

Currently, India ranks 10th among the top ten countries in terms of cultivable land under organic certification. The certified area includes 15% cultivable area with 0.72 million hectare and rest 85% (3.99 million hectare) is forest and wild area for collection of minor forest produces. The total area under organic certification is 4.72 million hectares (2013-14) (www.apeda.gov.in). Biofertilizers and Biopesticides are integral bio-inputs for organic farming.

Indian biofertilizer market is dominated by the nitrogen-fixing segment as nitrogen is the most essential nutrient for plants followed by the phosphate-solubilizing biofertilizers. During 2012-13, 46836.82 tons of biofertilizer was produced in the country which accounts for less than 50% of the actual demand. The present consumption is valued at Rs. 120 crores with an annual average growth rate of 15%. Gradual shift is seen from solid biofertilizer formulations to liquid formulations which are more effective with higher concentration of microorganisms and better shelf life. It is also convenient to use liquid biofertilizers in drip irrigation ensuring uniform distribution. According to a recent trend, spray dried culture or encapsulated form is also gaining popularity as it is applied Direct on Roots (DOR).

Growth of biopesticides market is primarily triggered by huge prevalence of crop diseases and growing food demand in both developed and developing nations, benefits offered by biopesticides compared to chemical pesticides and introduction of technologically advanced products. Indian biopesticide market is expected to grow in the next five years. This growth performance has been primarily anticipated on account of increasing environmental awareness and education spreading amongst the Indian farmer fraternity. About 700 products of microbial biopesticides are available worldwide. In India, 16 commercial

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iii.

Industrial Biotechnology

a.

Enzymes Enzymes are commonly used in various industries including food and food processing, pulp and paper, textiles, leather, detergents, agriculture, animal feed, pharmaceutical, cosmaceuticals and chemical processes. The global market for industrial enzymes was worth about $ 4.8 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach $ 7.1 billion by 2018 with a CAGR of 8.2%. The food and beverage enzyme market was valued at $1.3 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach $1.7 billion in 2018 while the detergent enzyme market was valued at nearly $1.1 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach $1.8 billion in 2018.

Carbohydrase was the largest consumed enzyme accounting for over 45% of the global market. The segment is expected to be fastest growing on account of demand in pharmaceuticals and food & beverage industry particularly in emerging markets of Asia followed by proteases. Proteases are essential in catabolism of protein and are expected to witness increased demand owing to the increased demand in protein coupled with reduction in phosphorous and nitrogen pollution. The other key enzymes include lipases, polymerase and nucleases.

The Indian market is spearheaded by global leaders such as Novozymes South Asia, Danisco (India), DSM Nutritional Products India, and Chr Hansen (India). Besides these, there are many domestic enzyme manufacturers, such as Advanced Enzymes, Lumis, Maps and Anthem.

4.

Indian Government Initiatives Policy initatives of Central and State government to promote Biotech Industry: • 100% foreign equity investment in manufacturing of all drugs except recombinant DNA products and cell targeted therapies • Single window processing mechanism for all biotech projects involving Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) • Depreciation allowance on plant and machinery raised from 25% to 40%

• Custom duty exemption on imported goods for R& D • Custom and excise duty exemption to recognized Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation(SIRO) • 150% weighted tax deduction on R & D expenditure • Three years excise duty waiver on patented products • 100% rebate on own R&D expenditure • 125% rebate if research is contracted to public funded R&D institutions • Joint R&D projects provided special fiscal benefits • Venture capital fund to support small and medium enterprises • Promote innovations through schemes such as Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP), Small Business Innovative Research Initiative (SBRI), Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) and Biotech Parks (Source: India Brand Equity Foundation)

5. Conclusion In view of its unique advantages, India is well positioned to harness the immense potential that biotechnology offers for socio-economic development of the country. Vaccines and therapeutics are the sectors which are expected to drive the biotechnology industry’s growth in India. Newer therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, stem cell therapies and growth factors are expected to be launched in near future. In the area of diagnostics, molecular and chip based diagnostic tests are expected to take the lead. In the area of agriculture, India has potential to become a major producer of transgenic rice and several Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Beyond biotherapeutics, the bioservices sector represents an area of significant promise for India because of its skilled labor force, attractive costs, and access to major markets in Asia. India is expected to leverage its cost-competitiveness in manufacturing also.Well-established strength in information technology area and convergence of life sciences with information technology is likely to create major opportunities for India.

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ABC Genomics India Private Limited www.abcgenomics.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Area of activities Company offers a number of low cost and powerful genomic tools/solutions such as in situ synthesized custom arrays through Bio discovery LLC USA. End-to-end solutions are provided in genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and nanotechnology especially contract services in customized microarrays gene based diagnostics, low cost molecular tools, microfluidic devices and nanotechnology based solutions/products.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 9.5

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 6

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2007

Sub-Sector Diagnostic Services BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2014-15

14 07

Required trainees Provided trainees

Trainee getting trained in bioprocess and service division

Training in central instrumentation facility

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Trainees experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Somesh Mehra Scientist-C Biotechnology

Ms. Aditi Singh Meat speciation in two livestock species (Goat & Sheep) using 16S rRNA mitochondrial genes Ms. Priyamwada Molecular based detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination of water sample collected from Lucknow district Ms. Pragati Singh Meat speciation in two livestock species using 12S rRNA mitochondrial genes Mr. Nilesh Kumar Dixit Molecular cloning and sequencing of Interleukin-6(CDS) from Gallus domesticus and study its genetic relatedness among few avian species

Mr. SachendraPratap Singh Instructor Microarray

Ms. Jyoti Jaiswal Genotypic polymorphism study of peroxisome proliferated activated receptor 2 pro12ala polymorphism

Dr. Syed. A. Hashsham Professor Biotechnology

Ms. Poonam Yadav Optimization of IL-8 induction in in vitro chicken Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell PBMC culture by synthetic lipopolysaccharide LPS Ms. Pratibha Agarwal Molecular cloning and sequencing of Interleukin-4CDS from Gallus domesticus and study its genetic relatedness among few avian species

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT,GOIBIRAC-SBIRI

Project A Point-Of-Care (POC) Genetic Testing Device for TB Markers suitable for primary Health Care Centers. (Phase-I)

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 5

Ahmedabad University - MultiCentric Project

Development of low cost device as an early warning system for prevention of diabetes

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Feedback Company: BITP is an excellent programme which tends to meets the parallel demand in development of good human resource in the field of life science. It is great platform for industry also to assess prospective manpower.

Trainees got valuable industrial exposure. They got understanding of company expectations and requirements.

Company got opportunity to test the trainees for future jobs. Programme is mutually beneficial to companies and trainees.

Contact Person Dr. Somesh Mehra Senior Scientist ABC Genomics India Private Limited Biotech Park Sector G, Jankipuram, Kursi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-226021, Mob: 9410431774, Email: drsomeshmehra@gmail.com

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A G Bioteck Laboratories Limited www.agbiotek.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The main objective of AG Bioteck is to provide a commercial interface for Agriculture Biotechnologies to increase the food production. The company supplies to the Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and tourism industry a wide assortment of plants such as cash crops, cut flowers, ornamentals, fruits, spices, medicinal and timber yielding woody trees, all of the highest quality.

Year of establishment 1992 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2002

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 117

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 40

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub-Sector Tissue Culture BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

06 05 02

2011-12

06 03 01

2012-13

Trainees getting trained in plant tissue culture laboratory

01 01

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Training in plant tissue culture laboratory

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Training in plant tissue culture laboratory

Trainee stacking tissue plant

Inside view of green house

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2010-13) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Ms. Basanti Nahak Production Manager M.Sc. Biotechnology

Ms. G. Vijaya Durga Devi Standardization of quality parameters in production of tissue cultured Costus igneus N.E.Br Ms. Rajitha Katipalli Standardization of quality parameters in production of tissue cultured Stevia rebaudiana B. Ms. E. Himabindu Standardization of quality parameters in production of tissue cultured Ficus carica L Ms. Hemasri Somarouthu Standardization of tissue culture techniques different clones of Eucalyptus for mass multiplication.

Ms. Jayanthi Chavali Study of various contaminants during the in vitro establishment of Pongamia pinnata L. Ms. Yeruva Hema Standardization of quality parameters in commercial production of tissue cultured Aloe barbadensis Mill Ms. Anjana Kandarpa Standardization of quality parameters in production of tissue cultured Hylocereus undatus (haworth)

Feedback Company: The training provides good exposure to students. It gives an opportunity for the students to learn and understand the industrial needs. During the training period, the capabilities and hands on experience of the students improve. It also helps the supervisors to explore more in the desired field.

Contact Person Ms. Kalagara Sai Sumitra Production Manager A G Bioteck Laboratories Limited Survey No 226/A, Bachupally, Post Quitbullapur, R.R District, Hyderabad- 500090, Telangana, Tel: 080-8333499, Mob: 9100474984, Email: agbioteck@gmail.com

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Aditya Biotech Lab Research Private Limited www.ablr.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Plant Tissue culture, Molecular Biology, Hybrid seed production, Aromatic oil production, Organic Farming, Bioenergy and Agro Waste Management.

Development of Plant tissue culture protocol of commercially important medicinal plant species, Genetic diversity analysis using molecular marker, Molecular marker based selection and breeding, Molecular marker based disease diagnosis, agro waste based product development, hybrid seed production, aromatic crop farming as well as its distillation, computational biology and its application in biotechnology, bioenergy etc.

Year of establishment 1996 Location Raipur, Chattisgarh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 367.79

Year of association with BITP 2012

Number of employees 151

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Agriculture

Sub-Sector Plant Tissue Culture and Hybrid Seeds

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc in Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2012-13

06 06 03

2013-14

20 04 02 Trainee getting trained in laboratory

2014-15

24 04 02

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Trainee experimenting in laboratory

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Trainees experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Sanket Thakur Chief Scientific Officer

Ms. Ankita Das Media optimisation for initiation and multiplication of ginger Mr. Nitish Jangde Identification of yield contributing genes in Banana and their expression profiling

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Meena

Ms. Sweta Kumari Hybridity testing and screening of linked markers to YVMV resistance gene in Okra

Dr. A. K. Verma

Ms. Yatika Gokhale Allelic discrimination between sweet and hot peppers for fruit pungency using RAPD marker

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme

Project

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs)

SBIRI

Identification of DNA markers to elite traits in micropropagated banana plants

38.94

SBIRI

Marker assisted introgression of yellow vein mosaic virus (YVMV) resistance traits in high yielding varieties of okra

38.66

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Shalini, A., Rakesh Kumar Meena, Shubhankar Tarafdar and Sanket Thakur., Evaluation of genetic Diversity in bamboo through DNA markers and study of association with morphological traits. 2013, Bull. Env. Pharmacol. Life Sci., Vol 2 (8): 78-83

2. Rakesh Ku., Meena, Ambresh Verma K., Manish Kumar, Tanushree Chatterjee and Sanket Thakur, Evaluation of okra germplasm against Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease. 2015, Indian Phytopathology, Vol 68(2)

Feedback Company: Biotech industrial training in association with DBT and BCIL is very good initiative taken for exposure of students to biotech industries. We have great experience with students coming from different places as well as from different streams. We are requesting for increase of our intake capacity for the BITP programme. Trainees felt that this was good approach to create employment in the field of biotech but there is need to focus on self-employment.

Company should be allotted according to area of interest and dissertation project. Training helps to know how work is done in a biotech company. This programme is extremely useful for fresh students as they get understanding of industry environment, expectations, how knowledge acquired by them can be utilised for product and process optimisation, quality control and assurance, production schedule as per the time target, etc. Similarly, Industries get an opportunity to train students and bridge the skill gaps to make them industry ready.They can also inculcate industry culture such as discipline, teamwork in the trainees. Good trainees can be selected as future employees in trainer company or other allied companies.

Contact Person Dr. Sanket Thakur Chief Scientific Officer Aditya Biotech Lab Research Private Limited Nandanvan Road, Chandandih, Raipur- 492001, Chhattisgarh, Tel: 7713291015, Email: tcl@ablr.co.in

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Advanta Limited www.advantaindia.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities The Company has been established with the prime objective of conducting research and development, production and marketing of superior high yielding hybrid seeds of crops of national importance, discovery and application of molecular markers for rapid and precision crop breeding deploying advanced next generation sequencing tools.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2010-11

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 3,50,000

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 125

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub-Sector Hybrid Seeds BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2010-11

12

Dr. Elangovan. M Principal Scientist Molecular Markers

Ms. A . Naga Sindhu Linkage mapping of Gynoecy in Bitter gourd

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2011-12

Scheme DBT_BIPP

02 02 01

DBT_BIPP 2012-13

02 01

Project RNAi and technological interventions to develop insect-pest, diseases and viruses tolerant tomato hybrids for Indian and International markets Multi-stacking genes to develop engineered rice; with enhanced drought and multiple diseases and pests tolerance

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 217

209

2013-14

Feedback 03 02

2014-15

02 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

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Company: Program is mutually beneficial for both trainees and company.

Last batch trainee was enthusiastic in learning new molecular techniques and within a short period, could learn and independently perform molecular biology techniques.

Contact Person Dr. Vilas Parkhi Principal Scientist Advanta Limited Lab No. 56, Phase-I IKP Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad, Telangana, Mob: 9642735191, Email: vilas.parkhi@advantaseeds.com

Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited www.advinus.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Advinus Therapeutics is an integrated R&D organization that is focused on the new drug discovery and development of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Promoted by the TATA group, the company is first of its kind in India to offer end to end development services to the global pharma, agro and biotech industry while creating long term value through internal and collaborative drug discovery. Advinus operations are organized into two business centric activities around Discovery and Development of therapeutic molecules respectively.

Year of establishment 2005 Location Pune, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 8,995

Year of association with BITP 2008

Number of employees 443

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Pharmaceuticals

Sub-Sector Drug Discovery

Preferred qualification for trainees M. Sc. in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology and Medical Biotechnology

2010-11 2011-12

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr Vamsi Madgula Principal Scientist-II Pharmacology & Toxicology

Ms. Sneha Ashok Adsule Development of KI and kinact constants for erythromycin and verapamil to predict the CYP3A mediated drug-drug interaction in vitro in the pooled human liver microsomes

05 01 01 13 01

Feedback

2014-15

02 01 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Company: BITP is a very good programme providing training to freshers.

The trainee provided had excellent communication skills, team spirit, aptitude and Competence for job. We could not offer job immediately after training due to suitable vacancy. Our association with BITP dates back to 2008. We have imparted training to trainees in new drug discovery by involving them in in-house projects. Trainees gained experience in handling high end instruments and use of advanced techniques. In the last few years, number of trainees allotted to us has been reduced drastically which has caused difficulties as we are unable to plan. This needs to be kept in mind by BCIL. We have retained a few trainees on our company rolls.

Contact Person Ms. Lata Kumar Manager HR Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited Quantum Towers Plot No. 9, Rajiv Gandhi InfoTech Park Phase I, Hinjewadi, Pune- 411057, Maharashtra, Tel: 020-665396, Email: lata.kumar@advinus.com

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Amar Immunodiagnostics Private Limited www.amarimmunodiagnostics.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The company is engaged in developing and producing immunoassay based diagnostic kits including development of monoclonal antibodies.

Year of establishment 2002

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 700

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 20

Sector Pharmaceuticals

Sub-Sector Immunodiagnostic kits BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2011-12

Dr. Jayant. K. Bhanushali Director of Research Immunology

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Ms. Gowthami Addada Development of Elisa Kits

Feedback

01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Company: Fresh Biotechnology students willing to take up jobs in biotech companies are unable to gain entry as they do not possess skill sets needed by the companies. Few students do not have requisite practical training due to lack of adequate laboratory facilities and expertise in universities.They may have good theoretical knowledge but lack of hands-on skills makes them unsuitable. Therefore, Biotechnology Industrial Training programme was initiated to help such students willing to take up career in biotechnology.

We appreciate the efforts of DBT & BCIL for having such a wonderful programme for biotechnology students.We have trained one trainee in 2011-12; trainee was very sincere and hardworking. We had offered her job in our organization and she is still working with us. Our experience with BITP is limited to one trainee, however, we had involved her in development of ELISA diagnostic kit. BITP trainee’s stipend as well as bench fee was released on time by BCIL. We would like to be associated with this programme in future.

Contact Person Dr. Jayant K Bhanushali Director of Research Amar Immunodiagnostics Private Limited 242/1 Road No.18, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500033, Telangana, Mobile: 9849016777/ 4023552954, Email: jayantbhanushali@yahoo.com

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Anil Bioplus Limited www.anilbioplus.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Production of bio-industrials, industrial enzymes, microbes (with enzymes) and bio-chemicals (gluconate, citrate). enzyme gluconate production and purification.

Year of establishment 1939

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 9,818

Preferred qualification for trainees B. Tech. Biotechnology

Number of employees 150 Sector Bioprocess Engineering

Sub-Sector Enzyme Production BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2011-12

Dr. Ranveer Batsa Manager- R&D

02 01

Mr. Patel Hiral Shantilal Isolation of lactic acid producing bacteria and production of calcium lactate through SMF

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2012-13

02 02

2014-15

02 01 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Company: Initiation of under graduate and post graduate courses in biotechnology by a large number of public and private sector universities and often, several of these students have not got enough practical exposure due to lack of appropriate laboratory facilities and faculty with expertise in multi-disciplinary, rapidly advancing area. Hence, to bridge gaps in skill sets of students and to make them suitable for jobs in industry, BITP was conceived to provide desired industrial exposure. Candidates recommended

by BCIL in BITP programme have good basic knowledge and they easily to understand the requirements of industry. Disbursement of remuneration is also prompt from BCIL. Our association with BITP is recent and we have provided exposure to candidates by involving them in our in-house projects.

Few trainees after successful completion of training have been absorbed. We would like to be involved in this programme in the coming years.

Contact Person Mr. Darshan Mehta Executive Director Anil Bioplus Limited PO Box no. 1009, Anil Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad - 380025, Gujarat Tel: 7940282000, Mobile: 9898098026, Email: darshan.mehta@anil.co.in

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Ankur Seeds Private Limited www.ankurseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Genetics and Plant Breeding Biotechnology. Breeding and Development.

Year of establishment 1984

Year of association with BITP 2008

Location Nagpur, Maharashtra

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 51,403

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Number of employees 229 Sector Agriculture

Sub-Sector Plant Biotechnology BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

06 06 02

2011-12

12 06 03

2012-13

08

Trainee engaged in capsicum fruit picking Trainee engaged in media preparation

03 01

2013-14

06 04 02

2014-15

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Trainee working on Laminar flow

Trainees working in inoculation lab

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Ahmed Khadri Technical Officer III Tissue Culture

Ms. Sweety Asija Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation in indica rice

Ms. Ashwini Deshpande Technical Officer II Tissue Culture

Ms. Kavita S Bramhanwade Dihaploid development through anther culture in Capsicum annuum Mr. Datta Rameshrao Surwase Dihaploid development through anther culture in Capsicum annuum

Feedback Company: Indeed, the BITP scheme is very useful for the trainees and the industry as well.

1. Importance of BITP:  Advance consideration of industry preferences by BITP with regards to academic qualification of trainees, prefer number of trainees, etc., facilitates the industry to involve the trainees in the suitable ongoing/new research oriented biotech projects right from the day one of the training.  The training duration of six months is sufficient for the trainees to get concrete ideas about the know-how and the work performed in a particular industry, so that he/she can take better decisions about their future career prospects.  The same duration of six months is also enough for the industry to assess the performance of the freshers/trainees mainly based on their theoretical knowledge, their aptitude for learning, sincerity, discipline, scope of continuity, suitability for absorption in the industry. Such an assessment is not possible through a short interview for a few minutes.  The programme offers a practical first hand exposure to the trainees in the best possible professional working environment. It also takes into account the convenience of the trainees by paying a monthly stipend for better output.  The training programme gives excellent exposure to the trainees in a biotech industry, whereby the trainees get first hand training in the field of life sciences which surely upgrades them.

2. Quality of BITP Trainees:  The trainees provided under the BITP are those who have been selected based upon the concurrent requirement of the biotech industry in the country, thereby bridging gap between the young freshers and the industry.  Good quality trainees recommended under the BITP provide a good chance to the industry to evaluate the trainees, consequently enhancing the retention percentage.

3. Benefit to industry/trainees:  The programme benefits the industry by providing the trainees with required academic background, thereby making available the needed manpower for suitable retention in the industry based on the assessment of the performance of the trainees under BITP.  Similarly, the trainees are also granted the much needed exposure and the elementary work experience, which is today a pre-requisite for absorption in an industry.  The programme helps reduce the industry burden of manpower hunt to a good extent.  Finding a job immediately after college many times becomes difficult, it is during this troublesome episode that the trainees are benefited by the programme which offers a much needed breakthrough so that the trainees can prove their best during the training period and further they can have suitable placements.

Contact Person Dr Bhupesh R. Pathak Asst. Manager - Regulatory Affairs Ankur Seeds Private Limited 27 New Cotton Market Layout, Opposite MSRTC Bus Station, Nagpur- 440018, Maharashtra Tel: .7122726148/ 9423104577, Email:research@ankurseeds.com

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Apt Software Avenues Private Limited www.aptsoftware.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Software development for sequence analysis development of QSAR and validation software’s novel representation of metabolic pathways with graph.

Year of establishment 1994

Year of association with BITP 2014

Location Kolkata, West Bengal

Main areas of training Bioinformatics

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 128.71

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Bioinformatics

Number of employees 21 Sector Bioinformatics

Sub-Sector Computational Biology BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2014-15

Dr. Pratim Chakraborti Bioinformatics Software Consultant

03 01

Required trainees Provided trainees

Mr. Krishna Kumar Molecular modeling & interactions of key proteins of dengue serotypes, de novo identification of eukaryotic promoter sites

Feedback Company: BITP is a great initiative by the DBT to produce industry ready manpower. In this programme, fresh students are placed in biotech companies and are provided industrial exposure. This helps in better understanding of industry working, their expectations and specific requirements. Companies also get chance to judge the performance of candidates vis-Ă -vis their requirements. We have trained one BITP trainee under BITP 2014-15. He was a very good student and had the promising potential. Job was offered to the candidate but did not join since he wanted to go for higher studies. Although our association with this programme is recent and our experience is limited to one trainee, we think, conceptually this programme is mutually beneficial for trainers and trainees. We would like to continue our association with the programme.

Contact Person Dr. Pratim Chakraborti Software Consultant Apt Software Avenues Private Limited Unit G 301, Block DC, City centre sector 1, Salt lake, Kolkata- 7 00064, West Bengal, Tel: 033-23583559, Mob: 9831004707, Email: pratimc@adept-software.com

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ARA Healthcare Private Limited www.arahc.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Molecular Biology, Fermentation and Molecular Diagnostics. To standardize recombinant therapeutic novel biosimilar protein (Development of novel biologicals, biosimilars and molecular diagnostics).

Year of establishment 2003

Year of association with BITP 2008

Location Gurgaon, Haryana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 450

Main areas of training R&D

Preferred qualification for trainees M. Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 58 Sector Healthcare

Sub-Sector Diagnostics and clinical research BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2010-11

16 15

Mr. Ashok Kumar Mrs. Deepti Dewangan Research Scientist

Ms. Anuj

2011-12

Ms. Sonia Gupta

Bioprocess optimization of recombinant therapeutic ARA P-III protein in bacterial cell system

21 07 01

Mr. Divyesh Upadhyay

2012-13

Ms. Sanjoli Jain Population genetics & immunophenotyping of Leukemia patient

08 06

2013-14

14 11 01

2014-15

15

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Ms. Samiksha Mishra Ms. Sonia Goel

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Mr. Randhir Kumar

Feedback Company: BITP trainees are sincere and hardworking. BITP is very good programme as companies get time to select future employees and trainees get industrial exposure and hands-on training.

Contact Person Dr. Ashok Kumar Research Scientist ARA Healthcare Private Limited K-11/19 DLF City, Phase- II, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana Tel: 0124-4143586, Mob: 9910024749, Email: askr82@gmail.com Mapping BITP Landscape 48

Arbro Pharmaceuticals Limited www.arbropharma.com Nature of company Other

Area of activities Manufacturing and testing of pharmaceuticals, herbals, food, agricultural and environmental samples, microbiological and molecular biology studies and clinical trials on contract basis, analytical and bioanalytical method development.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Delhi

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,333

Main areas of training Bioethics, R&D, Quality Control/Assurance and Marketing/ Sales

Number of employees 132

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E. in Biotechnology, M.Sc. in Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology and M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

Sector Pharmaceuticals

Sub-Sector Bio analytical BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

12 02

2011-12

50 05 01

2012-13

28

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Trainee working with disintegration tester

Trainee experimenting in laboratory

Trainee working at GC head space

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Ashit Tyagi Research Scientist

Mr. Nanja Siddiqui

Microbiological contaminants and pesticide residues in rice microbiology

Dr. Praveen Kumar Baliyan

Mr. Tamal Das

Bioanalytical determination of memantine in human plasma

by LC-MS-MS Mr. Razi Khan

Analysis and testing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and their content analysis in finished pharma products by using different analytical methods Mr. Dilip Kumar

Method development and validation of gabapentin in human plasma

Mr. Ashok Kumar

Ms. Priyanka Jain

Qualification of Working Standards Ms. Jaspreet Kaur

Comparison of the shelf life study of 2 samples of Dahi

Mr. Vinay Tyagi

Ms. Upasna Gautam Verification of methods for the estimation of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in nutritional food matrix Mr. Praveen Baliyan

Ms. Jigmet Disket

Identification and quantification of pesticide residue in grapes using hyphenated techniques (LC/MS/MS)

Mr. Sanjay Pandey

Mr. Vivek Dubey

Determination of % of fatty acid content in the biscuit by Gas Chromatography

Feedback Company: Fresh Biotechnology graduates and post graduates willing to take up jobs in industry find it very difficult to gain entry in biotechnology companies. To facilitate industrial exposure to such students and to provide an opportunity to companies to evaluate suitability of trainees as employees, biotechnology industrial training programme was conceived.

Our association with BITP has been encouraging. We are impressed by systematic procedures developed for selection of trainees, reporting procedures developed and implemented by BCIL.Our association with BITP dates back to 2008.

Although, our demand for BITP trainees has considerably increased in last few years, number of trainees provided to us is not enough. We request BCIL to either fix upper limit on number of trainees requested by companies or develop specific criteria for allotment of trainees. We have provided exposure to candidates in our R&D, quality control and marketing groups. Students were also updated about safety and security requirements, ethical considerations and regulatory procedures to be followed. We have retained few trainees in our company. We would be happy to be involved in this programme and contribute by guiding young minds.

Contact Person Dr. Deepak Bhanot Vice President -Training & Development Arbro Pharmaceuticals Limited 4-9 Kirti Nagar Industrial Area, Delhi, Tel: 011-45754575, Mob: 9958398884, Email: deepak.bhanot@aurigaresearch.com

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Aristogene Biosciences Private Limited www.aristogene.com Nature of company Private Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 100

Area of activities Molecular biology, enzymes, cloning and purification, immunochemicals and immunodiagnostics. Development of molecular diagnostic kits, Protein purification and analysis, Contract research services and Industrial training.

Development and manufacturing of enzymes, antibodies Teaching kits, DNA markers and proteins. Contract research services in the areas of molecular biology, immunology, proteomics and diagnostics. To provide industrial training in molecular biology, immunology, proteomics, molecular diagnostic kits for aquaculture and human pathogens. Cloning, expression and purification of restriction enzymes and modifying enzymes. Contract research services in the area of proteomics and genomics.

Number of employees 17

Year of association with BITP 2009

Sector Healthcare

Main areas of training R&D

Year of establishment 2006 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Sub-Sector Diagnostic kits

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

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Trainees experimenting in laboratory

Trainee working in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Subhashini Director Biotechnology

Ms. Ananya Banerjee

Isolation and characterization of phages specific to Vibrio harveyi Mr. Puneeth K. G.

Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages specific to Vibrio harveyi Ms. Rekha Dagdu Birajdar

Cloning and expression of Sma I restriction modification system in Escherichia coli 2. Purification of EcoRI restriction enzyme and T4 DNA ligase enzyme by column chromatography

Mrs. B. Vasudha

Ms. Himani Meena

Cloning Overexpression Purification of T4 DNA Ligase gene using pET 15b vector

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme

Project

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs)

DBT_SBIRI

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Feedback Company: Realising the huge gap between the industry expectations and quality of manpower available in biotechnology, Biotechnology Industrial training Programme was initiated. This unique programme enables students to gain industrial exposure and to get first hand information about industry environment, work culture, time schedules etc.

This exposure helps students to take appropriate career decisions. Trainer companies also use this training period to evaluate the trainee’s capability, aptitude and willingness to work in industry.

Excellent, beneficial and well thought out programme by DBT. Hoping that DBT will continue this with renewed vigour. Biotech Consortium India Limited is implementing the program very nicely and selection of candidates is very good. Trainees are placed in companies keeping in mind the requisition of the companies and expertise of students. Students get exposure to latest techniques and understand specific requirements of companies.

Companies also judge the students on their knowledge, capability, willingness to learn and accordingly mould them to suit their requirements.Increasing the duration of training to one year and selection of candidates willing to take up jobs in companies would be useful as sometimes trainees leave the companies to pursue higher studies. Thus, the time and efforts invested by companies in training students is wasted. Students take up this training as stop gap arrangement till they get admission in Ph.D. or clear fellowship exams.

We have been able to attract extramural funding under public private partnership programme of Department of Biotechnology and have involved the students in our in-house projects. Biotech Consortium India Limited is prompt in releasing stipend for students and bench fee for companies. Online monthly feedback system has been well received by students and supervisors as it has helped them to understand each other’s expectations and requirements. We would like to continue our involvement with BITP. Contact Person Dr. C. R. Subhashini Director Aristogene Biosciences Private Limited A-67A First Cross, Rajaji Nagar Industrial Estate, Bangalore- 560044, Karnataka, Mob: 9880756987, Email: subhashini@aristogene.com

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ARKRAY Healthcare Private Limited (Formerly SPAN Diagnostics Ltd.) www.arkray.co.in Nature of company Public Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 7,938.23

Area of activities ARKRAY provides everything from development, production, sales and marketing to customer services. We research, develop, manufacture, distribute and provide after-sales services of clinical testing instruments, reagents and data management systems used for diagnosis, treatment and medical examinations. We develop functional food materials with effectiveness proven by clinical trials. In the areas of anti-glycemic, anti-aging, anti-metabolic syndrome and other health effects, we are discovering new values in and commercializing herbs and fruits that have been familiar foods from the old days.

Number of employees 275

Year of association with BITP 1993

Sector Healthcare

Main areas of training R&D

Year of establishment 1993 Location Surat, Gujarat

Sub-Sector Diagnostics

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Mohammad Sadique Assistant Manager, R&D Hybridoma Department

Mr. Mangukiya A Mansukbhai Detection of HCV core antigen in serum

2010-11

BITP Trainees required,

07 03

Feedback 2014-15

05 01 01

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Company: BITP by DBT and BCIl is a very good initiative and mutually suits trainees and trainers companies. Trainer companies invest their time and effort in training students and get a chance to select them as employees.

Trainees also get practical training in R&D, production, quality control and analysis. They understand difference in academic and industry environment and can take appropriate career decisions keeping in mind their aptitude, salary expectations, etc.We have been associated with this programme since 1993 and have contributed in creating a pool of industry ready manpower.

We have observed that this is a dynamic programme and we have seen it grow from few trainees with involvement of few companies in initial years to a large number of trainees and expansion in number of companies involved.

We are happy with timely disbursement of stipend and bench fee. Online feedback system by students and supervisors has inculcated discipline and accountability. We would like to continue our involvement with the programme and contribute to trained manpower to suit industry needs.

Contact Person Dr. Maulik Rachh Research Executive ARKRAY Healthcare Private Limited 173/B - New Industrial Estate Udhna, Surat- 394210, Gujarat, Tel: 02612277211, Mob: 9972551810, Email: rd.mol@span.co.in

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AshmarIP Technology and Research P Ltd. www.ashmarip.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities AshmarIP provides high-quality, reasonably priced analytical and consulting services to assist clients in various stages of the IP value chain. AshmarIP specializes in helping clients maximize the economic value of their Intellectual Property.

Year of establishment 2007 Location Gurgaon, Haryana

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 150

Main areas of training IPR, Marketing / Sales

Number of employees 30

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Intellectual Property Rights

Sub-Sector Number of trainees required, provided and secured jobs in last five years 2010-11

03 02 01

2011-12

10 04 04

2012-13

12

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Anupama Yadav Technical Manager Patent Analytics, Drafting & Research

Shweta Nagar

Patent landscape analysis on biohydrogen production technology Shivani Bagbar Patent landscape analysis on nanoparticles targeted drug delivery system Poornima Patent landscape analysis on nanoparticlestargeted drug delivery system

Dr. Aarti Gandhi

Assistant Manager Patent Analytics & Research

Vaibhav Kochhar Patent landscape analysis on biohydrogen production technology Rashmi Lamba Patent landscape analysis on biohydrogen production technology

Ayushee Gupta Patent landscape analysis on biohydrogen production technology Dr. Devika Saini Senior Research Associate Patent Landscape

Vinita Kumari Patent landscape analysis on nanoparticles targeted drug delivery system Aanchal Nehra Patent landscape analysis on nanoparticles targeted drug delivery system

Mohini Singh Patent landscape analysis on nanoparticles targeted drug delivery system Feedback Company Biotechnology Industrial training Programme is one programme of its kind which is beneficial to students and companies. Placement of selected students in biotech companies is facilitated and exposure provided during the period enables the students to arrive at correct career decisions. Companies contribute to the training of manpower and can also use this period to effectively judge the candidates for their suitability for employment.

We are very happy with the selection process of BCIL as all the interns were technically sound and had zeal to work hard and perform with excellence. All of them were enthusiastic, energetic and displayed positive behavior. We have absorbed 11 interns in our company in the past five years and presently, 6 interns from BCIL are an integral part of our biotech IP team. All of them are disciplined and they never miss work without prior approval and appropriate notification. Almost all of them have good oral and written communication skills and are always cordial and willing to help co-workers, students, and clients. We look forward to training the next batch of BCIL and absorbing the best talent.

We have trained the interns in IPR which is an upcoming area and demand is bound to increase. Trainees would have tremendous scope as patent examiners, patent writers and patent attorneys.

Contact Person Mr. Rakesh Malaviya COO & Board Member AshmarIP Technology and Research P Ltd. Unit No. 615, 6th flr, Bestech Business Tower, Sohna Road Sec. 48; Gurgaon-122019, Haryana, Tel: 01244261117, Email: ayadav@ashmar.in

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Asian Institute of Gastroenterology www.aigindia.net Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities 1. Translational research of Gastrointestinal Diseases.

2. Teaching Basic sciences to Diplomate in National Board (DNB) students/ doctors.

3. Developing diagnostics methods.

4. Training final year post graduate students for taking up projects.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 17,000

Main areas of training R&D, Bioinformatics, Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing, IPR and Production

Number of employees 1000 Sector Healthcare

Sub-Sector Clinical Research

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. in Medical Biotechnology, Molecular & Human Genetics and Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

15 04 01

2011-12

12 12 04

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. (Mrs.) Sandya Singh Research Scientist Biotechnology

Ms. Ambati Tejaswi APC mutations in sporadic colorectal carcinomas from Indian population Ms. Kavya Singh Chouhan WNT signaling deregulation in colorectal cancer in Indian population

Dr. V.V. RaviKanth Research Scientist Genetics

Mr. Maddela Santhosh Validation of dysregulated genes from a microarray experiment in colorectal cancer

Dr. (Mrs.) M. Sasikala Senior Scientist & Head (Research) Biochemistry

Ms. Sakshi Patel Functional validation of identified novel SNP in BACH2 gene in chronic pancreatitis Ms. Swetha Priyadarshini Pyla Differentiation of Human Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Islet-like Cell Clusters Ms. Kandhi Bhargavi Circulating miRNA in hepatitis B related hepatocellular carcinoma

Dr. (Mrs.) Rupjyoti Talukdar Clinical Pancreatologist and Clinician Scientist Medical Biotech

Ms. Neeshu Saroj Evaluation of type of acinar cell injury in acute pancreatitis using rat acinar cell

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency

Project

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs)

DBT

Functional Assessment of Adult Human Pancreatic Islets Following Autologus Transplantation

46.89

DBT

MicroRNA Profiling in Periampullary Carcinoma in Indian Population

24.30

DBT

Genetic analysis of gallstone disease in indian population

36.16

ICMR

Functional and Gene Expression Studies in Islets during Progression of Chronic Pancreatitis

29.00

DBT

Studies on intestinal microbiota of ethnically diverse tribal population of India: enhancing our understanding on effect of host genotype, diet and ecology

16.80

DBT Wellcome Trust

Studies on Pathogenesis of Human Acute Pancreatitis

337.36

ICMR

Impact of genetic polymorphisms of CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of proton pump inhibitors in Andhra Pradesh Population (Telugu Origin)

31.38

ICMR

Study of the Growth Inhibitory Efficacy of Celecoxib in Combination with Antibiotics on Clinically Isolated Bacterial Strains and in Mouse Model of Sepsis

6.98

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Steffie Urmila Avanthi, Ravi Kanth, V, V., Jaya Agarwal, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Karthik Gangineni, Rao, G, V., Reddy, D,N., Rupjyoti Talukdar. Association of claudin2 and PRSS1-PRSS2 polymorphism with

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idiopathic recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis: A case-control study from India. 2015, Journal of Gastroenterology &Hepatology.

2. Mithun Sharma, Padaki Nagaraja Rao, Mitnala

Sasikala, Mamata Reddy Kuncharam, Chima Reddy, Vardaraj Gokak, Raju, B, P, S, S., Jagdeesh, R., Singh, Piyal Nag, Nageshwar Reddy D., Autologous mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ cell infusion in non-viral decompensated liver cirrhosis. 2015, World Journal of Gastroenterology. (In press) 3. Ravikanth, V, V., Sasikala, M., Rao, P, N., Urmila Steffie Avanthie, Rajender Rao, K., Nageshwar Reddy, D., Pooled genetic analysis in ultrasound measured NAFLD in Indian subjects: a pilot study. 2014, World Journal of Hepatology, 6(6);435-442.

4. Ravikanth, V, V., Sandeep Bhalsing, Sasikala, M., Rao, G, V., Pradeep, R., Urmila Steffie Avanthi , Nageshwar Reddy, D., Microsatellite instability and promoter hypermethylation in colorectal cancer in India. 2014, Tumour Biol. 35(5):4347-55.

Ramanjujam Harithakrishna , GuduruVenkat Rao, Rebala Pradeep, Bharadhwaj Kunal, Nalla Ramakrishna, Shekaran Anuradha, Duvvuru Nageshwar Reddy, Association of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism and increased serum VEGF concentration with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 2013, Pancreatology, 13, 267 – 272.

10. Rathindra Mohan Mukherjee, Gelli Veena Shravanti, Aparna Jakkampudi, Ramya Kota, Asha Latha Jangala, Panyala Balkumar Reddy, Padaki Nagaraja Rao, Rajesh Gupta, Duvvuru Nageshwar Reddy. Reduced Expression of DNA Damage Repair Genes High Mobility Group Box1 and Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase1in Inactive Carriers of Hepatitis B Virus Infection-A Possible Stage of Viral Integration. 2013, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Vol/No. 1-7.

5. Mukherj, R, M., Gelli Veena Shravanti, Balkumar

11. Mukherjee, R. M., Jyothi Arava, Balkumar Reddy, P., Rao, P, N., Gupta, R., Reddy, D, N., Role of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Quantification in e Antigen Negative Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. 2013, Global J. Sci. Frontier Res. Volume 13 Issue 3 Version 1.0.

6. AparnaJakkampudi, Mukherjee, R, M., Ramya Kota,

12. Mukherjee, R, M., Gelli Veena Shravanti, Asha Latha Jangala, Rao, P, N., Reddy, D, N., Subversion of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 gene expression in hepatitis B virus infected peripheral blood mononuclear cells. 2013, Applied Cell Biology, 2(4):144-148.

Reddy, P., Rao, P, N., Reddy D, N., Escalated Expressioin of Autophagy Related Gene Atg5 in Hepatitis B Virus Infection. 2014, Journal of Microbiology Research and Reviews: Vol 2 (2).

Gelli Veena Shravanti, Rao, P, N., Reddy, D, N., Down regulation of Human Toll-like Receptor 2 and 4 Genes in inactive carriers of Hepatitis B Virus Infection-a possible mode of viral persistence. 2014, J Gastroenterol Hepatol Res. 3(4):1030-1034.

7. Uma Mahesh K, S, S., Murali M, K., Sasikala, M., Talukdar, R., Rao, G,V., Spandana, B., Rajasekhar, K., Siva Prasad, S., Anuradha, S., Ramji, C., Pradeep, R., Reddy, D, N., MicroRNA profiling in periampullary carcioma. 2013, Pancreatology, 14: 36-47.

8. Banerjee, R., Balaji, M., Sasikala, M., Anuradha, S., Rao, G, V., Nageshwar, Reddy, D., Granulomas of Crohn’s disease and tuberculosis can be differentiated by CD73 cell surface marker expression. 2013, Digestive Disease Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s 10620-013-2667-0.

9. Siddapuram Sivaprasad, Bale Govardhan,

13. Gelli Veena Shravanthi, Rathindra Mohan Mukherjee, Padaki Nagaraja Rao, Aparna Jakkampudi, Panyala Balkumar Reddy, Rajesh Gupta, Duvvuru Nageshwar Reddy. Reduced Expression of Human Chemokine Genes RANTES and IP-10 in Hepatitis B Virus Mediated Cirrhosis of Liver. 2012, Journal of Biology and Life Science, ISSN 2157-60762012,Vol.3.

14. Mukherjee, R, M., Balkumar Reddy, P., Jyothi Arava, Rao, P, N., Sasikala Mitnala, Gupta, R., Reddy, D, N., Relationship between serum HBsAg level, HBV DNA level, and peripheral immune cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. 2010, Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and Research, (2):1-6.

Feedback Company: The initiative by DBT and BCIL is commendable. The students work on independent projects and get hands-on experience in various molecular biology techniques apart from developing competence in handling related equipment. This will give the student necessary experience and competitive edge to be placed either in academia or industry. Companies also contribute in training industry ready manpower by bridging skill gap and can retain trainees as employees. They also get an opportunity to select employees by testing them over a long period and without investing their own money.

Contact Person Dr. M. Sasikala Head- Research Labs Asian Institute of Gastroenterology 6-3-661 Somajiguda, Hyderabad-500082, Telangana, Tel: 402 337 8888, Mob: 9247164730, Email: aigres.mit@gmail.com

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Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited www.aurigene.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities A specialized discovery biotech developing novel and best-in-class therapies to treat oncology, inflammation. Aurigene has pioneered a unique collaborative business model to work with pharma and biotech partners for expertise scalability and high-quality quick and cost-effective prosecution of targets.

Year of establishment 2002 Location Bangalore, Karnataka, Hyderabad, Telangana and Malaysia

Year of association with BITP 2010 Main areas of training Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing, IPR, Toxicology & Animal Studies, R&D and Quality Control/Assurance

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 20,000 Number of employees 550

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E/B.Tech., M. Sc., Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, Molecular and Human Genetics, M. V. Sc.

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Trainee experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Narasimha Rao. K

Ms. Chayan Tripathi Crystal structure determination of protein targets of clinical importance

Dr. Sujatha Rajagopala

Ms. Disha Gupta Establishment of cellular assays

Dr. Mahaboobi Jaleel

Ms. Ishika Roy Gene expressions studies

Dr. Sumalatha Rani T

Ms. Nivedta Pandey Cloning of gene for protein of interest in suitable vector, purification and crystallization of protein and structure determination

Dr. Ravi Krishna Babu

Ms. Rashmi Pandey Oxidative Stress in Psoriasis

Dr. Sreenivas

Ms. Reshma Das PD1 PDL1 access on immune regulation

Dr. Anuradha Ramanathan

Ms. Saptaswa Dey Studies on multiple biochemical assay formats for inhibition of targets in oncology therapeutic area

Dr. Nirbhay Tiwary

Ms. Shaikh Neelam Rashid CYP induction using hepatocytes

Dr. Nagaraj Gowda

Mr. Shaon Pritam Baral Immune checkpoints

Dr. Mubarak

Ms. Sheetal Srivastava Determination of drug like properties

Feedback Company: We have had excellent association with BITP and have absorbed many students on company rolls after the training program. BITP is very helpful to trainees in learning hands-on skills. Increase of stipend amount would help to attract better students. Trainees are benefited to greater extent as they get to know the application of subject knowledge gained during studies and also helps in deciding their future prospects and career. On the other hand, industry gets good candidates who can be exposed more to get the desired results in the R&D projects within a time frame. BITP is the best bridge connection between biotechnology fresher’s and all these life science company’s. Seminar should be arranged at the end of project. Placement should be done according to trainees field of interest. This training program is really very beneficial for Biotech freshers. Increase in duration of training would be very handy as one year is sufficient period to involve trainees in projects after initial familiarisation. The contribution of companies to train manpower to suit their requiements by bridging skill gaps is commendable. More and more companies need to be involved in imparting training and encouraging them to absorb trainees. Companies should also pay the students well to be able to attract them and retain them. We cherish our association with the programme.

Contact Person Mr. Veerendra Patil Senior Manager - HR Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited 39-40 Kiadb Industrial Area, Electronics City Phase II, Bangalore - 560100, Karnataka, Tel: 4444657371, Email: Veerendra_p@aurigene.com

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Aurobindo Pharma Limited www.aurobindo.com Nature of company Public Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 12,00,000

Area of activities Aurobindo has robust product portfolio spread over major product areas encompassing cardio vascular system (CVS), central nervous system (CNS), Anti-Retroviral, Antibiotics, Gastroenterologicals, Anti-Diabetics and Anti-Allergic with approved manufacturing facilities by USFDA, UKMHRA, WHO, MCC-SA, ANVISA-Brazil for both Active Pharmaceutical Ingredents (APIs) & Formulations. In addition to being the market leader in SemiSynthetic Penicillins, it has a presence in key therapeutic segments such as neurosciences, cardiovascular, anti-retrovirals, anti-diabetics, gastroenterology and cephalosporins, among others.

Number of employees 300

Year of association with BITP 2009

Sector Healthcare

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance

Year of establishment 1988 Location Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Sub- Sector Pharmaceuticals

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Ch.S.R.A. Sarma Manager- QA

Ms. Andavarapu Sahitya Chemical and instrumental analysis of semisynthetic Penicillins - Cloxacillin sodium

Mr. R. Srinivasa Rao Sr. Manager-QC

Ms. Miriyala Aswini Jyothsna Chemical and instrumental analysis of semisynthetic Penicillins- Dicloxacillin sodium Ms. Pulagam Vijaya Lakshmi Chemical and instrumental analysis of semisynthetic Penicillins- Ampicillin trihydrate Ms. Sanapathi Venkata Priyanka Chemical and instrumental analysis of semisynthetic Penicillins- Amoxicillin trihydrate Ms. Pilla Pavani Seshu Analytical method validation, instrumentation techniques in chromatography, microbiological analysis, Quality Assurance and Quality Management, semi synthetic systems in Penicillins- Flucloxacillin Sodium Ms. Vummidi Varalakshmi Analytical methods validation, instrumentation techniques in chromatography, microbiological analysis, quality assurance and quality management systems in semi-synthetic PenicillinOxacillin Sodium

Feedback Company: In our view, Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme has been very well received by students as well as companies as it is beneficial to both. Students get the much desired experience of working in industry environment and understanding their expectations as well as specific requirements. Companies also gain to benefit by utilising the training period to evaluate the performance of trainees. Companies involve trainees in in-house projects and do not have to worry about their payments. In fact, trainer fee also compensates for training cost for consumables and glasswares.

Our association with the programme is a few years old and we have offered training in analytical processes and chromatography techniques.

Candidates were trained successfully in our facilities and our faculty trained the students to suit requirements of industry. Trainees get time to understand industry requirements and expectations. At the same time, industry gets selected manpower paid by the government and an opportunity to mould them.Thus, this program is beneficial for the candidates as well as industry.

We are happy with the simplified procedures and processes adopted by BCIL. Payment is made on time and online feedback system by students and supervisors is a welcome step as it helps in understanding result of our effort.

We wish to continue our association with BITP in coming years.

Contact Person Mr. S. Pavan Reddy Sr. Manager- QA Aurobindo Pharma Limited Unit – XI, Pydibhimavaram, RanasthaliMandal, SrikakulamDist, Andhra Pradesh, Mob: 8942288292, 9640008895, Email: PavanReddy.Sankati@aurobindo.com

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Azyme Biosciences Private Limited www.azymebio.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities R&D services in areas of: Fermentation and Downstream process, Biopharmaceuticals, Genetic Engineering, Protein Purification, Analysis, Bioassay Development, Phytochemicals and Cell lines.

Year of establishment 2008

Year of association with BITP 2010

Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Main areas of training R&D Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 15 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Contract Research Organization

2010-11

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. M. Mahesh Director Bioprocess Engineering

Ms. Sangeeta Biswas Effect of micronutrients for production of xylanase from microbes by Solid-state

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Company: Company expressed satisfaction with the candidates provided as they matched their expectations and performed really well. Learnt techniques of antibody purification and xylanase enzyme production. BITP is mutually beneficial for trainees and companies as students are exposed to industry expectations and environment and companies can select trainees for future jobs. They also contribute in creating industry ready manpower to meet not only their own requirements but also cater to needs of other companies. Finding a job immediately after college many times becomes difficult, it is during this troublesome episode that the trainees are benefited by the programme which offers a much needed breakthrough so that the trainees can prove their best during the training period and further, they can have suitable placements. Thus, it is a win- win situation for all the stakeholders.

Contact Person Dr. Mahesh M. Director

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Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

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Azyme Biosciences Private Limited 1188/20, 26th Main, 9th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560069, Karnataka, Tel: 865467596, Mob: 9379215773, Email Id: mahesh@azymebio.com

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Bangalore Biotech Labs.

Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly BIOZEEN) www.biozeen.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Bangalore Biotech Labs delivers customized, process targeted, regulatory compliant and capital efficient bioprocess equipments such as fermenters, bioreactors and allied upstream and downstream equipments. The company has a 4200 sq. ft. bio-pilot laboratory simulating the entire drug manufacturing life cycle integrating process, engineering, automation and facility design, with regulatory expertise to support each phase of the project lifecycle. R&D teams are mainly engaged in the design and process development of diverse areas of bioprocess engineering.

Year of establishment 2001 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 28,87,000

Year of association with BITP 2008

Number of employees 152

Main areas of training Production

Sector Biopharmaceutical

Sub- Sector Bioprocess engineering

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., B.Tech., M.Tech. in Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, Bio-Process Technology, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

45 45 37

2011-12

40 40 34

2012-13

80 52

Trainees getting trained in laboratory

47

2013-14

80 25 21

2014-15

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Trainee getting trained in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization and Trainee & Title of Project Mr. Harish Prabhakaran Training Lead Bioprocess Engineering

Ms. Julie Mathew Senior Executive Cell Culture

Ms. Elizabeth Eldho

Ms. Priya Jasson

Mr. Saheer Sawar

Mr. Dananjiul M Pandi

Mr. Mukhtar K Khan

Ms. Shubhra Sharma

Ms. Akanksha Ghadge

Ms. Hemangini Zunjarrao Ms. Jadhav Dhanashree Chandrakant

Mr. Nair P Ramachadran

Ms. Singaraju Pathanjali SreeLakshmi Mr. Uday Sannakki

Ms. Monika Tirkey Mr. Vishal Gaikwad Ms. Ankitha Hirematha Mr. Chetan Kadam Biopharma Production and Bioprocess Engineering

Ms. Joan R Dsouza Mr. Manoj Kumar H Ms. Meduri Lakshminadh Biopharma Production and Bioprocess Engineering

Mr. Padmalochan Rout Mr. Patadiya Narendra Mr. Pore T Suryakant Ms. Pratiksha C Patil Mr. Prawal Varma

Mr. Vivek K Biopharma Production and Bioprocess Engineering

Mr. Prithviraj Pushparaj Ms. Priyanka Patel Mr. Rohan Rasure Mr. Sagar Patadiya Mr. Sanjay Naik Biopharma Production and Bioprocess Engineering

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency DBT

Project Microbial Fermentation, Downstream Processing & Biopharmaceutical Regulations for Faculty members

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 2.12

Feedback Company: Trainees were satisfied with the industrial exposure and guidance provided by the company. Majority of the students join us have great difficulty to translate their academia into the industry workspace. This course gives the candidates a valuable platform and reduces the gap between academia and industry. At Bangalore Biotech Labs, we have designed the program in such a way that starts with the basic concepts and ends with pilot and production scale process. We focus the training on cell culture, microbial fermentation, cleaning sterilization and filtration, downstream processing and bioprocess engineering. Students were very enthusiastic to learn new things and were very keen to utilize this platform in the best manner to establish them in the industry. The BCIL batch of 2014-2015 was a mixed group of students. Few of them were exceptionally brilliant, self-motivated, quick to learn and had leadership qualities. Many were above average students, ready to imbibe knowledge, dedicated and sincere workers. Few were average students not very keen to learn something new, but moved with the team. Majority of them had good team spirit and worked well as a team. In the mammalian cell culture module, the students benefitted a lot as they had hands on experience in animal cell culture techniques, revival of cells, growth curve studies, serum studies, cryopreservation and scale up using microcarriers technology. The theoretical concepts were made clear by allotting separate schedules. The training module familiarized students with industrial cell culture technology, basis of upstream processing in Biopharmaceutical companies. BITP is a unique, novel, innovative programme which addresses the needs of students and industries at the same time.

Contact Person Mr. Harish Prabhakaran Training Lead Bangalore Biotech Labs. Pvt. Ltd. (formerly BIOZEEN) 49/2 Gubbi Cross, Hennur- Bagalur Road Kothanur Post, Bangalore-560077, Karnataka, Mob: 8065309006/8197198195, Email: harish.p@biozeen.com

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Bejo Sheetal Seeds Private Limited www.bsbsfoundation.org Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Bejo Sheetal is dedicated for developing and supplying quality vegetable seeds for the farmers of India and SAARC countries using its excellence in vegetable breeding. Developed more than 700 research hybrids of vegetables. Bejo Sheetal is the first company to develop and commercialize short day F1 hybrid onion in India and already achieved number one position in chili, pepper seed sales. True potato seeds and potato breeding is another innovative activity where Bejo Sheetal has achieved mastery.

Year of establishment 1986 Location Jalna, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 8,680

Year of association with BITP 2005

Number of employees 85

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed Production

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Nandkumar Kunchge Principal Scientist

Mr. Rakeshkumar S Choudhary RNAi gene validation in mustard [Brassica juncea (L.)] against Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

2010-11

BITP Trainees required,

04 04

2011-12

Mr. Jagadale Mahesh Vasantrao Molecular analysis of transgene in onion (Allium cepa L.)

06 02 Feedback Required trainees Provided trainees

Company: BITP is a very useful programme. Trainees are getting good exposure in commercial R&D. Our association with BITP dates back to 2005.

We have found this programme to be extremely useful for students coming out of our universities and affiliated colleges and willing to take up jobs in industry. Exposure provided to trainees during six months training period enhances their practical skills and they learn advanced techniques and use of high end equipment. Their communication and presentation skills as well as analytical ability improves considerably. Companies observe trainees and select suitable trainees for appropriate jobs on completion of training.

Contact Person Dr. B. Mazumdar Vice President Bejo Sheetal Seeds Private Limited Bejo Sheetal Corner, Mantha road, Jalna- 431203, Maharashtra, Tel: 02482244000, Email: bejosheetalsales@gmail.com

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Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited www.bharatserums.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities BSV focus is on application of scientific knowledge for research, development, manufacturing and marketing of specialized biological, pharmaceutical and biotechnology products to combat disease and enhance quality of life.

Year of establishment 1971

Year of association with BITP 2000

Location Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 1000 Sector Biopharmaceutical Sub- Sector Drug Delivery system

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

02 02

2011-12

02 02 Trainee working in laboratory

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Trainees getting trained in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) 2012-13

02

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project Dr Anita Pai

01

2013-14

01

Ms. Roli Dubey Production and purification of recombinant protein using CHO cell line

Feedback BITP is a useful porgramme for biotech students to get training and for companies to select employees.

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Contact Person

01

Dr. Anita Samagod Assistant VP

01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited Liberty tower 3rd Floor, Plot No. K 10, Kalwa Industrial Estate Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tel: 022-45043100, Email: anita.pai@bharatserums.com Mapping BITP Landscape 70

Bhat Bio Tech India Private Limited www.bhatbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Bhat Bio-tech India (P) Limited is specialized in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of diagnostic products and biotechnology based products. Also provide contract research services in diverse areas of biotechnology.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,150

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 250

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc in Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

06 06 01

2011-12

20 06 02

2012-13

30

Trainees getting trained in R&D laboratory

05 03

2013-14

20 04

2014-15

20 02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

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Trainees getting trained in R&D laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Santosh Kumar Shetty

Mr. Savani Jignesh Vitthalbhai Soluble expression of human immunodeficiency virus-2 glycoprotein 36 in Escherichia coli as a maltose binding protein recombinant fusion protein and its applications in serodiagnosis

Dr. Sheji Chandran N.

Mr. Phani Kashyap S Molecular characterization of HIV from India Ms. Sushma B Molecular characterization and cloning of core protein gene in HCV from India Ms. Shweta Kumari Bharti Molecular based multiplex detection of HIV-I and HIV-II from clinical samples Ms. Anupam Jyoti Detection of virulent gene in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis for diagnosis of nosocomial infection

Dr. Shama Bhat

Ms. Senjuti Sengupta Cloning, expression and functional characterization of human interleukin-2

Dr. Prachee Kengee Scientist Molecular Biology

Ms. Namrata Lakshmikanth Nayak Development of new isolation methods for RNA from viruses Mr. Umar Ali Identification and characterization of bacteria from dental plaque and tissue

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme Ministry of Science & Technology DBT_ SBIRI

Project Development of Probes based on a human BAC library for the diagnosis of disease for use in situ hybridization and in microarray

Year 2012-2013

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 20.00

Feedback Company: We have found Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme to be highly beneficial for students with UG and PG degrees in biotechnology who are willing to opt for career in biotechnology industry. Placement of students in companies for six months provides the necessary industrial exposure and enhances their hands-on skills. Students become more independent and develop inter-personal networking skills. Selection process adopted

by BCIL involving all the stakeholders is commendable. We have had a very good experience with BCIL trainees. As the candidates are selected through a highly competitive selection method, their theoretical knowledge is very strong.

The trainees selected in past were highly motivated, sincere and hardworking. We are happy to provide the industrial exposure and practical knowledge to interested candidates for a brighter career.

Contact Person Dr Shama Bhat Managing Director Bhat Bio Tech India Private Limited 11A 4th Cross, Veerasandra Industrial Area Electronics City, Bangalore-560100, Karnataka, Tel: 33194000, Fax: 33194001, Mob: 9341257708, Email: bhatbiotech@gmail.com

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Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited www.bibcol.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities The company manufactures and produces a range of healthcare products such as Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV Vaccine), Zinc Tablets & Diarrhea Management Kits etc. Design and development of valuable low-cost pharmaceutical products to address human healthcare needs.

Year of establishment 1989 Location Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 17.27

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality Control/Assurance

Number of employees 124

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Tech Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Vaccines/Biopharmaceutical BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

08 02

2011-12

10 01 01

2012-13

10

Blister packing technology

10 01

2013-14

10 04

2014-15

09 02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

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Tablet compression machine

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singh DGM

Ms. Deepti Vyas Quality control of Oral Polio vaccine

Dr. (Ms.) Shweta Gupta DGM Quality control of Vaccine Dr. Amit Kumar AGM Vaccinology and Microbiology

Ms. Neetika Saxena Quality Control testing for Oral Polio Vaccine

Dr. S. A. Ansari AGM Production of Oral Polio Vaccine Sh. Govinder Kumar AAGM Quality Assurance Publications by BITP trainees 1. Singh, A., K., and Kumar, A., “Poliomyelitis: Viruses and Vaccines�. Asi. Stud. Med. J., 2011, 6 (7). (ISSN: 2230-9640)

2. Kumar, A., and Singh, A., K., Identification of unusual 60kDa outer membrane protein from Haemophilus influenzae type b from Indian isolates. International Infectious Diseases (emedpub), 2011,1 (3)

Feedback Company: Our association with BITP began in 2008. We have found this programme to be highly useful for students with biotech degrees as it allows them to gain entry in industry. We involved students in in-house projects operational in our company on oral polio vaccine production, zinc tablets and oral rehydration solution for managing diarrhoea. Students were informed about safety precautions and regulatory guidelines of our country. With this industrial exposure, students understand difference in laboratory environment from that of industry and difficulties in upscaling of laboratory scale experiments to pilot scale or large scale. Trainees learn to work in teams, their communication, documentation and analytical skills improve. Understanding of specific requirements and expectations of industry as well as work culture, salary structure, promotional avenues helps students to make correct career choices. Companies also tend to gain as they get paid manpower, are able to contribute to trained manpower requirements of the country. We could not offer jobs to trainees as our policy for recruitment of manpower through open advertisement does not allow us to retain these trainees.

We consider it our privilege to be associated with this programme and would like this involvement to continue.

We are happy with smooth implementation of this programme by BCIL and quality of trainees provided to us as they were thorough in subject knowledge, sincere, hardworking and quick learners. BCIL released stipend and bench fee on time. Effective monitoring systems in form of online feedback by trainees and supervisors as well as submission of completion reports are in place.

Contact Person Sh. Sudhir Kumar Singh DGM - Quality Assurance Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited Village and Post Chola, Bulandshahr- 203203, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 573-2238763, Mob: 9458096104, Email: tskindira@gmail.com

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Bigtec Private Limited www.bigteclabs.com Nature of company Private Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Area of activities Bigtec labs leverage capabilities in design, fabrication and testing of Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) and hand-held electronics, genomics and proteomics, biology and chemistry. Bigtec labs’ development of microfluidic devices to detect pathogens on-chip technology is targeted at developing systems capable of sample preparation, mixing, complex biochemical reactions, sample screening and detection on a single chip platform.

Bigtec labs is equipped with state of the art test and characterization equipment and computing systems for biological, MEMS, electronics and optical systems.

Number of employees 45

Year of association with BITP 2012

Year of establishment 2000 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Biomedical Instrumentation

Sub- Sector -

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. & M.Tech. Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, M.Sc. Molecular Biology

2012-13

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Manjula J

Ms. Agrawal S Bhickchand DNA extraction using nanoparticles

10 01

Ms. Arunima Shaw

Standardization of clinical assays

01

2013-14

Feedback

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2014-15

10 02 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Company: This is a very good program from the company’s recruitment perspective to access the trainee for possible employment opportunity. So far, we have had 5 BITP trainees with us and we have hired three trainees as full time employees. This training programme is highly beneficial to the trainees as they are placed in leading biotechnology companies and are provided industrial exposure along with monthly stipend during the period. We request BCIL to develop mechanism to provide trainees as per the demand. Release of stipend and bench fee is made on time. Online feedback system by students and supervisors has facilitated better understanding of each other’s expectations and improved accountability.

We wish to continue our association with the programme and wish it all success.

Contact Person Dr. Sukriti Malpani Project Manager Bigtec Private Limited 2nd, Floor Golden Heights, 59th C Cross, 4th M Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, Tel: 080-33719999, Email: sukriti.m@bigtec.co.in

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Biocon Limited www.biocon.com Nature of company Public Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,11,273

Area of activities Biocon is focused on delivering affordable innovation. It is committed to reduce therapy costs of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and autoimmune diseases to deliver affordable healthcare solutions to patients, partners and healthcare systems across the globe. Biocon’s key innovations include an indigenous recombinant human insulin based on proprietary fermentation technology, INSUGEN®, insulin analogue Glargine, BASALOG® and India’s first indigenously produced monoclonal antibody BioMAb-EGFR®, for head & neck cancer. INSUPen® is a next generation affordable insulin delivery device introduced in India by Biocon.

Number of employees 45,000

Year of association with BITP 2009

Sector Biopharmaceutical

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Year of establishment 1978 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery & Clinical Research

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. in Industrial Biotechnology, M.Tech. in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

30

2011-12

10

10

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2012-13

35 30

Working in cancer drug facility

16

2013-14

30 28 08

2014-15

10 10 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Working in biopharmaceutical facility

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Mukesh Patale Principal Scientist Bioprocess Technology

Mr. Arun Kumar Chanabasappa Huded Effect of salt ions on the productivity of recombinant proteins in methylotrophic yeast Mr. Goutam Ulgekar

Upstream process characterization studies of recombinant proteins produced using Pichia pastoris

Mr. Bimal Kumar Associate Scientific Manager II Bioprocess Technology

Mr. Ashutosh Singh Optimization of amylose /amylopectin assay and residual metabolite analysis of fermentor samples Ms. Raji Gupta Shake flask studies for impurity reduction in immunosuppressant production by fermentation Ms. Shruti Pandey To obtain the maximum productivity of the fermentation product by optimizing various factors on lab scale

Mr. Vijay Bojja Senior Scientist Analytical Chemistry

Ms. Chaithra. R Analytical instrument operation and analysis of biomolecules

Mr. Kirthi Prakash Scientist Analytical Chemistry /Quality Control

Ms. Meenakshi Characterization of different monoclonal antibodies by various analytical methods

Mr. Anand Hiremath Principal Scientist Fermentation Technology

Mr. Navjot Singh Media Optimization for the production of anti-fungal compound by fermentation

Mr. Bharatisha B S Microbiology

Mr. Rahul Kumar Bharty Environment monitoring of clean rooms and microbiological analysis of water in pharmaceutical industry

Mr. Pavan Reddy Scientist Biochemistry

Mr. Shubhashish Chakraborty Purification of human insulin using chromatography

Feedback Company: Excellent quality of students, good co-ordination from the BITP team in terms of feedback of students and stipend pay-out. Beneficial to both companies and students as students get industrial exposure and companies involve themselves in training industry ready manpower. BITP pays attention to requirements of all stakeholders and selects trainees involving experts from academia and industries. Online feedback system by students and companies ensures quality training as well as full involvement of students. BITP is a dynamic programme and feedback is taken into consideration to improve the programme. Realising the benefits of BITP, Biocon has inititated Biocon academy which is playing the role of finishing school and imparting training to fresh graduates coming out of our universities.

Contact Person Ms. Sherin Mathew Human Resources - Internship Mgt Biocon Limited 20 KM Hosor Road Electronic City, Bangalore- 560100, Karnataka, Tel: 080-28082236, Email: sherin.mathew@biocon.com

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Biological E Limited www.biologicale.com Nature of company Private Limited Year of establishment 1953 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,00,000 Number of employees 2300

Area of activities Biological E has dedicated manufacturing facilities for solid dosage forms, liquid orals and syrups, parenterals and active pharmaceutical ingredients in accordance with US FDA and EMEA standards. Biological E is currently exporting its products to many countries across the globe, which includes APIs, finished formulations and biologics. Biological E has dedicated facility for development of various vaccines and recombinant proteins. Their product development pipeline includes various bacterial polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines, viral vaccines and recombinant protein therapeutics.

Year of association with BITP 2008-09 Main areas of training Production

Sector Biopharmaceutical

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery & Development

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology and M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

20 10 02

2011-12

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2012-13

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Work in progress

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Pradeep Gupta Asst. General Manager Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ms. Yedidi Amulya

Process development and characterization of biomolecules

Dr. Ravi Ganapathy

Mr. Vishal Naganath Sanga

Characterization of C. diphtheriae culture medium

Mr. P. Chandrabose

Mr. Dudhyal Dineshkumar Dattatray To evaluate the fertility of the microbiological media used for microbiological testing

Dr. Rajan Sriraman

Mr. Radharapu Sreenivas PCR typing of Pneumococcal strains

Dr. Rajendar Burki

Ms. Konatham Sowmya Biochemical compositional analysis of Pneumococcal serotypes 6A & 6B Mr. Pramod Kumar Sahu Biochemical compositional analysis of Pneumococcal serotypes 1 and 3

Mr. Tushar Jogelkar

Mr. Pasumarthi Sateesh Purification and analysis of recombinant protein

M. Suneetha Reddy

Ms. Dantha Divyateja Vendor quality management systems for approval and qualification of vendors and document management systems in the development of vaccine

Dr. K. Vivek Babu

Mr. Navneet Shukla Removal of protein impurities from polysaccharide samples

Mr. P .Kiranmai

Ms. Mn Priyanka Training and Development in Biopharmaceuticals

Mr.Y Madan Mohan Rao

Mr. Anumandla Vinodkumar Annual product review report of bulk, fill, finished products and document management system

Feedback Company: Company expressed satisfaction with the quality of the students provided. They also requested for increase in number of trainees and desired that BCIL should make efforts to provide as many trainees as requested by them so that they can plan better. Following time schedule would also be more convenient for the companies. They were happy with the performance of trainees as they were hardworking, sincere, willing to learn and quick learners.

BITP is an important programme to produce industry ready manpower and should be continued with increase in number of trainees, increase in stipend and increase in duration of training period. Online systems have made it time saving, user friendly, paperless communication system, simplest on-line reporting formats makes the process more result oriented.

Contact Person Dr. Sumesh Pillai Global Head- Talent Acquistion Biological E. Limited Road no-35, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500033, Telangana, Mob: 9652935526, Email: naveenkumar.linga@biologicale.co.in

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Bioserve Biotechnologies www.bioserveindia.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities BioServe-India is the first company to provide DNA synthesis, DNA sequencing, and related services in India. Company offers a full suite of molecular services and research tools to accelerate breakthroughs in genetics, drug discovery, biomarker research, and molecular diagnostics.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 500

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 26

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

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2013-14

04 04 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Trainees getting trained in Oligosynthesis laboratory

Trainee getting trained in Oligosynthesis laboratory

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CRO facility

Quality control facility

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. G. Ramya Team Leader Molecular Biology

Ms. Anantha Chandra Deepthi Cloning and expression studies of siderophore protein

Dr. B. ChandaSekhar Scientist R&D Molecular Biology

Ms. P Kalyani

Food pathogen detection using multiplex PCR Mr. Sri Ramaraju Guvvala

Cloning and expression studies of siderophore protein Ms. Tangallapalli Amala

Mitochondrial DNA isolation and genome mapping of ridge gourd

Feedback Company: We are contributing to training of industry ready manpower and have been involved with biotech industrial training programme since 2008. We have found this programme to be very useful to fresh candidates with biotechnology degree as it provides them necessary industrial exposure and imparts practical skills alongwith communication and networking skills. Students selected through BCIL have been found to be knowledgeable, skilled and having sound knowldege of the subject. We have found them to meet our expectations and good team players.

We are totally satisfied with smooth implementation of the programme including selection of candidates, placement in companies, timely release of funds and monitoring through online feedback system for students and supervisors.

We wish to contribute to create pool of talented industry worthy manpower by our association with the programme.

Contact Person

Dr. Ramya Gadicherla Scientist

Ms. M. Rajyasri Administrative Manager

Bioserve Biotechnologies A CGI Company, 3-1-135/1A, CNR Complex, Mallapur, Hyderabad-500076, Telangana, Tel: 040-27178178, Mob: 9866504291;09951330305, Email: ramya.gadicherla@cgix.com; rajyasri.modali@cgix.com 81 Mapping BITP Landscape

We partner with some of the top 25 Biopharmaceutical companies for their manpower training requirements

“Perfectly trained for the Industry” - Biotech HR Head

Providing practical, intensive hands on training to enrich technical & operational skills.

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BiOZEEN Training spans the entire drug manufacturing life-cycle and empowers a candidate in the areas of Upstream Processing, Downstream Processing , Bioprocess Engineering, Utility Management and Regulatory compliances specific to the Biopharmaceutical & Biologics production industry.  Hands on practical courses in BiOZEEN’s Bio – Pilot Laboratory to provide candidates with the practical skills & experience required by industry.  Instructors with extensive experience in training the biopharmaceutical industry  A strong track record of BiOZEEN candidates obtaining employment in the pharma/ biopharma sector  Holistic modules incorporated with latest technological advances and taught by industry experts

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CavinKare Private Limited www.cavinkare.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Area of activities The company offers quality personal care, hair care, skin care, hair colours and professional cosmetic care products and food products including snacks, dairy and beverages. Core capability is development of innovative products in personal care, food, dairy and beverage segments as well as carrying out applied research both for understanding relevant biological processes and developing breakthrough technologies.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,16,389

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 1400

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Bioservices

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech Biotechnology

Year of establishment 1983

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Dr. K. Kavitha Executive Scientist Food and Personal Care Products

Ms. Kalluri Vasavi Implications of cosmetic treatment on hair-a biochemical and molecular analysis

Dr. (Mrs) M.S. Lakshmi Madhavi Senior Expert Scientist Mammalian Cell Culture

Ms. A Shubhashini Physical / Chemical treatment to reduce microbial count in food additives

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial Training Progarammee is a well structured practical industrial programme for graduates/post graduates with Biotechnology as core subject. Research in industry is highly application oriented, where the newly generated knowledge is rigorously validated and quickly put into use in product development or process modification or cost reduction or identification of new alternatives or understanding the mechanism of action. Graduates joining this programme get a real time, first hand experience of application research from their learning in academics. Industry exposure enhances their technical and inter personal skills along with appreciating the importance of time bound research with deliverables, work ethics and team work. This also provides them with an opportunity to work under professional mentors and helps them in building networking in the field. While it is very true that the trainees get benefited by adding immense value to the newly acquired technical and soft skills, thus, increasing the employment prospects by participating in BTIP sponsored programmes, the same is true for the companies offering the training. Companies/ Industries with a prospective employability always gets a opportunity for real time assessment of a candidate’sr technical, application and team building skills/capabilities before absorbing them into the organization, thus reducing the burden of talent acquisition.

Thus, I hope this programme is of mutual benefit for the trainee in getting lucrative employment prospects and for the industry in terms of brining in new, young, energetic and fresh ideas to the work environment . Most of the BTIP/ BCIL sponsored candidates who had undergone training at our R & D were punctual, exercised discipline, displayed enthusiasm and inquisitiveness towards the project assigned and submitted the reports in time. Working with these candidates is an enriching experience.

Contact Person Dr. Meenakshi Narayanan Head - R&D Cavinkare Private Limited 12 Poonamallee Road, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai - 600032, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 044-22251011/12/13, Mob: 9940070692, 9444803157, Email: meenakshi.n@cavinkare.com

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Cellzyme Biotech India Private Limited www.cellzyme.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Vibrant start-up biotech company based in Coimbatore with well-equipped labs for molecular biology and bioprocess engineering.

1. Engineering Strains for Technology Transfer 2. Biosensors Biomimetic Sensors 3. Biotechnology Consultancy 4. Bioprocess Scale-up 5. Contract Research Manufacturing

Year of establishment 2013 Location Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 6

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality control/assurance

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Food Biotech and Bioprocess

Preferred qualification for trainees B. Tech., M.Tech. Biotechnology, B. Tech. Food Technology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. R. Rajkumar Managing Director Bioprocess Engineering, Biosensors, Food Biotechnology, Green Manufacturing

Ms. Madhupreetha T Protein isolates from agricultural sources

Dr. V. Vasu Chief Scientist Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Fermentation

Mr. Patrana Murali Development of recombinant Penicillin-G Amidase Ms. Meenakshee S Mohanraj Development of recombinant alcalase

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency BIRAC-DBT

Project Development of Iron Rich Rice Bran Protein Hydrolysate from the Byproduct of Rice Bran oil Industry

Scheme SPARSH by BIRAC (10/201409/2016)

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 50

BIRAC-DBT

Development of Recombinant Enzymes for Pharmaceutical Industry

Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) by BIRAC

50

Feedback Company: In general the program itself had been conceptualized and implemented properly by DBT and BCIL. Right from the trainee selection to fund disbursal, the process is simple and transparent. The candidates in general who had been trained in our organization are good. We had offered jobs for all three of them last year. One had accepted the offer. Second trainee had not joined due to medical related issues and third one left for UK. This program is greatly helping us recruit some of the best biotech talents in India. We are looking forward to work with BCIL and help to address the biotech skill gap existing in India.

We need to develop mechanism to select trainees who are committed to take up career in biotech companies. In our experience, several trainees join because they may not have any other option at that time. Thus, lot of energy, effort and time spent by companies in training and Government money goes waste. It also blocks opportunity for some other candidates.

Although our association with BITP is only two years and our experience is limited to few trainees, we have found this programme to be very focused and innovative. Implementation of this programme is very user friendly, disbursements are quick, monitoring processes have been well worked out.We would like to be part of this programme in future also.

Contact Person Dr. R. Rajkumar Managing Director Cellzyme Biotech India Private Limited 24-A Cooperative Colony, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore-641301, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 422 242 2669, Mob: 9629979980, Email: rajkumar77@gmail.com

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Century Pharmaceuticals Limited www.centurypharma.com Nature of company Limited Company Year of establishment 1982 Location Vadodara, Gujarat Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 650

Area of activities The company has been supplying active pharmaceutical ingredients to the global pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad. The Biotech drug discovery R&D team of Century Pharma, jointly with an Israeli partner developed recombinant fusion protein for treatment and cure of asthma and mastocytosis.

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 60

Main areas of training Production ,Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing, Quality Control/Assurance, Marketing / Sales

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics

Sub- Sector Biopharma & Clinical Research BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Ramaswamy Velmurugan Senior Scientist

Ms. Rahi Sameer Amin Characterization of stem cells Mr. Dileep Rajak In vitro anticancer screening of molecules

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency DBT-BIRAC

Project Apoptosis Inducing Human Origin FcÎľ based Chimeric Proteins For Targeted Elimination Of Mast Cells And Basophils: A New Approach For Allergy And Asthma Treatment

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 45

Feedback Company Company: We have been involved with biotech industrial training programme for last few years and have found this programme to be beneficial for trainees as well as trainer companies. Trainees get the desired industrial exposure and opportunity to upgrade their practical skills. They learn advanced techniques and use of high end instruments.

They are able to apply their theoretical knowledge in projects operational in the companies. Companies also get an opportunity to contribute towards shaping future of young minds towards taking up careers in industry. They also observe performance of trainees and can select suitable candidates for appropriate jobs.

Most of the trainees are very serious on their training but lacking industrial scope approach and systems. Learnt many techniques and had great exposure. It is a very good scheme for biotechnology students. Most of them are girl students from various states like Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Most of the students are interested to get placements after training.Placement of students especially girls in nearby locations to their residence would solve practical difficulties faced by them in relocating to a new city. Moreover, stipend is insufficient to sustain independently. Our experience with trainees is good and we have offered jobs to a few trainees. We would like to continue this association on a long term basis.

Contact Person Dr. Ramaswamy Velmurugan Senior Scientist Century Pharmaceuticals Limited 103-106, GIDC, Halol (Near Safari chowkdi Panchmahadli st),Vadodara-389350, Gujarat, Tel: 267-6223220, Email: velumurugan@centurybiotech.co.in

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Chimera Gentec Private Limited www.chimeragentec.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Chimera Gentec provides biotechnology consultancy services to firms and institutions requiring assistance in the fields of making business plans and strategies, designing and establishment of manufacturing units on a turnkey basis, development & manufacturing of vaccines & biologicals, trouble shooting, development of analytical technologies and diagnostic kits, registration and marketing of products from vaccines/biopharma manufacturers to large institutional buyers/ distributors. Chimera offers a wide range of services right from developmental stage to the execution of project, which include conceptualization, planning, technology, designing of the biotechnology facility, efficient process development, benchmarking, manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 62 Number of employees 18

Year of association with BITP 2013

Sector Bio-services

Sub- Sector Contract Research

Main areas of training R&D Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

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Dr. Seema Chaudhary Scientist Molecular Biology

Ms. Mansha Tiwari Development of tetanus vaccine on meat and blood free media

Mr. Paramdeep Singh Head of Department (Vaccine R&D) Fermentation and Microbial Technology

Ms. Megha Singh Factors affecting root organogenesis from in vitro raised shoots of Lens culinaris

Dr. Anil Kumar Chawla Chairman

Ms. Akansha Mehra To enhance the stability of tetanus toxoid vaccine by addition of various stabilizers and excipients

Mr. Ram Pravesh Yadav Sensitivity of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) plant regeneration influenced by the selective agent, plant tissue and cultivar

Feedback Company: We have started taking BITP trainees since last three years and have found this programme to be one of its kind as it helps both trainees and trainers. Fresh biotechnology students get industrial exposure for six months duration. This helps them in clearing their doubts about making correct career decisions as first hand information about industry environment, work culture, nature of work, time targets, expectations and requirements as well as opportunities for career growth is very useful to them. Companies also use this opportunity to observe the performance of trainees and select appropriate trainees for suitable placements.

All trainees worked constructively and cooperatively, showed inclination to develop skills and achieve a balance between maintaining their professional autonomy and identity while respecting the value of team. Trainees could always be counted on to work without complaint. They were enthusiastic, energetic and displayed positive behaviour.

Additionally, they always took good care of equipment and offered ideas to solve problems based on good information.

We have observed that BCIL has provided very few trainees and is unable to meet our demand. Mechanism for allotment of trainees as per demand from companies needs to be worked out, so that companies can plan properly for involvement of trainees in in-house projects.

We are satisfied with timely release of stipend for trainees and our bench fee. Monthly online feedback by students and supervisors has strengthened accountability.We wish to continue our association with the programme.

Contact Person Dr P. Cheena Chawla Managing Director Chimera Gentec Private Limited Plot No 34, Knowledge Park -1 , Greater Noida-201310, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 0120-232 6042, Mob: 9818921035, Email: pcheena@gmail.com

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Clonz Biotech Private Limited www.clonzbio.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Area of activities Clonz is a biopharmaceutical firm focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of human therapeutics like biosimilar monoclonal antibodies (MAbs).With the proprietary DNA vectors in-licensed from a Swiss company, Clonz has developed an in-house process for manufacturing products on Chinese Hamster Overy (CHO) based mammalian platform using recombinant DNA technology.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Year of association with BITP 2010

Year of establishment 2009

Main areas of training R&D, Production

Number of employees 18

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc.Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Biopharmaceutical

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Dr. Karra Sreenivasu Head- R&D Molecular Biology

Ms. Boosani Kiranmai

Expression and purification of CBPL009 antibody fragment Fab (V2)

Feedback Company: We have started contributing to training of industry ready manpower in biotechnology by participating in biotechnology industrial training programme since 2010. We have noted that this programme is extremely useful to the freshers coming out of our universities as it helps them in finding placement in biotech companies for six months duration. During this training period, students are involved in in-house projects under the supervision of our faculty and get the much desired practical skills. They learn sophisticated techniques and use of high end instruments. First hand information about prevailing work culture in industries, their expectations and requirements, opportunities for career growth helps them in arriving at correct career choices. Companies also select suitable trainees as their employees.

We were happy with the selection process as the trainees were knowledgeable, sincere, hardworking and quick to adjust. Trainees were paid their stipend on time and bench fee was also provided to cover training cost towards consumables. Online feedback system had to be complied as release of next instalment was subject to providing the feedback. This improved accountability considerably. We retained several trainees on our company rolls.We involved trainees in in-house projects on monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and recombinant DNA vaccines.We are very glad to be part of this important programme and contribute to pool of industry ready manpower. We wish to compliment DBT and BCIL for this initiatives.

Contact Person

Dr. Muralidhar Reddy Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Sreenivasu Karra Director R&D

Clonz Biotech Private Limited Plot No l5A., BITC- Alexandria lnnovation Center, Genome Vallev, Turkapalli, Shamirpet mandal, Hyderabad-500078, Telangana, Tel: 4023480150, Mob: 9177700825, Email: coo@clonzbio.com Mapping BITP Landscape 94

Codon Biotech Private Limited www.codonbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Codon Biotech is involved in research, training and manufacturing. Through cutting edge research, the organization addresses challenges and issues of biotechnology in agriculture biotech sector, environmental biotech sector, industrial biotech sector and biotechnological kits & aromatic oil manufacturing sector.

Year of establishment 2007 Location Noida, Uttar Pradesh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 50 Number of employees 10

Year of association with BITP 2010 Main areas of training R&D Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology & M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Contract Research Organization BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. O. P. Lal Director Training and Extension Agricultural Biotechnology

Mr. Ankit Narula Bio-electricity production from living plants by constructing Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Ms. Deeksha

Isolation and characterization of anaerobic thermophiles and their importance in biofuel production Ms. Geetu Singh Optimisation of immunoglobulins purification techniques

Dr. Tripti Bhatnagar Director Training and Manufacturing Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology

Ms. Komal Tripathi Development of effective microbial technology for dairy effluent treatment Mr. Manish Gaur

Study of CO2 sequestration by chemoautotrophs Ms. Mansee Upadahyay Studies on Aloe vera and Callistemon for the anti-ageing properties

Dr. A. K. Bhatnagar Director R&D Biofuels

Ms. Naincy Rai Biofuel production from paper pulp waste Ms. Nitika Keshari

Qualitative analysis of different packaged and processed milk products available in the market Ms. Pooja Dev Conversion of lignocellulosic waste into riboflavin by fungi

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Chief Scientific Officer Proteomics and Immunology

Ms. Priya Gupta Isolation, characterization and optimization of Riboflavin producing bacteria Mr. Ram Ji Gupta

Studies on immunoglobulins characterization from human serum and its purification Ms. Sakshi Chhabra Studies of Bioethanol production from agricultural and household waste

Mr. Shashank Awasthi Senior Scientific Officer Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Mr. Sarika Singh GC-MS analysis of extracts from Hibiscus, Rosa sinensis Ms. Shivani Tripathi Studies on antimicrobial activity of Ficus benghalensis leaf and root extract on human pathogenic dermatophytes Ms. Shraddha Gupta Comparative analysis of the antimicrobial activity of Callistemon spp. and Colliandran spp. on human oral pathogen

Mr. Alok Jaiswal Senior Scientific Officer Biofuel and renewable energy sources from microbes

Ms. Shubhi Gupta Studies on bioremediation of pesticide residue in soil using bacterial consortia

Ms. Sarika Srivastava Junior Scientific Officer Bioinformatics

Ms. Srishti Munjal To study the effect of Callistemon spp. and Caliandra spp. on acne causing microbes

Mr. Sourabh Kumar Cost effective purification of immunoglobulin from different sources.

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Ms. Sarika Srivastava Junior Scientific Officer Bioinformatics

Mr. Suneel Kumar Sachan Studies on Myrtaceae family plant extract for their role as antioxidant Ms. Vandana Raghuvanshi Bioremediation studies on river water/effluents using GRAS microorganisms

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency BIRAC

Project Studies on bioconversion of glycerol, a byproduct of Biodiesel industry, into a economically important 1,3 propandiol, its purification and scaling up - Phase I

Scheme SBIRI

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Studies on bioconversion of glycerol, a byproduct of Biodiesel industry, into a economically important 1,3 propandiol, its purification and scaling up - Phase II

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Publications by BITP trainees 1. Bhatnagar, I., Kumar, S., Pandey, F, K., Bhatnagar, T., Microbial degradation of textile industry effluent. 2013, Elixir Appl. Botany, 56 , 13305-13307.

2014, Int. J. Curr. Micro. App. Sc.,Vol 3(12).

2. Kapil, S., Gopinathan, P., Pandey, F, K., Bhatnagar, T., Screening of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Some Weeds and Medicinal Plants Leaf Extracts. 2011, Environment and Ecology, 29, Issue 3A ; 1351-1354.

6. Sanjay Gupta, Shashank Awasthi, Sunjeev Kumar, Tripti Bhatnagar, A study on Probiotic potential of Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and evaluating their effectiveness against enteric and fungal infections. 2014, International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 2(3): 35–41.

3. Gupta, S., Mahato, R., Awasthi, S., Bhatnagar, T., Studies on Mannitol production during Infection of Lycopersicum esculentum with Alternaria alternata. 2014, International Journal of Science and Nature, Vol 5(4), 734-739.

7. Rabindra Mahato, Shashank Awasthi, Sunjeev Kumar and Tripti Bhatnagar, A Comparative Study of Effect of Essential Oil and Alcoholic Extract of Eucalyptus Leaves on Medically Important Bacterial and Fungal Isolates.

2015, Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci, 4(3):504-508.

4. Yadav, S., Gangwar, N., Sharma, S., Bhatnagar, T., Isolation screening and biochemical characterization of Laccase producing bacteria for degradation of lignin.

2014, Int. J. Edu. Sc. Res.,Vol -1 (3) 2348-6457.

8. Bhatnagar, T., Mishra, A., Effect of Marigold flower extract on Human. Dermatophytes. 2015, Accepted In. J. Ad. Life Sc. ( October Issue)

5. Kumar, R., Pandey, S., Kapoor, Awasthi, S., Bhatnagar,

T., Isolation and characterization of endemic strains of Lactobacillus and evaluation of their probiotic activity.

9. Bhatnagar, T., Sanadhya, R., Awasthi, S., Studies on plastic waste bioremediation using indigenous microorganisms. 2015, Accepted In. J. Sc.Res.

Feedback Company: Most of the trainees are sincere and hard working. Training period was utilized to its optimum. Training was designed in most effective way. Learnt a lot of new techniques. Wanted to increase the duration of training to 1 year and provide placement after training. As the stipend of the trainees has been increased to Rs. 10000/-, placement is becoming difficult as most companies provide fresher’s with Rs.8000/- to Rs -12000/- salary. The trainees expect a salary higher than Rs. 12000/-pm, so they do not join.

Contact Person Dr. Tripti Bhatnagar Managing Director Codon Biotech Private Limited C-23, Sector-63, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 120 431 1464, Mob: 9811668417, Email: tripti.codonbt@gmail.com

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Crams Technologies www.cramsindia.com Nature of company Other

Location Faridabad, Haryana

Area of activities Crams Technologies in the business of Contract Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS), for outsourcing of pharmaceutical research. We support pharma industry in the field of synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry, regulatory aspects and IPR for Innovator and Generic companies. Crams Technologies leverages its strengths in analytical chemistry, organic synthesis, process development and regulatory aspects to serve the industry.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 35.4

Year of association with BITP 2011

Number of employees 4

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology and Bio- Process Technology

Year of establishment 2010

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Dr. Ravi Jain Chief Scientific Officer Analytical Chemistry

Ms. Manjeet Kaur In vitro assessment of bioactivityCytotoxicity, apoptotic potential

Feedback Company: BITP is an excellent programme. Trainees were proactive and ready to support, sincere and dedicated to the work assigned.

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Dabur Research Foundation www.daburresearch.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Dabur Research Foundation (DRF) is a Contract Research Organization based in India, which provides integrated research solutions in pre-clinical biology to national and international pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology companies. DRF provides comprehensive range of services for pharmacological, biological and analytical testing of drugs and chemicals in vitro and in vivo. DRF’s work involves therapeutic areas like inflammation, immunomodulation, dermatology, hair biology & diabetes.

Year of establishment 1979 Location Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Year of association with BITP 1995

Number of employees 70

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality control/ Assurance

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology,

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Dr. Ritu Verma Manager Biotechnology

Ms. Kanika Singh

In vitro assessment of bioactivity - Cytotoxicity, apoptotic potential Mr. Shivendra Pratap Singh

In vitro assessment of hepatoprotective effect of Quercitine

Dr. Virendra Kumar Tiwari Sr. Manager Toxicology

Ms. Monika Singh

28 days repeated oral toxicity study of DRF/28D/12 in wistar rats

Dr. Anshumali Awasthi Assistant Director Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ms. Renu Yadav Drug testing on cell line

Ms. Naina Jaiswal

28 days repeated oral toxicity study of DRF/28D/12 in wistar rats

Mr. Sunil Kumar

Basic cell culture techniques Mr. Vinay Kumar Shukla

In vitro techniques for cell culture and maintenance of mammalian cell lines Ms. Vidhi Tiwari

Efficacy of 5% minoxidil on depilation induced hair growth in C57BL6 mouse model

Feedback Company: Highly satisfactory. Training is very useful for training of freshers in sophisticated techniques as well as large scale production. It also gives an opportunity to companies to choose candidates for jobs. We have been associated with this programme for more than two decades and have really benefitted. This gave us an opportunity to train manpower to meet the requirements of industry and we got very good trainees.

Contact Person Dr. Anu T. Singh Associate Director Dabur Research Foundation 22, Site IV, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad-201010, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 0120-3378434, Email: anu.singh@daburresearch.in; singhat@dabur.com

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Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Private Limited www.dsin.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Pvt. Ltd. (DSIN) is working in the field of innovative pharmaceutical Research & Development (R&D) in India. DSIN was established in 2007 as part of the global Daiichi Sankyo Group to develop drugs DSIN focus is on small molecule drug discovery research in the areas of infectious and autoimmune diseases. DSIN is equipped with state of the art laboratories for the design, synthesis and evaluation of new chemical entities for biological activity and drug like characteristics using in vitro and in vivo experimental set ups.

Year of establishment 2010 Location Gurgaon, Haryana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 11,482,000

Year of association with BITP 1997 (Ranbaxy)

Number of employees 200

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug discovery BITP Trainees required,

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Dr. Tarun Mathur

Mr. Deep Kumar Pandey

Dr. Smita Singhal

Ms. Enakshi Maini

Dr. Smita Dube

Ms. Himanshi

Dr. Pragya Bhateja

Ms. Manjary Vyas In vitro studies of antimicrobial compounds

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Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc Biotechnology and M.VSc Animal Biotechnology

Company: BITP trainees are very hard working and sincere. They are interested in getting placement after training. Expectations of students in terms of nature of work and remuneration offered are very high. They do not want to be associated with routine nature of job and opt for pursuing higher studies as fellowship amount is very high and one gets to upgrade qualification. Companies get an opportunity to evaluate performance of students and can select good trainees as employees.We are happy with monitoring system developed by BCIL through online feedback system to be submitted on monthly basis by trainees and supervisors.

Contact Person Dr. Suman Gupta Assistant Director Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Private Limited Vill Sehroul, Sec 18, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area, Gurgaon-122015, Haryana, Tel: 01242848571, Mob: 9811221312, Email: suman.gupta.mm@dsin.co.in

Devleela Biotechs www.devleelabiotechs.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Devleela Biotechs is a research, development and consulting organization known for its excellence in the field of virus diagnosis for various plant associated diseases comprising both the tissue culture as well as the molecular aspects focusing on tissue culture raised banana plants.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Year of involvement with BITP 2011

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 277

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 80

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Bio-agriculture

Sub- Sector Plant Tissue culture BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2011-12

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Dr. Pushpa Agrawal Principal Scientist Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering

Mr. Shashikant Shingdilwar Ethanol production from molasses using a novel strain of Yeast

Dr. Malti Research Scientist Plant Tissue culture and Molecular Biology

Ms. Shweta Dinkar In vitro rapid proliferation of Trichosanthes dioica

Mrs. Chaitali Niratker Research Scientist Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

Ms. Minu

Standardisation of tissue culture protocol & Molecular analysis of chironji (Buchanania lanzan) Ms. Sheetal Devtare Biochemical characterization of Dalbergia latifolia and development of its tissue culture protocol

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT, GOI_SBIRI

Project Production of Virus free Garlic through Tissue Culture

Year 2010-2013

Fund(Rs. in lakhs) 24.83

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Singh M., Sonkusale S., Niratker C. and Shukla P. Micropropagation of Shorea robusta:An important woody tree. 2014, Journal of Forest Science, 60, (2): 70–74.

2. Niratker, C., Ch., Singh, P., and Singh, M., Preliminary phytochemical screening of leaf extract of mulberry (Morus indica) from Chhattisgarh. 2014, International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology., Volume 5, Issue 3:1-6.

3. Niratker, C., Ch., Singh, P., and Singh, M., Callus induction and plant regeneration from leaf explants of Spilanthes acmella murr.: An endangered medicinal plant.

2014, Annals of Biological Research, 5 (9):66-71.

4. Niratker, C., Ch., Singh, P., and Singh, M., Effect of different type of media on in vitro regeneration of mulberry (Morus indica): An economically important tree.

2015, Annals of Biological Research, 2015, 6 (1):22-26.

Feedback Company: We had good experience with BITP but the number of trainees provided initially by BCIL was reduced as trainees did not join due to various reasons. The quality of trainees provided was excellent. Take interest in work assigned, had good basic theoritical knowledge, excellent team spirit and competence for job. We would like the number of trainees alloted in coming year to be increased to enable us to plan the training period well. BITP is an excellent programme for fresh graduates as it helps them find placement in leading biotechnology companies for a period of six months and gives them a chance to enhance their practical skills. They get an understanding of industry environment and are also paid stipend by the Government. Companies also contribute to training of industry ready manpower and their expenses are also taken care of. They can also select good trainees and offer them jobs. Thus, this programme is excellent initiative of Department of Biotechnology for skill upgradation of students and creation of industry ready manpower. All the stakeholders are benefitted in this programme. We request Department to extend this platform to more and more companies.

Contact Person Dr. Rajendra Surana Director Devleela Biotechs Guru Nanesh Kripa, Civil lines, Raipur-492001, Chattisgarh, Tel: 7712103818, Fax: 7712539542, Mob: 9009807000, Email: devleela@gmail.com

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DrG Wellness Private Limited www.drgwellness.in Nature of company Private Limited

Location Delhi

Area of activities DrG Wellness Private Limited is the fastest growing wellness company in India engaged in manufacturing and promotion of nutritional food supplements for lifestyle related disorders with a large user base spread across India and globally. Mission is to help the patients suffering from lifestyle disorders like Diabetes/ Arthritis by giving them a new ray of hope to lead a healthy life.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 3,500

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 120

Main areas of training R&D, Production

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Food Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2011

Sub- Sector Nutraceuticals BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Sateesh Kumar Vice President, R&D Molecular Biology, Biopolymers

Ms. Aditi Arya

Nano-formulations of hydrophobic compounds for better availability by encapsulation and complexation methods

Dr. Karthik Shama Loke Manager, R&D Biotech, Biochemistry, Nutraceutics

Ms. Anamika

Utilization of extracted protein and carbohydrate from plant and waste material for production of cost effective media for microbial growth

Ms. Debanjana Dutta Assistant Manager, R&D Biotech, Biopolymers, Nutraceutics Mr. Sunil Kumar Chauhan Assistant Manager, R&D Nanotech, Instrumentation

Ms. Jyoti Naithani Microencapsulation of probiotics Ms. Nusaiba Khalid

Processing of Quinoa seeds Ms. Shilpi Gupta

Nanotization of Curcumin polyphenol using nanoprecipitation method for better bioavailability Ms. Yuvika Rajrana Extraction of compositional analysis of Salvia hispanica mucilage for commercial applications Ms. Pragya Namdev Formulation and evaluation of herbal hair oil for hair regrowth

Feedback Company: An excellent program for upcoming talent. BITP helps industries to identify raw talent. BITP is specially useful for trainees willing to take up jobs in industry and those who are not willing to pursue higher studies.It plays a major role in providing practical training to such students and enhance their employability, making them readily acceptable by industry.

Contact Person Dr. Sateesh Kumar Vice President, R&D DrG Wellness Private Limited 100/28, Surajmal market, Razapur, Rohini, Sector-9, Delhi, Tel: 011-41774177, Mob: 8130194663, Email: dsk@drgwellness.in

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DSM India Private Limited www.dsm.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities DSM is global MNC operative in different verticals of Life Sciences and Material Science. The major activities include R&D Production, marketing ingredients for human healthcare, animal nutrition and products for human food, nutrition and personal care.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Pune, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2013

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 80,000

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 200

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Biopharmaceuticals

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Dr. Santosh Vyas R&D Manager

Ms. Sherigar Dharini Annayya Production of biogas from vegetable waste Mr. Sadashiv Pandurang Kharate Studies and production of biomethane from sugar industry waste stream Ms. Priti Prabhakar Yewale Studies on biogas production from agricultural residues Ms. Borkar Pranita Hemant Studies on production of Rice Bran protein isolates for human food application

Feedback Company: We had a fruitful experience with BITP. Quality of Students was excellent. Trainees were keen to learn new techniques and involved themselves whole heartedly in assigned projects. The programme should be continued as it is very useful for students as well as companies.

Our association with this programme began in 2013 and we have experienced that this programme is mutually beneficial for students as well as companies. Industrial exposure led to improvement of practical skills, communication skills and ability to work in teams. Students understood expectations and specific requirements of companies. This added new facets to their personality and they became capable of handling independent research projects.

We are satisfied with timely payments and monitoring process by introduction of monthly online feedback. We wish to continue this association and contribute towards this important cause.

Contact Person Dr. Santosh Vyas R&D Manager DSM India Private Limited 401/402 4th floor, NSG IT park, Aundh, Pune- 411007, Maharashtra, Tel: 020-66430871, Mob: 9923190658, Email: santosh.vyas@dsm.com

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DSR Genome Technologies Private Limited www.dsrgt.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Research and Development on Biotechnology, development of DNA diagnostic kits and Biomarkers.

Year of establishment 2011

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Kolkata, West Bengal

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc Biotechnology

Number of employees 3 Sector Healthcare

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Dr. Shrestha Chakraborti Jr. Scientist Advanced Molecular Biology and DNA Sequencing

Ms. Anuradha Das

Development of plant DNA isolation kit

Mr. S. Maiti Scientist Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology and DNA sequencing

Ms. Purbita Roychowdhury Development of bacterial genomic & plasmid DNA isolation kit Mr. Tamal Kumar Das Development of RNA isolation kit

Publications by BITP trainees 1. A Maiti, S., Bhattacharya, M., Chakraborty, S., Dey, S, K., An Epidemiological Retrospective Study of Head Neck Cancer in Kolkata, West Bengal. 2015, International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 3, Issue 3, 615-619.

Feedback Company: Our association with BITP is recent and we have found this training programme to be useful for trainees and companies. The training was highly useful and utilized properly. Trainees feel that BITP training period is very short. It will be better if the duration is extended. The trainees are competent and worked sincerely with full enthusiasm under new product development programme in our R & D section. We have tried our best to provide them state of art training with our instruments so that they are competent to work in any biotech/pharmaceutical/ research laboratories. With limited resource, we have tried our best to absorb the trainees in our company after completion of training period. We are thankful to DBT & BCIL for continuing this programme for industrial training.

We have noted that BCIL is not able to provide us trainees as per our demand. We have offered jobs to a few trainees in our company. We appreciate timely payment of stipend and introduction of bench fee to cover training cost. Online feedback system and submission of completion report has improved documentation considerably. We would like to be associated with this programme.

Contact Person Dr. Shrestha Chakraborti Director DSR Genome Technologies Private Limited AQ 13/1Salt Lake, Sector-V, Kolkata-700064,West Bengal, Tel: 033-65609575, Fax: 033-23341030, Mob: 9851885498, Email: shresthachakraborti@gmail.com

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Eminent Biosciences www.eminentbio.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Provides solutions to core Bioinformatics/Computational Biology by innovative ideas, advanced algorithms to develop top notch software/ Database development for research in Life science and Pharma industry. We have expertise in statistical and bioinformatics analyses of microarray data Clinical/Epidemiological/Computational Genomics data, Next Generation Sequencing Data analysis etc. Apart from R&D we also provide industry driven training and projects for research students in academia for preparing research oriented projects.

Year of establishment 2008 Location Indore, Madhya Pradesh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 15

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 14

Main areas of training Bioinformatics

Sector Bioinformatics

Sub- Sector -

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology

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Dr. Anuraj Nayarisseri Director and Principal Scientist Bioinformatics

Mr. Ish Jain

Identification of inhibitory potential of established VEGFR inhibitors in the suppression of metastatic angiogenesis through in silico approaches Ms. Komal Nagwanshi Molecular docking studies to identify high affinity established inhibitors targeting B-RAF Ms. Vaidehi Mukadam

Computational studies in identification of high efficacy compounds as potential therapeutics targeting Human DHFR enzyme

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Kelotra, S., Kelotra, A. I. Jain Bandaru, S. Nayarisseri, A. Bidwai A. 2014. An in silico appraisal to identify high affinity anti-apoptotic synthetic tetrapeptide inhibitors targeting the mammalian caspase 3 enzyme. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 20141523:10137-42.Pubmed ID: 25556438.

2. Kelotra A Gokhale SM Kelotra S Vaidehi Mukadam Nagwanshi K Bandaru S Nayarisseri A Bidwai A. 2014.

Alkyloxy carbonyl modified hexapeptides as high affinity compounds for Wnt5A protein in the treatment of psoriasis.

Bioinformation.1012:743-749.

3. Ankit Kelotra, Sadashiv M Gokhale, Seema Kelotra, Vaidehi Mukadam, Komal Nagwanshi, Srinivas Bandaru,

Anuraj Nayarisseri, Anil Bidwai, 2014, Alkyloxy carbonyl modified hexapeptides as high affinity compounds for Wnt5A protein in the treatment of psoriasis. Bioinformation.10&12. 739-745.

Feedback

Company: We consider it as our achievement to train BCIL selected young minds and consider it as great opportunity to train students for making them industry – eligible candidates! The previous BCIL students, we have trained have now been placed. Some are within our lab itself and some are with our clients. Some of the BCIL students we trained have also been placed abroad for their skills in biotechnology. Thanks to BCIL for making students drive the industries worldwide. BCIL has always been lucrative in teaching students with industry oriented programs, which we consider a par excellent step than teaching them theoretical aspects of science which hardly have any application in industries. The training and excellence of skills that BCIL provide is reflected from the feedback from the biotech firms which often intend to select those young minds. We duly acknowledge the innovative approach BCIL has taken, in restructuring the career of the students, placing them aboard in right professional path. We feel privileged to be associated with this initiative of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for training fresh graduates in industries to familiarise them with industry environment, expectations as well as trouble shooting. Industries are also contributing by extending their facilities and expertise to train the students by involving them in real life problems and projects. We were extremely happy with selection process adopted by BCIL as well as timely disbursement of stipend and bench fee. We compliment the department for taking this proactive step of encouraging industries to participate in manpower development. All the very best to BCIL for your endeavors that you have always put in to develop knowledge India!!!

Contact Person Dr. Anuraj Nayarisseri Director Eminent Biosciences EH-81/B Scheme NO: 54, Vijaynagar, Indore-452010, Madhya Pradesh Tel: 7314236662, Mob: 9752295342, Email: anuraj@eminentbio.com Mapping BITP Landscape 116

Enzene Biosciences Limited www.enzene.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Area of activities Enzene Biosciences Ltd., a subsidiary of Alkem Laboratories Limited, is uniquely poised to lead the new wave of global biosimilars development. It can draw from a robust infrastructure network, favorable regulations regime, and a trained talent pool to support biosimilar development, drug discovery and manufacturing initiatives. Enzene taps these opportunities to produce quality and cost effective biologics for varied markets.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 638

Year of association with BITP 2008

Number of employees 38

Main areas of training R&D, Management

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2006

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Dr. S. Chandrashekaran Managing Director Microbiology and Cell biology

Ms. Dharani Devi T.H Cloning, expression and purification of recombinant protein in Escherichia coli Ms. Muktha Kollegal Arjun Purification of recombinant protein Ms. Sunanda Swain Media and process optimization for production of recombinant protein in Escherichia coli Ms. Sweta Kumari Expression and purity of Recombinant protein gene in Escherichia coli (E.coli)

Ms. Hemalatha. V

Ms. Aparajita Anand Cloning and expression of phytase gene in Pichia pastoris

Mr. Krishnamurthi R

MMs. Megha S Nadiger Characterization of recombinant therapeutic proteins using different methods

Feedback Company: Our association with Biotech Industrial Training Programme dates back to 2008. We have found this programme to be highly useful for fresh students with UG and PG degrees in biotechnology as placement in leading companies provides them the much needed exposure. We involved students in protein purification, process optimization for production of therapeutic proteins. Students learnt sophisticated techniques and used high end instruments.

We had very good students and were able to retain few of them based on their performance in training programme.

We are very happy with the BITP programme and thankful to DBT. We are happy that Department of Biotechnology introduced bench fee to cover cost of training partially. BCIL ensured timely disbursement of student’s stipend and bench fee for companies.

Contact Person Dr. Hatim Motiwala Principal Scientist Enzene Biosciences Limited No. 101 Phase III Peenya Industrial area, Bangalore- 560058, Karnataka, Tel: 080-28392145, Mob: 7815073123, Email: hatim.motiwala@enzene.com

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ExCel Matrix Biological Devices Private Limited www.excellmatrix.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities ExCel Matrix Biological Devices (P) Ltd is developing innovative technologies to facilitate research in 3D Cell Culture for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. These technologies have many applications to research and development, pharmaceutical research and regenerative medicine.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 5

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc., M.Tech. Medical Biotechnology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Animal Biotechnology BITP Trainees required,

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2011-12

Dr Aroop Kumar Dutta MD

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Feedback Company: BITP is the only scheme that helps Tech MSME’s in true sense.

In fact, small and medium enterprises are benefitted the most as they get paid manpower for specified duration and it also gives them an opportunity to contribute in national programme by training manpower to suit industry requirements. The fellowship should be extendable for another term for excellent candidates on strong recommendations by the host MSMEs. This will help both the trainer & the trainees as the trainees get to understand industry expectations and also the difficulties faced by the start up companies.

Some of the trainees can also be motivated to start their own enterprises.

Contact Person Dr. Ranjna Dutta Director-R&D ExCel Matrix Biological Devices Private Limited 12-5-149/16-2, Vijayapuri, Hyderabad-500017, Telangana, Tel: 27007288, Mob: 9490924985, Email: ecmbd@yahoo.com

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Partners for Prosperity

15/3A, Noojibail Nursery, Ganakallu, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Road, Srinivasapura, Bangalore - 560 060.

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G7 Synergon Private Limited www.g7synergon.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities G7 SYNERGON is an integrated Biopharmaceutical service provider, offering drug discovery research, clinical and consulting solutions to the global pharmaceutical, healthcare and biotech industry. Our Research vertical provides services which adequately meet client requirements in the spheres of development of novel small molecules (Target identification, validation and Lead optimization) and isolated bioactive compounds for various therapeutic areas like Tuberculosis, Antifungal, Antiviral, Oncology, Metabolic disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, pain and inflammation, etc.

Year of establishment 2008 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 200

Year of association with BITP 2011

Number of employees 26

Main areas of training R&D, Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug discovery

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc., B. Tech., M.Tech Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

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2011-12

DR. H.V. Girish Research Scientist- I Cell Culture

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Ms. Sudipa Bhadra Enumeration of Absolute Live CD34 cells using Flow Cytometry Technology

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1. Mamatha, J.,Sudipa Bhadra, Mahesh, M., Production of streptomycin from Streptomyces griseus under solid state fermentation its production enhancement by mutation and analysis by HPLC. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences., 2014, 3, 907-922.

Feedback Company: The trainee was capable of independent research and very good at handling the instruments and maintaining proper log books. BITP is beneficial programmes for trainees and companies both as trainees get to know working conditions in industry environment, learn sophisticated techniques and companies can employ sincere, committed, capable trainees on completion of training.

Contact Person Dr. H. V. Girish Research Scientist- I G7 Synergon Private Limited 537, 5th Main, 9th Cross, Tatanagara, Bangalore- 560092, Karnataka, Tel: 080-22172700, Mob: 9740588311, Email:girish.hv@g7synergon.in

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Gangagen Biotechnologies Private Limited www.gangagen.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Gangagen, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development of proprietary products for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections, resistant to antibiotics, through the application of contemporary molecular and clinical sciences.

Year of establishment 2001 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 40

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector -

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Mr. Ravisha C. Associate Scientist In-vivo studies

Ms. Lakshmi N S Purification of recombinant proteins

Mr. Nirmal Kumar G. P. Downstream Development

Ms. Nithya CM Development of surgical excision wound model with bacterial infection in rats Mr. Vishal.K.S Development of surgical excision wound model with bacterial infection in wistar rats

Feedback Company: Our association with Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme began in 2009. We have found this programme to be highly beneficial for the fresh graduate and post graduate students passing out with biotechnology degrees from our universities and their affiliated colleges. Students willing to take up career in biotechnology industry find it very difficult to gain entry in companies. This programme facilitates their placement in leading companies for six months duration. During this period, trainees get a flavour of industry work culture, expectations and their requirements. Opportunities about career growth and details such as nature of work help them in making correct career decisions. At the same time, companies also get to choose their prospective employees.

We are happy with the selection process as the trainees provided to us had good knowledge of subject. We involved them in in-house projects under the supervision of our faculty mainly in R&D group. Students got exposure to performing experiments independently, learnt advanced techniques and use of instruments. Trainees got exposure to biosafety requirements and up-scaling of laboratory scale experiments.

The candidates showed keen interest and good learning aptitude in the work assigned to them. They were able to efficiently participate in literature search pertaining to the project and carry out the work systematically. The overall performance of the candidates was satisfactory during the training period. We have offered job to all the candidates who completed BITP training at Gangagen.

We felt that procedures and processes adopted for implementation of the programme are user friendly. Grants are released on time. Bench fee helps the companies as it partially covers training cost towards consumables. Online feedback system by trainees and supervisors helps us to understand each other’s expectations and resolve difficulties, if any.

We are proud to be associated with this programme to cater to the needs of biotech industry in the country and would like to be involved in future also.

Contact Person Dr. Jagadeesh Bhat Senior Scientific Manager Gangagen Biotechnologies Private Limited #12, 5th Cross, Raghavendra Layout, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore- 560022, Karnataka, Tel: 804 062 1300, Mob: 09886546990, Fax: 804 062 1329, Email: bjagadeesh@gangagen.com

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GCC Biotech India Private Limited www.gccbiotech.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Provide services in areas of Next Generation Sequencing, Genotyping for biodiversity and population analysis, Bio-informatics solutions, Oligo synthesis, Molecular biology services, Custom recombinant protein synthesis and purification, Custom method development and/or kit development, Custom Organic synthesis.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Kolkata, West Bengal

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 418

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 60

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

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Dr. Sujan Chaudhuri Senior Research Scientist and Head R &D Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Mr. Vishma Pratap Sur Identification of bacteria by 16s rDNA sequencing.

Ms. Juhi Chakraborty

Method development for the next generation sequencing of microsatellite repeats Mr. Abhinav Singh Maintenance of cell lines, RNA isolation, cDNA preparation and isolation of total protein Ms. Chhandita Choudhury

Molecular cloning of histone h2b gene for its protein expression and purification Ms. Sangam Rajak Cloning of human genes and its expression and purification Ms. Sayani Mazumder

Development of DNA ladder Ms. Pooja Prasad Cloning of viral and bacterial gene and study of over-expressed recombinant protein.

Ms. Sampurna Biswas Purification of over-expressed RNaseI in E.coli host system and characterization of its activity Ms. Debapriya Mishra Purification of ADH (Alcohol dehydrogenase) protein and introduction into the existing protein marker

Feedback Company: All trainees were very hard-working, active, intelligent and co-operative. This is a very good program with reference to company’s recruitment process to access suitable people for future employment opportunity. BITP is very popular with students as for jobs in industries, experience is a must. BITP provides them with an opportunity to work in industry and gain practical experience in real projects operational in industry. They also learn techniques, use of sophisticated equipments, upscaling as well as trouble shooting. They understand documentation, importance of following standard operating procedures, trouble shooting. They imbibe personality traits such as discipline, team work, meeting time targets, communication skills, etc. Industry also stand to gain as they get trained manpower with out any cost, fresh ideas and can also judge them for future employment. We appreciate this initiative taken

by Department of Biotechnology for creating industry ready manpower and compliment Biotech Consortium India Limited for smooth implementation.

Biotech Industrial Training Programme is perhaps the only programme of its kind which is running for a long time with support from Government. Students get their stipend on time and bench fee is also given to the companies to compensate for cost of training. Submission of completion report helps trainees in compiling and analysing their research results. We wish to be involved in this programme in future also.

Contact Person Mr. Raja Majumdar Managing Director GCC Biotech India Private Limited Patharberia Road, Vill- Joychandipur, P.O.- Bakrahat, PS-Bishnupur, Dist.-24 PGS(S), Kolkata-743377, West Bengal, Tel: 033-24951044/0004, Email: info@geobiotech.com

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Genotypic Technology www.genotypic.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Genotypic Technology is the first Genomics service provider in India providing Microarray, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Bioinformatics services and solutions to domestic/ international pharma, biotech companies and academia.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2004

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,554

Main areas of training R&D, Bioinformatics, Production

Number of employees 85

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, B.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. (Molecular & Human Genetics)

Sector Bioinformatics Sub- Sector -

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Chellappa Gopalakrishnan Group Leader Genome informatics, NGS Analysis

Ms. Bhagyeshwari D Chalageri 16S rRNA metagenomics and next generation sequencing

Mr. Bipin Chand Scientist & Group Leader Microarray Analysis Dr. Harish Rotti Associate Principal Scientist Molecular Biology Dr. Deepti Saini Principal Scientist R & D Molecular Biology Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme NIH

Project Transcriptional Analysis of the Guinea Pig model of Tuberculosis

Year 2012

DBT

Biomarker discovery and validation of blood immune response following hiv-tb co-infection

2013

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Development of next generation sequencing based assay for mutation detection and carrier status identification in duchenne and becker muscular dystrophy

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Publications by BITP trainees 1. Ramasamy S., Annadurai, Vasanthan Jayakumar, Raja C., Mugasimangalam Mohan A,V,S,K., Katta Sanchita Anand, Sreeja Gopinathan, Santosh Prasad Sarma, Sunjay Jude Fernandes, Nandita Mullapudi, S Murugesan and Sudha Narayana Rao., Next generation sequencing and de novo transcriptome analysis of Costus pictus D. Don, a non-model plant with potent anti-diabetic properties., BMC Genomics, 2012, 13:663.

Feedback Company: BITP is an excellent program that enables students to acquire the much needed industry specific skills.

All trainees were found to be of reasonably good calibre with noticeable interest to acquire new knowledge and practical skills. It is observed that the trainees have limited grasp over designing and planning of projects. However, they make up for their limitations through enthusiastic participation and commitment in understanding the project and timely delivery of outcomes. Companies including Genotypic, invest valuable time of the senior scientists, infrastructure and other limited resources. Thus, a higher bench fees could help the industry to further improve the program. Since, the skill sets required by the industry is very much domain specific, it is desirable that industry scientists be involved in the selection process and help choose best candidates for their needs. In the last batch, three out of five trainees (including BITP) were given placements at Genotypic. In this regard, we thank DBT and BCIL for the program that has helped us get trained manpower. We cherish our association with the programme and would request DBT and BCIL to continue this programme with enhanced vigour. We assure our continued support for future.

Contact Person Dr. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy Research Director Genotypic Technology Private Limited #2/13, Balaji Complex, 80 Ft Road, Poojari Layout,R.M.V Second Stage, Bangalore-560094, Karnataka, Tel: 080-40538200, Email: Venkatesh.k@genotypic.co.in

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Green Gold Seeds Private Limited www.greengoldseeds.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities GGSPL is engaged in development of Genetically Modified crops for pest, insect and herbicide resistance. The main object of the company is to produce and make available, high quality seeds to the farmers at reasonable price. Presently R & D activities are being conducted on more than 24 crops including cotton, cereals, vegetables, oil seeds, pulses and fruit crops. This has enabled us to decorate basket of product portfolio with more than 50 research products.

Year of establishment 2001 Location Aurangabad, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 5,180

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 256

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Sector Bio-Agri Sub- Sector Hybrid Seeds

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

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Dr. Santosh Singh Principal Scientist Conventional & Molecular Plant Breeding, Genotyping & Phenotyping

Mr. Nikhil Sunil Kharge Standardization of DNA isolation and study of zygosity in BT cotton

Dr. R.J. Thengne Principal Scientist Tissue culture & Molecular Genomics

Ms. Mohini Jitendra Sharma To standardize the protocol for callus induction and plant regeneration in pigeon pea

Dr. Sampat Kalaskr Jr. scientist Molecular Genomics Mr. Nitin Gorde Mr. Nitin Gorde Jr. Scientist Tissue Culture Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme The Queensland University, Australia_ Collaborative research agreement for ARC Linkage Projects

Project Genomic strategies for reducing losses during processing and improving the nutritional value of wheat in human diets.

Year 2012

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 34.40

Feedback Company: Fresh biotechnology students coming out of universities are not acceptable to companies as they do not possess skill sets required by companies. Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme selects students and helps them find placement in industry for six months.

Our association with BITP is recent, our experience is limited to a few trainees. Trainees provided to us had sound theoretical knowledge, were keen to learn and adapt to our requirements. We provided training to students in our molecular biology laboratory comprising of DNA isolation, ELISA, tissue culture techniques such as media preparation, sterilisation, inoculation, subculture etc. This exposure helped students to plan experiments and conduct them under the guidance of our supervisors. They learnt important aspect of economic viability and reducing per plant cost to enhance profitability. We have been able to attract extramural funding under international partnership programme.

We are happy with procedures and processes adopted by BCIL and timely payments of stipend and trainer fee.

Introduction of online monthly feedback by candidates and supervisors has ensured better accountability.

Contact Person

Dr. Vijay B. Choudhari Executive Director

Dr. Santosh Singh Principal Scientist

Green Gold Seeds Private Limited Gut No. 65, Naryanpur Shivar, Waluj, Aurangabad- 431133, Maharashtra, Tel: 02402553682/83, Mob: 8805899999; 9011034071, Email: santosh.singh@greengoldseeds.co.in 131 Mapping BITP Landscape

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Helix BioGenesis Private Limited www.helixbiogenesis.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Helix BioGenesis is a company dedicated to promote excellence and competence in the field of biotechnology and molecular diagnostics.

Currently, Helix BioGenesis undertakes research in the frontier areas of molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, medical biotech and diagnostic services.

Year of establishment 2014 Location Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Year of association with BITP 2011

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 40

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 10

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Medical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology

Sector Contract Research Organization

Sub- Sector BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Ravi Kumar Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics

Mr. Shyam Jee Biochemical and molecular identification & strain improvement for native Bacillus sp.

Dr. Vandana Tiwari Research Consultant Biochemistry

Mr. Raju Ratan Yadav

In vitro regeneration and genetic fidelity analysis of Calliandra sp. using RAPD analysis

Dr. Prem Raj Singh Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Diagnostics

Ms. Km Preeti Pal Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of bacteriocin producing microbes from soil sample and their application in food preservation

Ms. Neelam Bhola Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics Ms. Dimple Sharma Research Scientist Microbiology & Molecular Biology Mr. Ajeet Kumar Research Associate Diagnostics

Mr. Ajeet Singh

Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of bacteriocin producing microbe and their strain improvement using various molecular tools Mr. Mohd Sultan Khan Isolation, identification & characterization of oil degrading microorganisms and cloning of their oil degrading genes in E.coli.

Ms. Tabssum Begam

Isolation and identification of MDR strain isolated from industrial waste using 16S rDNA and studies on their possible control using plant bioactive compound Mr. Navbhar Sharma

Isolation and identification of MDR and analysing the effects of various plant extracts against them

Feedback Company: It has been a pleasure to be associated with BITP trainees during their six month training. Trainees are very much interested in their career. As a part of this course, they were also given hands on training on various biotechnological techniques They showed keen interest in learning intricacies of various tools and techniques related to biotechnology. They have been a tremendous asset to our team, providing a much-needed leadership to their peers through their ability to connect with others, while enjoying their trust and respect.We are extremely privileged to be associated with BITP and contribute towards meeting skilled manpower needs of the biotech industry. This programme is a unique initiative which is beneficial for trainees as well as trainers. This is one of it’s own kind as Government has made provision of stipend for trainees and has also partially covered expenses for training. Normally, companies are expected to provide stipend to interns. Thus, this programme is very attractive and lucrative for trainer companies. We would wish to be associated with this programme and would be happy to contribute in anyway as deemed fit by the Department of Biotechnology. We also wish to record our sincere appreciation for BCIL for smooth implementation of the programme including timely disbursements as well as feedback system for continuous improvement of the programme. We wish all the best to the programme and all candidates for their bright future.

Contact Person Dr. Anshita Nagar CEO & Director-Operations Helix BioGenesis Private Limited D-34, 2nd Floor, Sector-2, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 01204327008, Mob: 9717117289, Email: anshita.helix@gmail.com; admin@helixbiogenesis.com

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Hindustan Bioenergy Limited www.hindustanbioenergy.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Hindustan Bioenergy Limited is a biotechnological driven & professionally managed company, engaged in manufacturing & marketing of organic and bio agri inputs like biofertilizers, bio pesticides, organic fertilizers, plant growth promoters, micronutrients, tissue culture plants etc. under PPP mode with Biotech Park, Lucknow, established by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India and Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

Year of establishment 2007 Location Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 370

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 70

Main areas of training Production

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Bio Fertilizers, Bio Pesticides

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr Arun Sharma Vice President

Ms. Ayushi Tripathi Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Garima Shukla Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Neha Shukla Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Shalinee Srivastva Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Shivli Banerjee Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Shweta Kesarwani Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Ms. Princy Chauhan Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana Mr. Sushant Kumar Verma Micropropagation of Grande Naine variety of Banana

Feedback Company: This Industrial training programme imparted to students offers an excellent opportunity to both trainees and trainer for undergoing practical exposure to students and finding trained worker for company. We have been associated with this programme recently and have involved students in in-house project on tissue culture for clonal propagation of banana. Students were trained in media preparation, sterilisation, inoculation and sub culture.

With this exposure, students are equipped to work in any tissue culture company. We have found this programme to be beneficial and would like to be involved in future also.

Contact Person Dr. Arun Sharma Vice President Hindustan Bioenergy Limited Biotech park, Sector-G, Jankipuram, Kursi road, Lucknow- 226021,Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 05224053028, Mob: 09956297860, Email: arunsharmadr@gmail.com

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I&B Seeds Private Limited (Formerly Indus Seeds Pvt. Ltd.) www.indusseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities I&B Seeds Pvt Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and trading of hybrid seeds.

Its products include hybrid tomato, watermelon, black boss, bhendi, beans, cucumber, eggplant, brinjal, marigold, pepper and gourds.

Year of establishment 2004

Year of association with BITP 2009

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,400

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 150 Sector Agriculture Sub- Sector Hybrid seed production

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. M .G. Purushothama Research Director, In-house R&D Metabolic engineering and genetic diversity analysis of medicinal plants, Marker assisted breeding in vegetable and flower crops

Mr. Abhinava J V Validation of blast molecular markers in rice genotypes and bitterness markers in cucumber genotypes

Dr. Sumana Bhat Research Director, Services Molecular plant virology and molecular marker-assisted plant breeding

Ms. Jyothilakshmi.T.R Development and validation of SNP based molecular markers for hybrid purity in chilli genotypes

Ms. Dhanya Radhakrishnan Development of haploids in chilly genotypes

Ms. Sindura K.P. Anther culture studies in tomato Mr. Rohit Dilip Kambale Development of F2 recombinants with shorter sized introgression for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) yellow leaf curl virus resistance gene Ty-2

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme NHBCH

Project Hybrid marigold seed production

Year 2011-12

Fund(Rs. in Lakhs) 4.53

NHBCH

Hybrid cucumber seed production

2011-12

22.05

Feedback Company: BITP is a novel, innovative, unique, well-designed program mainly aimed at training meritorious students coming out of traditional colleges with very little or no practical hands-on experience. The mushrooming of University affiliated colleges with limited lab facilities has resulted in producing graduates who are not readily employable. In this context, industry trained graduates from traditional/engineering colleges form a potential workforce for start-up biotech industries who are most often small to medium scale. Here, BITP has been playing a major role in human resource development in terms of helping these graduates to get adequate hands on experience so that they become employable and also help them get into reputed research institutes to continue their research.

BITP training has provided the trainees a very good learning platform. Post-graduates who had minimal laboratory experience prior to the training, gathered good practical knowledge from the training. It helps the students to not only gain practical experience about sophisticated techniques, use of equipment, it also helps them to understand financial constraints and need to keep economic viability in mind. They learn to document research result, interpret and analyse as well as troubleshoot to take care of any eventuality. At times, after investing so much effort and time by the companies and lot of funds by the Government, trainees do not opt for jobs and leave to pursue higher studies. This is very detrimental for the programme. It should be ensured that candidates willing to take up jobs in industry should only be selected for the programme. Apart from this, the programme is beneficial for trainees as well as companies.

We wish to continue our involvement with this programme and wish it all the success.

Contact Person Mr.Praveen N Noojibail Managing Director I&B Seeds Private Limited “SIA� 15th Main, 30th Cross, BSK 2nd Stage, Bangalore-560070, Karnataka, Tel: 080-28611437, Mob: 9900002669, Email: praveen@iandb.in

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Imgenex India Private Limited www.imgenexindia.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd., is an innovative antibody and reagent developing company, provides full range of custom services including antibody development, recombinant protein production and stable cell line development for the life sciences research institutes and industries.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Year of association with BITP 2013

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 250.61

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 45

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Antibody Production BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Training at ELISA work station

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Prasanta K Maiti Principal Scientist and Head, R&D Immunology, Cancer biology, Cell biology

Ms. Anandini Mahapatra Capturing of Monoclonal Antibody by Cation exchange chromatography

Dr. Ashok Patra Head, Bio-Process Division Molecular Biology, Bio-processing

Ms. Jhilmil Kumari

Development and characterization of Monoclonal Antibody against SOX10 protein

Dr. Jabed Akhtar Scientist Protein Biology

Ms. Poonam Naik Expression and purification of recombinant human transcription factor SOX2 and KLF4 in bacterial expression system

Mr. Gopi Achary Scientist Immunology, Cell biology

Ms. Nupur Gupta

Expression and purification of recombinant human transcription factor Oct4 and c-myc in bacterial expression system

Dr. Itisam Sarangi Scientist Protein purification DMr. Purushottam Ojha Scientist Molecular Biology

Ms. Vandana Kumari Generation of hCD98 monoclonal antibody and characterization of R-PE conjugate hCD98 protein Mr. Abtar Mishra Development of Monoclonal Antibody against E-Cadherin Mr. Amit Kumar Behera Fluorescence emission of cancerous cell line by using some novel compound for diagnosis of cancer

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme

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Study on IronIII(salen) and IronIII(porphyrin) complexes as antitumor metallo-drugs

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Phytochemical analysis and screening of anticancer compound from selected medicinal plants species Nanotechnology based peptide therapy for osteoporosis

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Generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from adult somatic cells using non-genomic protein transduction method

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Development of High Expression Plasmid vectors for Production of Biosimilar Herceptin and Other Recombinant Proteins and Antibodies

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Feedback Company: It has been an excellent program run by DBT through BCIL. It is helpful for both the trainees as well as the trainer company. Trainees are receiving hands on exposure to the world of industrial biotechnology and the processes and the company is making a manpower pool that can be utilized at the need of the hour.

Contact Person Dr. Sujay Singh CEO & MD Imgenex India Private Limited E-5 Infocity P.O.-KIIT, Bhubaneswar-751024, Orissa, Tel: 0674-6544312, Email: info@imgenexindia.com

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Incozen Therapeutics Private Limited www.incozen.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd. offers a comprehensive set of discovery, preclinical and development services/collaboration to support drug candidates from early discovery to IND-enabling toxicological evaluation.

Year of establishment 2008

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D, IPR

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,415

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech Biotechnology and M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Number of employees 35 Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Drug Discovery

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Srikant Viswanadha Vice President Drug Discovery

Ms. Bhamidipati Keerti Gene expression studies in AKT inhibitor resistant cell line A549 Ms. Nallala Jyosthana Viveni Gene expression studies on novel AKT inhibitor resistant cell line NCI-H460

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency BIRAC

Project Discovery and development of potent, selective and novel c- Met kinase inhibitor in cancer

Scheme BIPP

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 43.31

BIRAC

Discovery and development of novel and potent dihydrooratate dehydrogenase inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease

SBIRI

14.5

Feedback Company: BITP provides an opportunity to companies to transform fresh graduates into skilled manpower in order to succeed in this highly competitive world. It ensures that students apply their knowledge acquirred in undergraduate and post graduate courses in problem based exercises in real life industrial projects. Students are able to learn about ethics and accepted saftey practices prevailing in the industry. They are also requirred to take optimal decisions to resolve challeneges and trouble shoot, at the time of need. They acquire inter personal skills and learn to work as a team to be able to deliver as per time targets and production schedule to meet the need of client. They are expected to maintain confidentiality and secrecy. Students are also given exposure about importance of patenting or trademarks and not to publish scientific achievements which have commercial implications before filing the patent.

Change in mind set with emphasis on economic viability of the products is also inculcated. Leadership skills and independent thinking are most sought after traits as companies are not educational insitutions and want their employees to take independent decisions.Students are taught importance of following regulatory procedures and documentation for submission to regulatory agencies. Six months duration is sufficient time for companies to test the trainees whether they suit their specific requirements and can be moulded to fit in our culture. We appreciate DBT and BCIL for doing good job for the eligible freshers to get in the industry by means of BITP. The program provides an opportunity for students aspiring for a career in biotechnology within academia or industry.

Contact Person Mr. Balakishan Rao S Manager- HR & Finance Incozen Therapeutics Private Limited 450, Alexandria KnowledgePark, Phase I, Turkapally, Shameerpet Mandalo, Hyderabad - 500 078,Telagana, Tel: 402 348 0336, Email: satheesh@incozen.com

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Indo American Hybrid Seeds India Private Limited www.indamseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Indo American Hybrid Seeds mainly deals in production and marketing of hybrid seeds in vegetables, flowers, agronomic crops like sunflower, cotton and rice, ornamental plants, Biotechnology products and construction of greenhouses. Research and Development of hybrid seeds of vegetables, field crops, oil seeds, flower seeds, ornamental and landscape plants.

Year of establishment 1965 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 4,500

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Number of employees 200

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Hybrid seed production BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Training in plant tissue culture lLaboratory

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Devaraja Achar Head, Biotechnology Division Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology

Mr. Achuth J Sankar Genotyping of the advanced paddy population using blight and blast specific markers Ms. Megha Prakash Desai Validation of molecular marker linked with resistant loci in Tomato and Chilli

Dr. Jagadish Head, Quality Assurance Seed Technology

Ms. Payal Dilip Holihosur In vitro propagation and mass multiplication of Hibiscus and Bougainvillea Mr. Rohit Suryabhan Ingole Isolation and characterization of pathogenic bacteria and fungi from diseased crops

Mr. Guruprakash Biotechnologist Plant Tissue Culture

Ms. Shwetha Rani.M.S Identification and validation of molecular markers linked to bitterness and gynoecious specific markers in Cucumber and Bitter Gourd

Mrs. Indira Sr. Biotechnologist Plant Tissue Culture

Ms. Smita Rai Molecular characterization of viral diseases in tomato, cotton and Bhendi

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_BIRAC - SBIRI DBT_BIRAC - SBIRI

Project Utilization of marker assisted selection for development of salt tolerant hybrids in rice (Oryza sativa) (Phase- I) Marker assisted gene pyramiding of blast and bacterial blight resistance genes into CMS & maintainer lines of rice (Phase-1)

Year 2011-14 2014-19

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 68.80

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Achar Devaraja A., M., Jakhar Mamta, Jakeer P., and Shetty K., P., V., Study of genetic diversity among Philodendron varieties by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers, Journal of Ornamental Plants, 2014, Volume 4, Number 1: 19-26.

Feedback Company: BCIL trainees completed their project sincerely and they are very hard working in their assigned projects.

Contact Person

Dr. Manmohan Attavar Chairman

Dr. Devaraja Achar Head-Biotechnology Division

Indo American Hybrid Seeds India Private Limited Banashankari Kengeri Link Road, Channasandra, RR nagar Uttara Halli Hobli, Bangalore-560098, Karnataka, Tel: 8028611356, Mob: 9972551810, Email: devaraja.achar@indamseeds.com Mapping BITP Landscape 148

Indovax Private Limited www.indovax.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Indovax Private Limited is a leading manufacturer of biologics in India. The company is in the forefront of development, manufacture and marketing of poultry vaccines. The company has an estimated overall national market share of over 25% and produces over four billion doses of vaccine annually to cater to the needs of the domestic and international markets. This effort is supported by a team of qualified scientists drawn from diverse disciplines such as virology, microbiology, immunology, biotechnology, pathology and epidemiology.

Year of establishment 1986 Location Gurgaon; Hisar, Haryana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 4,354

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 310

Main areas of training Toxicology & Animal Studies, Quality Control/Assurance, R&D

Sector Animal Biotechnology

Sub- Sector Vaccine Production

Preferred qualification for trainees M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Tissue culture vaccines facility

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. H.S Naik General Manager Quality Control& Regulatory Affairs

Ms. Annu Stability study of the New Castle disease live vaccines F Lasota and Mukteshwar (R2B) strain

Dr. S.C Gauba Deputy General Manager Science and Technology

Mr. Ashish Kumar

Study of growth kinetics, inactivation and blending techniques of Salmonella enteritidis

Dr. C.S. Jambaladinni

Ms. Rinku Kumari

To study the inactivation process for ND field isolate by formalin to achieve complete virus inactivation with no adverse effect on Immunogenicity

Feedback Company: BITP is meaningful programme for students as it provides them entry in industry for six months to enhance their practical skills and to understand expectations and requirements of industry.They realise the importance of coordination and networking with different teams and importance of quality control to meet the needs of consumers. They learn sophisticated techniques and use of equipments and understand the importance of economising at each step to bring about affordable products in the market. The companies are able to contribute to training of manpower to meet the specific requirements of the industry and can choose better trainees as their own employees.This initiative of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology has been well received by the students and companies.Although our association with BITP is recent, we have trained students in our poultry vaccine facility and students have been exposed to different techniques as well as biosafety practices to be followed. Students were also informed about safety precautions as well as biosafety regulation of the country. This exposure will facilitate their employment in any vaccine based company in the country. Processes and procedures adopted by BCIL for implementation of the programme are user friendly and simplified. Payments are made on time and completion report preparation helps students in documentation and analysis of work carried out by them. We would like to be involved with this programme.

Contact Person Dr. G. T. Assudani Chief Operating Officer Indovax Private Limited Group Headquarters, Village Khandsa, NH-8, Gurgaon- 122001, Haryana, Tel: 0124492490, Mob: 9686711957, Email: gtassudani@indovax.com

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Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited www.intaspharma.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Intas is a leading, vertically integrated global pharmaceutical formulation development, manufacturing and marketing company. It also has presence in cardiovascular system (CVS), diabetology, gynecology, infertility, respiratory care, gastroenterology, pain management as well as other therapeutic segments.

Year of establishment 2000 Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 5,15,000

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality Control/Assurance

Number of employees 450

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

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Dr. Shilpa Gadgil

Mr. Amichand Saini Downstream processing for purification of recombinant therapeutic protein

Mr. Arpit Jain

Ms. Deepika Pareek Characterization and analytical evaluation of biotherapeutic protein to understand product stability and product quality Ms. Desai Shwetaben Gafurbhai Analysis of Biotherapeutic proteins in Quality Control

Mr. Rishikant Gupta

Mrs. Bhaswati Chatterjee

Ms. Jyotiben Kabhai Bhai Parmar Varius aspects of cell culture techniques and bioassay Ms. Kiran Rohila Various aspects of cell culture & bioassay techniques Ms. Patel Honey Hareshbhai Quality Control testing of Biotherapeutic Proteins

Mr. Ankit Shah

Mr. Rijo Antony Purification of Monoclonal Antibodies Ms. Ruhi Jahan Characterization of Recombinant Proteins

Mr. Vipul Patel

Ms. Shweta

Analysis of Biotherapeutic proteins by RPHPLC Techniques

Mr. Alkesh Ajameri

Mr. Deepak

Quality Control Testing of Biotherapeutic Protein

Feedback Company: Very happy with the kind of quality of students in the program. Students are sincere and hardworking in approach. All of them are eager to learn and willing to contribute in team. Couple of students have become part of organization who came as a trainee. Would like to compliment Department of Biotechnology for conceiving this unique programme and Biotech Consortium India Limited for implementing this programme. Involvement of experts from academia, industry ensures selection of best candidates. Online feedback system has enabled students and companies to be a partner in suggesting specific changes for improvement of the programme. Proactive approach, accessibility and willlingness to accomodate specific suggestions of different stakeholders has enabled this programme to achieve the heights. This is the only programme of its kind where the trainees as well as trainer companies are provided financial support to meet the manpower requirements. Generally, Industries are left to fend for themselves.

We compliment the Department of Biotechnology and Biotech Consortium India Limited for taking this proactive initiative which is so industry friendly. Overall it’s a very good experience working with BITP Program. We wish the programme and all the trainees a great success. We consider it our privilege to be associated with this programme and contribute to a national programme.

Contact Person Mr. Ajit More Assistant Manager- HR Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(Biopharma Division) Plot No. 423/P/A, Sarkhej-Bavla Highway, Village Moraiya, Taluka: Sanand, Ahmedabad-382213, Gujarat, Tel: 2717660100 Ext. 125, Mob: 9925021404, Email: personnel_biotech@intaspharma.com

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Invictus Oncology Private Limited www.indamseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Invictus Oncology is devoted to improving the lives of cancer patients by developing first anti-cancer drug from India and to eventually win the fight against cancer.

Year of establishment 2011

Year of association with BITP 2012

Location Delhi

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Tech. Biotechnology

Number of employees 34

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug discovery BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Nimish Gupta Protein Therapeutics Lead

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Company: BITP is an excellent initiative of the DBT to train fresh graduates and post graduates coming out of our Universities and to make them industry worthy. Placement of students in industry for six months gives a chance to students to understand working environment in industry and to equip themselves to take up jobs in industries. They learn handling skills for state of art equipment, troubleshooting to manage real life situations and problems. Industries also get an opportunity to train the students and to test them for employment in the company. This programme is a useful programme for trainees and trainers and provision of stipend for trainees as well as benchfee for trainer companies makes it very attractive and lucrative option. We wish to thank DBT and BCIL for associating us with this programme and would like to assure them of our help in furthering the goals and objectives of the programme.

Contact Person Dr. Monideepa Roy Director of Research & Development Invictus Oncology Private Limited 465, Patparganj Industrial Area, Delhi-110092, Tel: 01140532833, Mob: 9873742887, Email: mroy@invictusoncology.com

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Invitrogen BioServices India Private Limited www.thermofisher.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Invitrogen cell and molecular biology products range from do-it-yourself reagents and optimized kits to connected instruments, all working together holistically to enable scientists to do what they do best — only better. From TOPO™ Cloning Kits and high-quality SuperScript™ and Platinum™ enzymes, to Dynabeads™ separation technologies and GeneArt™ Gene Synthesis, Invitrogen cell and molecular biology technologies are designed to ensure that the time invested in research is efficient and is rewarded with reliable results.

Year of establishment 2005 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,832

Year of association with BITP 2013

Number of employees 500

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing / Sales

Sector Bioservices Sub- Sector Reagents for Biotechnology

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

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Mr.Abhilash Paravangat

Mr. Arvind Kumar Verma Human identification using STR marker from blood and buccal sample

Dr. Naincy Girdharwal

Ms. Moshami S Shah

Global hazard communication and labelling of chemical products

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Ms. Onkar Gouri Govardhan Process of antibody development

02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Ms. C. A. Divya

Mr. Rajib Shome Chemical compliance and hazard communication

Dr. Rajesh Narasimhamurthy

Ms. Pamitha N. S.

Functional validation of monoclonal antibodies

Feedback Company: The selection of candidates are done through a transparent and fair method which ensures that the companies hire the best and the most appropriate candidate based on their demand. The standard of the candidates were really high and they were highly motivated and interested in learning and career development. BITP is a win-win situation for all.

Ms. Ajita Sundar Ram Kit linking project, GHS label project Contact Person Ms. Sowmya Shresth Human Resource Generalist Invitrogen BioServices India Private Limited First Technology, Place 3 EPIP, Whitefield, Bangalore560066, Karnataka, Tel: 08067745459, Mob: 9611886762, Email: sowmya.shresth@thermofisher.com

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Izene Life Sciences Private Limited

Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Izene Life Sciences Private Limited working on to produce recombinant proteins (human) in bacterial hosts primarily for diagnostics.

Year of establishment 2011

Year of association with BITP 2014

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 8 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Diagnostics BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2014-15

06 06 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Common instrumentation facility

Common Purification facility

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Biosafety cabinet

Fermenter facility

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Syed Ubaid Ahmed Managing Director

Mr. Giri Yasa

Purification of a GST-Tagged recombinant protein IZSP Mr. Harish Tiwari Molecular cloning and expression of GST-IZSP Gene Mr. Hrudaya Chandra Ray Molecular cloning and expression of GST-IZRP2 Gene

Dr. Deepthi Aluri Director

Ms. K. Sathya Srivalli Purification of a GST-Tagged recombinant Protein IZRP1 Ms. Onila Lugun

Molecular cloning and expression of IZRP-1 gene Mr. Srikanth Konde Purification of a GST-Tagged recombinant Protein IZRP2

Feedback Company: Selection of candidates by the panel is definitely appreciable as we get good candidates. It definitely helps the company and the candidates as well. Care is taken to place the trainees in companies in accordance with area of interest of the trainees. The trainees are given comprehensive training and they advance from freshers to professional willing to take up the challenges of real life situations in industry environment. The trainees learn to use sophisticated, high end instruments. Trainees get exposure to industry environment and understand their requirements as well as expectations. The programme is specially useful for small and medium scale enterprises as it provides them paid manpower with an opportunity to assess the performance of trainees for prospective employment.

We can say with confidence that this programme is useful for all stakeholders and is being implemented in a fair and transparent manner. We wish the programme a great success.

Contact Person Mrs. Deepthi Aluri Scientist Izene Life Sciences Private Limited Lab Suite 211B, 450, Alexandria Knowledge Park, Genome Valley, Shameerpet, Turkapally, R.R. District, Hyderabad- 500078, Telangana, Tel: 04023480723, Mob: 9985820123, Email: ahmed.syedubaid@izenelife.com

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Jai Biotech Industries www.jaibiotech.com Nature of company Other

Area of activities Jai Biotech Industries is pioneer for manufacturing & marketing of agricultural, environmental biotech products & instrumentation. Company also undertakes R & D related to biotechnology, establishment of laboratory, bio-control & biofertilizer plants, Hi-tech agriculture services and training & seminars

Year of establishment 2005 Location Nashik, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 250

Main areas of training Bioinformatics

Number of employees 25

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Bio-Process Technology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Contract Manufacturing Organization BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

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Supervisor discussing with trainee

Trainee experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Muktish Chatterji Technical Director

Ms. Mugdha Vishram Mahajan Production of lactase (beta galactosidase) utilizing agricultural waste as substrate.

Dr. Vasudeo Zambare General Manager Primary metabolites as enzymes Manufacturing by fermentation process, Recovery & purification of enzymes, its application, Development and Bio-fuel production

Ms. Kranti Sahebrao Kardekar Commercial production of Pectinase by solid state and submerged fermentation process.

Feedback Company: As trainees sponsored by BCIL/BITP are sent to our company through filter /scrutiny, so, we find all trainees till date are all bit meritorious and keen for learning. We need not teach them or take additional theory classes for basics. We put them on task straightaway and try to make them work in Industry for manufacturing or applied R&D. We try to utilize their skill for product development.

Since 2009, we are conducting training program for BITP students from all over India.They choose different projects from R&D to production and application of product and completed it successfully.We have production managers and technicians to guide the students continuously.

Biotech Consortium India Limited is unable to provide trainees to us as per our demand. We have been given few trainees every year. We request that guidelines should be formulated to allocate trainees and company should be informed accordingly well in advance so that they can plan their work accordingly. We have also retained a few trainees on our rolls.

Biotech Consortium India Limited released stipend for trainees on time. Introduction of bench fee is a welcome step as it partially covers training cost. In the beginning, students are learning, so they waste consumables. Feedback system and completion report submission ensures accountability.We are happy to be associated with the programme.

Contact Person Mr Rajendra J Patil CEO-Managing Director Jai Biotech Industries D-29, MIDC, Satpur, Nashik-422007, Maharashtra, Tel: 0253-2355599,2350959, Mob: 9890046599, Email: jaibiotech@yahoo.co.in

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Jay Research and Biotech India Private Limited www.jaybiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Jay Research and Biotech India Private Limited produce bio-organic products which are used to produce export quality grapes and pomegranates.

The grapes are exported since last 13 years to leading supermarkets in UK and Europe. Development of Microbial formulations: Bio fertilizer, Bio pesticides and Bio Organic products

Year of establishment 2005 Location Pune, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2010

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 147

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 24

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Training in 50 L Fermentor operations

Training in Horizontal steam sterilization

Training in Microscopical analysis

Training in Microbial inoculation laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Harish Khandelawal Scientist Fermentation Technology & Enzymology

Ms. Kabita Sharma Soil microbes for tea garden management: Concerning plant growth promotion, anti-fungal compatibility and insecticidal activity

Dr. Santosh B. Chavan Director (R&D) Microbial Technology and Enzymology

Ms. Anita Rohidas Gaikwad Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranate Mr. Vikas Singh

Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranate Mr. Deorukhakar Hemant Sandesh Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranate Mr. Yellaram Shashidhar Anand Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranate Mr. Atul Maruti Pawar Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranate Ms. Niti Kanhaiyalal Kshirsagar Isolation of anti-fungal, insecticidal and plant growth promoting microbes from rhizosphere of grapevine, sugarcane and pomegranat

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT _Indo Spanish Joint Programme for Technological Cooperation in Biotechnology DBT_Public-Private Partnership Programme

Project Bio-sanitary and Bio-stimulant Products based on the combination of microorganisms and organic stabilized bio-nutrients Development of sustainable pest management strategies based on entamopathogenic fungi and cuticle degrading enzyme complex against mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) on grape in India

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 100.584 22.338

Feedback Company: Excellent initiative by DBT and BCIl. Selection of candidates is very good. Industrial training is very useful to trainees and make them industry ready.

Contact Person Dr. Santosh B. Chavan Director (R&D) Jay Research and Biotech India Private Limited Bafna Group,# 111, World Trade Center, Kharadi, Pune-411014, Maharashtra, Tel: 0204698 4693, Fax: 0204698 4699, Mob: 9921008427, Email: c.santosh@jaybiotech.com

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JK Agri Genetics Limited www.jkseeds.net Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Leading seed company established in 1989. Engaged in research and development, production, processing and marketing of Cotton, Maize, Paddy, Pearl Millet, Sorghum , Sunflower, Castor, Mustard, Wheat, Sorghum, Sudan grass, Fodder beet, Tomato, Okra, Chillies and other vegetable seeds.

Year of establishment 1989 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2001

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 20,700

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 21

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed Production

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Green house view

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. E. Ramachandran Chief Scientist- Biotechnology Plant Genetic Engineering, QC through Molecular marker approach and Molecular breed

Ms. Komal Kumar Sahu Optimization and testing of genetic purity of Bt cotton hybrids through molecular marker and ELISA Ms. Dhanya C S Maize transformation

Mr. Mithun Chakraborty Scientist (Plant Transformation) Plant Genetic engineering & Molecular breeding

Ms. Harika Reddy A Screening and validation of TYLCV resistant marker in tomato Ms. A Shalini

Screening and validation of anthracnose resistant marker in chilli

Dr. Debashish Rana

Ms. Anusha Narsingam Tissue culture and rice plant transformation

Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Ms. Neha Singh Chauhan Transmission and ELISA based detection of peanut bud necrosis virus in tomato and PCR based detection of yellow vein mosaic virus in Okra.

Mr. Mithun Chakraborty

Dr. Rakesh Kumar

Ms. Manchikatla Saiprasad Molecular detection and vector transmission of yellow vein mosaic virus in Okra

Dr. P. Sairam Reddy

Mr. Agastyaraju Kalyan Sriram Marker assisted selection for brown plant hopper (BPH) disease resistance in rice

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC_BIPP

Project Development of Bt rice with two cry genes

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 91.60

Feedback Company: Our association with BITP is around fifteen years and we have found this programme to be helpful for students willing to take up career in biotechnology. At the same time, we also use this opportunity to select good trainees as our employees.

Trainees were well qualified and interested in doing the assigned jobs. They were great help for the projects, took active participation in lab as well as field activities. We found them very sincere and hard working.

Trainees learnt all the techniques very quickly by following the SOP’s. They were very prompt and supportive to seniors in the lab while conducting experiments. All of them participated very well in scientific discussions during our weekly lab meeting without any hesitation and also gave presentations on research articles related to their subject of interest.

Implementation of this programme by BCIL is smooth and our experience is pleasant. Releases are made on time and monitoring process has been streamlined.We would like this association to grow.

Contact Person Dr. P. Sairam Reddy General Manager-Biotechnology JK Agri Genetics Limited 1-10-177, 4th Floor, Varun Towers, Begumpet,Hyderabad-500016, Telangana, Tel: 040-66316858, Mob: 7799775005, Email: sairam@jkseeds.net

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Jubilant Biosys Limited www.jubilantbiosys.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Jubilant Biosys has expertise in informatics, computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, structural biology, biology, in vivo, in vitro models and translational sciences. Combined with strong clinical development and manufacturing capabilities from other Jubilant subsidiaries, Jubilant Biosys has emerged as fully integrated company with end-to-end solutions.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 58,000

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 249

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

19 11 03

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Training in DPMK laboratory

Training in In-vivo laboratory

Training in chemistry laboratory

Training in nmr laboratory

Trainee working in nmr facility

Trainee working in animal house facility

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Ramachandraiah Gosu Assistant Director Structural Biology

Ms. Ritu Singh

Cloning, expression and purification of human recombinant protein LSD1 Mr. Amit Kumar

Cloning, expression and purification of human LSD2 protein

Feedback Company: BITP is an excellent programme to support the fresher get an industry insight. Candidates provided had excellent team spirit, aptitude and showed interest in research work. Meticulous in carrying out the experiment, proactive in collecting literature to understand theory or project behind any experimental task than blindly following the protocol. Overall trainee’s had excellent competence for job and followed very good work ethics.

We have been associated with BITP since 2008 and have provided holistic training comprising of use of sophisticated instruments and advanced techniques. This exposure enabled them to understand work culture, expectations and requirements of industry alongwith prospects for career growth. Thus, they could arrive at correct career decisions.

We have offered jobs to a few trainees after successful completion of training. We also wish to highlight that trainees should be provided as per industry demand and time schedule should be strictly adhered to, otherwise companies are unable to plan trainee’s involvement in in-house projects.

Trainees received their stipend on time. Bench fee is helpful as it helps companies by compensating for training cost.

Monitoring processes are in place. Requirement of completion report helps students to document and analyse their research results.We wish to be associated with the programme in future also.

Contact Person Mr. Kranthi Sagar Y Assistant Manager - HR Jubilant Biosys Limited #96, Industrial Suburb, 2nd stage, Yeswanthpur, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka, Tel: 080 666 28441, Mob: 9663927432, Email: Y_Kranthi@jubilantbiosys.com

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Kee Diagnostics Private Limited www.keegad.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities High-tech biopharmaceutical enterprise engaged in research, manufacturing and marketing of high tech diagnostic reagents and devices, recombinant DNA pharmaceuticals and nano medicines used for the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, and cure of a wide range of human diseases.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Delhi

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 75

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing/Sales, Quality control/Assurance

Number of employees 23

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Trainee working in laboratory

Trainee getting trained in laboratory

Trainee experimenting in laboratory

Group photo of trainees with team

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. P.K Ghosh Managing Director Production & Quality Control

Ms. Alisha Farhin Quality checking of regent like urea, uric acid, creatinine, protein Ms. Kiran Kumari Glucose profiling and serum lipids determination along with quality checking of reagents used therefor.

Ms. Rashmi Suman Learning production techniques for reagents for creatinine, Ura and Uric acid and understanding their physiological significance Ms. Surabhi Pandit Quality checking of reagents like bilirubin, Total Protein, Albumin, AST/SGOT and ALT/SGPT and understanding their physiological significance Mr. Syed Menhdi Hasan Learning production methods for reagents like triglycerides, cholesterol,,HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol and understanding their physiological significance

Feedback Company: We have been associated with BITP since 2009. We have found this programme very useful for fresh biotechnology students willing to take up jobs in industry. Students get an opportunity to know about specific requirements and expectations of companies. They get fair idea about remuneration offered by companies and opportunities for growth. Companies also judge students for their suitability as employees. This is an excellent programme. Selection procedure is also very good and fair. Candidates provided were of good quality. They also took keen interest to learn in the areas of expertise of the company and mastered several techniques. We are satisfied with timely releases and monitoring process. We wish to be involved in this programme.

Contact Person Mr. Manickavasagam Factory & Research and Development Manager Kee Dignostics Private Limited A-8, Third Floor, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi-110028, Tel: 011 4313 6001, Mob: 9717669444, Email: rnd@keediagnostics.in

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Kemwell Biopharma Private Limited www.kemwellbiopharma.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Kemwell provides customized process/ product development and manufacturing solutions to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical organizations worldwide. With integrated facilities in India, Sweden and the US, Kemwell delivers a full portfolio of services for sterile and non-sterile products from pre-formulation to commercial supply worldwide. Our 1200+ global workforce offers proven expertise in inhaled, nasal, oral, parenteral, and topical dosage forms.

Year of establishment 1980 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 44,000

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 1350

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Biopharmaceuticals

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

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Ms. Apoorva Manjunath Production and purification of

monoclonal antibodies

Feedback Company: BITP is a good programme through which industries get qualified candidates at entry level and give training as per their requirement.

It is a rare opportunity for students to work in leading biotechnology companies and get training in high end instruments and sophisticated techniques. They also understand different culture in industry as compared to academic environment and learn value of teamwork, coordination with different departments, importance of discipline and time targets. They get exposure to ethical considerations, importance of documentation, communication skills, taking optimal decisions, trouble shooting, etc. Companies can evaluate performance of trainees and select them for future employment as per their needs. We are fortunate to be associated with this programme of Department of Biotechnology and Biotech Consortium India Limited and assure them of our cooperation.

Contact Person Mr. Sanjay Lodha Asst. Vice President - Operations Kemwell Biopharma Private Limited 34th KM, Tumkur Road, T. Begur Nelamangala Tq., Bangalore- 562123, Karnataka, Tel: 080-39285106, Email: sanjay.lodha@kemwellpharma.com

Kilpest India Limited ww.kilpest.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Kilpest develops specialized bio fertilizers and low cost bio-control agent which are environmental friendly and cause minimal soil damage. The R&D focus is on development of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR).

Year of establishment 1972

Year of association with BITP 2009

Location Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Main areas of training R&D, Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,100

Preferred qualification for trainees

B.E., M.Sc. Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and Agri Biotechnology

Number of employees 57 Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Bio-Fertilizers BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Srikanth Chillara Research Scientist Fermentation

Ms. Meghna Tripathi Production of secondary metabolite by Streptomyces using submerged and solid state fermentation

Publications by BITP trainees 1. A., Dubey, R., Gwal, S., Agrawal, Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in blood using multiplex nested polymerase chain reaction. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2013, 17(10), 1341–1345.

2. S., Kanojia, H., Singh, R., Gwal, S., Agarwal and V.,

Mishra, Evaluation of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique in the Diagnosis of Female Genital TB in Endometrial Samples. Journal of Pure And Applied Microbiology, 2015, Vol. 9(1).

3. Inder Singh Rana, Sonam Agrawal, Aarti Kanojiya and Mahendra Gupta, Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Crude Seed Extract of Annona squamosa L., Adv. J. Biotech., 2010, 10(4).

4. Inder Singh Rana, Aarti Singh and Rashmi Gwal, In vitro study of antibacterial activity of aromatic and Medicinal plants essential oils with special reference to Cinnamon oil. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, 2011, 3(4), 376-380.

Feedback Company: Biotech industrial training programme is a novel programme to provide practical and industrial exposure to fresh graduates and post graduates who are willing to take up career in industry. Six months duration is sufficient period for the trainees to get concrete ideas about nature of projects, know how, techniques used, range of products, etc. Similarly, six months is enough for the industry to assess the performance of freshers not only on the basis of their theoretical knowledge but their aptitude, willingness to learn, sincerity, ability to adapt, work in team, adjust in different environment and take decisions. Such decisions cannot be arrived at in a short interview and thus, this training period enables the companies to evaluate their performance and make correct decisions about suitability of trainees for absorption.

We are very happy with the trainees given to us as they were bright, sincere, committed, and willing to learn. BCIL scheme presents a challenging task before supervisors as the trainees are from diverse background. It has been a pleasure to work with bright students who gave us valuable insights in improvement of many different industrial processes. BCIL fellowship program can also be linked to industrial biotech development programs launched by Govt. of India. Finally, we are hopeful of provision of financial incentives for startup projects designed and launched

by BCIL trainees. In future, BITP fellowship may include short market survey of developed products as part of future BCIL training program.We wish to highlight that companies should be provided trainees as per their request so that they can better plan for involvement of trainees in in-house, upcoming projects. In the last few years, number of trainees assigned to us has been drastically reduced.

We have tried to provide training to the students in areas of our expertise and several publications have also come out. DBT should find a way to incentivise good performance which can be evaluated by the feedback of the trainees as well as assessment of publications, completion reports submitted by the trainee.

We appreciate the initiative taken by the Department of Biotechnology to produce industry ready manpower and compliment Biotech Consortium India Limited for implementation of this programme in an inclusive and participative manner involving all stakeholders.

Contact Person Mr. Dhirendra Dubey Director Kilpest India Limited 7C, Industrial Area, Govindpura, Bhopal - 462023, Madhya Pradesh, Mob: 99425010270, Email: kilpestbpl@yahoo.co.in

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“ PRODUCING TRAINED MANPOWER IN BIOTECHNOLOGY”

Contact Dr. Suman Govil, Adviser, HRD Division Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science & Technology) 6th Floor, Room No. 606, Block-2, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 | Telefax : 011-24369610 | Email : suman@dbt.nic.in

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L.J. International Limited (Formely AVT Biotechnology) ww.avtbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities L.J. International Ltd., a part of the A.V. Thomas Group of Companies, is the pioneer in commercial plant biotechnology in India. The company ventured into plant biotechnology in order to increase the productivity of its own plantations by selecting & mass propagating elite clones of plantation crops.

Today, the Company has the capacity to produce 10 million plants/annum.

Product range covers more than 70 products comprising of flower, fruit, forestry, foliage and medicinal plants which are exported to several countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Far East and Australasia.

Year of establishment 1984 Location Kochi, Kerala Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,109

Year of association with BITP 2004

Number of employees 205

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance, Production

Sector Bio-Agri Sub- Sector Plant Tissue Culture

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mrs. Anuja K. Kurian DGM-Production Plant Biotechnology

Ms. Chinchu K.P Optimization of potting mixture for primary hardening of Mandevilla plantlets Ms. Prathibha Baby Standardization of micropropagation in Anubias species Ms. Moni John Standardization of Vinca rosea surface sterilization protocol and callus induction Mr. Rohit P James Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) micropropagation and callus induction Ms. Jesin Augustine In vitro micropropagation of bamboo

Ms. Nanda Devi Y. President Plant Biotechnology

Mr. Praveen Kumar P Hardening of Mandevilla & System development of Aglonema and Massengeana

Mrs. Anuja K. Kurian DGM-Production Plant Biotechnology Feedback Company: We have been associated with BITP since 2004 and have provided training to students in our tissue culture facility on media preparation, sterilization, inoculation, sub culture and have also emphasized economic viability aspects. BITP trainees are sincere, hardoworking and quick learners. Programme is useful for trainees and ompanies as it allows them to understand each other’s expectations.

We have utilized this training period to assess trainee’s performance and have offered jobs to few candidates. We are happy with timely release of stipend for trainees and bench fee is very useful to us to meet the cost towards training.

Submission of completion report by trainees helps them to document their work. We wish to participate in this programme and contribute by producing industry ready manpower.

Contact Person Mr. Thomas Jacob M. Chief Executive Officer L.J. International Limited Plot no.- 66, KINNFRA, Infopark PO, Kochi-682042, Kerala, Tel: 4842415177, Mob: 9947061234, Email: admin@avtbiotech.com

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Labland Biotech Private Limited www.lablandbiotechs.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Labland Biotech Private Limited is a global player in the field of Plant Biotechnology, with a fully equipped laboratory. Labland possesses the high-tech know-how for plant propagation through tissue culture on a vast scale, and for improving and evolving new varieties of horticultural crops, plantation crops, medicinal plants, foliages and ornamentals. The company has amalgamated the traditional skills of mass propagating the plants with modern scientific tools.

Year of establishment 1994 Location Mysore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 160

Year of association with BITP 2008

Number of employees 52

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Management

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Tissue culture

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E, B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

25 07

2011-12

27 06

2012-13

15 02

Banana fruit processing

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Lions exhibition

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Geeta Singh Managing Director

Mr. Nardip Barthwal Plant tissue culture and biodiesel production Mr. Shashi Bhushan

Plant tissue culture, Biodiesel crop science and Biodiesel production technology

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial Training Program is very helpful programme to identify and mould the candidates to industry requirements. Placement is offered to almost every candidate who is trained by us. Trainees also gain sufficient knowledge as to how industries function.We wish to highlight that companies should be provided trainees as per their request so that they can better plan for involvement of trainees in in-house, upcoming projects. In the last few years, number of trainees assigned to us has been drastically reduced. We wish to highlight that companies should be provided trainees as per their request so that they can better plan for involvement of trainees in in-house, upcoming projects.

If the training period is extended to one year, it will be beneficial to both – the trainees as well as the host companies.

Since most of the time, candidates are from outstation, retention as staff becomes a little difficult. Moreover, companies are not able to provide accomodation to trainees and several trainees do not join the companies because of this.

Stipend is also not sufficient for trainees to survive in a new city. Allocation of trainees from same city or near by places would be beneficial for the trainees as they will not be required to relocate and their retention after completion of training would be easy.

Our experience with BITP trainees is summarised below: a. We had wonderful candidates from earlier batches who were dedicated to integrated learning of work and contributed to subject. b. It is very satisfying experience to transform students from the academic platform to industrial work culture platform. It takes tremendous effort to make them over, ready to shift them from apprentice to leadership mode to head different working divisions of an industry. c. Unfortunately, students when they come to industry to work, they still expect Research and Development work with academic approach and they don’t mind just doing routine technicians job even if it is only running some gels or any biochemical techniques. They fail to integrate the techniques towards improving a product or a process by innovative methods. Even a process for cutting cost while retaining the quality of the product is industrial Research and Development. d. Understating the concept of industrial training, data compilation, documentation, language proficiency and report preparations becomes essential parts of the training and most often students are very impatient.

We request Department of Biotechnology and Biotech Consortium India Limited to take these points into consideration while allocating trainees to companies. Perhaps, brainstorming session with participating companies would provide a platform to share ideas and experiences to further improve the programme. Counselling of students by industry experts prior to BITP as well as interaction sessions by industry experts with students and faculty could help in bringing about desired change in mindset.

We cherish our association with the programme and wish it all success.

Contact Person Dr. Geeta Singh Managing Director Labland Biotech Private Limited 8th K.M, K.R.S. Main Road, Mysore-570016, Karnataka, Tel: 0821-2582682, Mob: 9845834342, Email: info@lablandbiotechs.com

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Lifecare Innovations Private Limited www.lifecareinnovations.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Lifecare innovations Pvt Ltd was borne out of national priority to ensure availability of effective, safe and affordable Liposomal Amphotericin B. It was incorporated as a medical biotechnology company engaged in research, development, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products. To address to the unmet medical needs, the company is focused on new age formulations particularly controlled release pharmaceuticals employing an array of technologies of novel drug delivery systems (NDDS).

Year of establishment 2000 Location Gurgaon, Haryana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 746.35

Year of association with BITP 2005

Number of employees 51

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing / Sales

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Biopharmaceutical

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

13 03 02

2011-12

15 04 01 Trainees getting trained in laboratory

2012-13

07 03 02

2013-14

19 02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs Trainee getting trained in laboratory

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Equipments in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Nalini Vemuri Vice President R&D Novel Drug Delivery Systems ( NDDS), Oral sustained release formulations for Tuberculosis, Malaria and Cancer, Host-pathogen interaction, Immunopathogeneis of Mycobacterial diseases

Mr. Danish Habib Formulation and characterization of liposomal gel for topical delivery of anti-inflammatory drug

Dr. Jitendra N. Verma Managing Director Translational Research involving Bench to Bedside Development of Controlled Release Liposoma-and Nano – Drugs, Novel Drugs, Vaccines and Diagnostics

Ms. Mohini Singh Rajput Formulation and characterization of eudragit microspheres containing anti-histaminic drug

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT _ISTP Canada DBT _ BIPP

DBT_Ontario ICMR ICMR

Project International Malaria Research Consortium for the Development of Novel Classes of Antimalarial Production of poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles (PLGA-NP ) and poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles encapsulating antitubercular drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide- PLGA-NPATDs) in GMP facilities International Malaria Research Consortium for the Development of Novel Classes of Antimalarial Extension Nanotechnology based drug delivery system for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections alone or associated with HIV Therapeutic efficacy of Moxifloxin and Econazole based nano-formulations for the treatment of mice infected with MDR tuberculosis

Year 2010-2013

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 154.78

2011- 2013

105.52

2013- To date 249.10 2011-2014

25.59

2012-2014

20.75

Feedback Company: BITP is a useful programme for providing industrial exposure to students and also benefits industries as they can evaluate performance of trainees for suitable employment. We have been involved in imparting training to BITP trainees for over a decade. We request for allocation of trainees as per demand given by the companies. BITP trainees are sincere, hardoworking and quick learners. Programme is useful for trainees and companies as it allows them to understand each other’s expectations.

Contact Person

Dr Jitendra N. Verma Managing Director

Dr. Nalini Vemuri Vice President R&D

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Lonza India Private Limited www.lonza.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Lonza‘s products and services range from active pharmaceutical ingredients and stem-cell therapies to drinking water sanitizers, from industrial preservatives to microbial control solutions that combat dangerous viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, from the manufacture of vitamin B compounds and organic personal care ingredients to agricultural services and products.

Year of establishment 2007 Location Mumbai, Maharashtra and Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2010

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 5,569

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 50

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Pharmaceutical BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

08 02

2014-15

03 02 Required trainees Provided trainees

Lonza campus

Laboratory facility

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2010-11; 2014-15) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Narendra Ram Group Leader Drug Discovery Services

Ms. Busigari Chandrakala Transfection of plasmid encoding GFP protein into Jurkat cells by nucleofection

Mr. R. Basanth Kumar Reddy

Ms. Sasipriya Darla Transfection of plasmid encoding GFP protein into Jurkat cells by nucleofection

Dr. Narendra Ram Group Leader Drug Discovery Services

Ms. Faiza Nafis Standardization and quantification of melanin content from primary melanocytes

Mr. Vijay Reddy Sr. Research Scientist Cell Biology Ms. Sayantani Banerjee Research Assistant Cell Biology

Mr. Nikesh Sinha Transfection analysis in human primary melanocytes using Pmax-GFP

Feedback Company: BITP is a programme which suits both fresh graduates and post graduates in Biotechnology as well as companies looking to hire employees. It enhances the employability of the students by providing them practical exposure to industrial projects and bridges gap in skills. The students also learn to use sophisticated, high end instruments and coordinate with different teams. Their inter-personal communication improves as a result of the training.The duration of training program can be extended to 12 months (6 months is too short), in order to have more quality time to extensively train the students and enable the trainees to work independently in the lab. The company imparted good exposure in industrial environment, provided a good learning platform and the safety protocols and measure applied by the company were too rigid and strict. Trainee learnt techniques like FACS, MTT assay and Luciferase assay.

Industrial exposure helps students to understand specific requirements and expectations of companies as well as prevailing salary structure and opportunities for career growth, so that they can take well informed decisions.

Company can also use this opportunity to select suitable employees.

We are happy with smooth implementation of programme including timely release of grants and online feedback system for monitoring purpose. We wish to contribute to this programme in coming years also.

Contact Person Mr. Brijesh Gupta Business Director India & ME Lonza India Pvt. Ltd. Lonza Pharma & Biotech: Bioscience Solutions, Corpora 2nd floor, LBS Marg, Bhandup West, Mumbai - 400078, Maharashtra, Email: brijesh.gupta@lonza.com

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Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds www.mahyco.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Private Limited (Mahyco) is focused on research and development, production, processing, and marketing of seeds. Mahyco is the pioneer of high quality hybrid and open pollinated seeds.

Year of establishment 1964

Year of association with BITP 1998

Location Jalna, Maharashtra

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 1000

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Hybrid Seeds production

2010-11 2011-12

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Ravi S. Age Senior Manager- QC

Mr. Budur Ravi Sidram Assessment of Gene purity in transgenic cotton seeds by ELISA and genetic purity assessment through electrophoresis technique of field and vegetable crops

Mr. Ravi S. Age Senior Manager- QC

Ms. Dayama B Radheshyam

01 01 07 02

Mr. S. R. Mahajan QA

02

Ms. Karishma Shakil Momin

2012-13

12

2013-14

Ms. Vijeta Kashinath Vadageri Qualitative analysis of Cry proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab) in Bt cotton and field crops and Genetic purity varietal identification through electrophoresis techniques through PAGE and IEF

12

Feedback

12

Company: We have been associated with BITP for a long time and have found this programme very useful for trainees as well as companies.

10

2014-15

10 04 02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

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Contact Person Mr. Ravi Age Senior Manager- QC Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Private Limited Jalna-Aurangabad Road, Dawalwadi, Jalna- 431203, Maharashtra,Tel: 02482262471, Email: info@mahyco.com

Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Limited www.mahabeej.org Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities MAHABEEJ is primarily engaged in production, processing and marketing of seeds of more than 50 crops and 250 varieties and hybrids in almost all categories i.e. cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fibre crops, fodder, green manure crops & hybrid vegetables.

Year of establishment 1976 Location

Year of association with BITP 2008

Nagpur, Maharashtra

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs )

Main areas of training R&D

59,600

Number of employees 532

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

06 05 01

2011-12

06 03 01

2012-13

Trainees experimenting in media preparation room

06 05

2013-14

06 06 05

2014-15

07 02 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

BITP trainees performing surface sterilization process

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Shri Prafful B. Raut District Manager (TC)

In vitro somatic embryogenesis of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Ms. Nazneen Khan

Genetics & Plant Breeding

Ms. Shreetoma Ghosal In vitro regeneration of two cultivars of Punica granatum via shoot formation from nodal explants

Extra-mural funding received by the company

Project

Funding Agency

Scheme

Year

Establishment of Tissue Culture Laboratory at Nagpur

GoM, CAMS, Pune

N. H. M.

2000

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 41

For the upliftment of Vidarbha farmers

GoM, VVVM, Nagpur

N. H. M.

2000

40

Strengthening of existing Tissue Culture Laboratory at Nagpur

GoM, CAMS, Pune

N. H. M.

2005-06, 2006-07

8

Use of Biotech setting up Tissue Culture facilities

GoI, New Delhi

N. H. M.

2005-06, 2006-07

50

DNA fingerprinting in Citrus group

GoM, CAMS, Pune

N. H. M.

2010-11, 2011-12

11.20

Feedback Company: BITP is a well-designed program mainly aimed at training meritorious students coming out of traditional colleges with very little or no practical hands-on experience. The mushrooming of University affiliated colleges with limited lab facilities has resulted in producing graduates who are not readily employable. In this context, industry trained graduates from traditional/engineering colleges form a potential workforce for start-up biotech industries who are most often small to medium scale. Here, BITP has been playing a major role in human resource development in terms of helping these graduates to get adequate hands on experience so that they become employable and also help them get into reputed research institutes to continue their research. BITP training has provided the trainees a very good learning platform. Post-graduates who had minimal lab experience prior to the training, gathered good practical knowledge from the training.

BITP is a very good and supportive programme for students as well as industries. Every year, we are provided training to 5-6 trainees in MBC, Nagpur. All research and development facilities are open for BITP trainees and provided facilities for Tissue Culture and Molecular Work. We are happy with selection process adopted by Department of Biotechnology and implemented by Biotech Consortium India Limited comprising of two steps namely online screening test followed by interview cum counselling session. This way, students who are intersted to take up a career in industry are selected and only interested students are placed in industry. We are also happy with the online feedback system which creates a platform to understand suggestions of trainees, difficulties faced by them, if any as well as feedback of companies for improving the system of implementing the scheme.

We have been involved with BITP for almost ten years and are happy to contribute by training our students and creating a pool of trained, industry ready manpowe. In future also, we will try our level best to make trainees good entrepreneurs in the field of tissue culture so that farmers are benefited.

Contact Person Mr. Suresh M. Pundkar General Manager - Production & Research Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation (M.S.S.C.) Limited Mahabeej Bhavan, Krishi Nagar, Akola-444001, Maharashtra, Mob: 07588609658, Email: hoproduction@mahabeej.com

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Micro Therapeutic Research Labs Private Limited www.microtheraps.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Micro Therapeutic Research Labs Private Limited (MTR) is a quality driven, full service Contract Research Organization (CRO) that provides a broad range of clinical research services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutraceutical and cosmetic industry.

Year of establishment 2005 Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 6,031

Main areas of training R&D, Toxicology & Animal Studies, Clinical trials, Contract Manufacturing, Quality Control Assurance, Marketing & Sales

Number of employees 300 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Clinical Research

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology, B.Tech. Industrial Biotechnology, B.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Industrial Biotechnology, M.Tech. Medical Biotechnology, M.Tech. Bio-Process Technology, M.Tech.

Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2012-13

14 03 02

2013-14

73 05 02 Fermentation facility

2014-15

50 06 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Protein purification facility

Bio analytical facility

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Suthakar Senior Scientist Molecular Biology

Ms. Aishwarya Easwaran Formulation of enteral and parenteral pharmaceutical products

Mr. Vijay Mishra Senior Scientist Upstream Processing

Ms. B Sangeetha Downstream processing of recombinant proteins

Dr. Murthy Musti Head: Biologics Down Stream Processing

Ms. S. Radhika Downstream processing of recombinant proteins

Dr. Bilgimol C Joseph Research Scientist Molecular Biology

Ms. Srimeenakshi S Overexpression of therapeutically important Protein Streptokinase (SK) in E.coli BL21 (DE3)

Dr. Selvakumar Director Formulation

Ms. A. K. Janardhan Bio equivalence studies of Naproxin tablets

Mr. Shashi Kumar Yadav Optimization of parameters of fermenter

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC-SBIRI

Project Novel Organotypic culture of Human Skin Tissues for Pharmacological and Toxicological Studies

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 34

Feedback Company: BITP is useful programme for producing industry ready manpower and at the same time, gives an opportunity for companies to select trainees. This programme has succeeded to: 1. Provide practical exposure to biotech students in industry 2. Orient students to the needs of industry 3. Enhance employability of students in industry 4. Provide an opportunity to trainer industries to assess trainees for employment 5. Promote university and industry interaction This programme is implemented in consultation with experts from academia, research institutions, and industries.

The programme has a strong, in-built mechanism for feedback from students and supervisors, which is taken into consideration for monthly release of stipends. These suggestions are also included appropriately to improve the programme.

Trainees from BCIL are sharp and keen to learn techniques and actively participate in activities with whole hearted interest. We appreciate BCIL to support research and enlightening young researchers to understand current research across India. BCIL candidates involvement towards research has been remarkable and have done commendable job in formulation development.

Contact Person Dr. Prabhakar Sr. Scientist - Biosimilar Department Micro Therapeutics Research Labs Private Limited No: 6, Rajam Bhavanam, Kamarajar Salai East, Tambaram Selaiyur, Chennai-600059, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 442 239 0070, Mob: 7299066019, Email: prabhakar.b@microtheraps.com

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Microsun Bioplants India Private Limited www.Microsunbt.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The company is primarily engaged in plant tissue culture research and production. Production of tissue cultured Banana plants and developing protocols for pomegranate and forestry plants such as teak.

Year of establishment 2011

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 800

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology

Number of employees 150 Sector Agriculture

Sub-Sector Plant Tissue Culture BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2011-12

08 06 01

2012-13

12 01

2014-15

20

Plant tissue culture laboratory

02 02

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Trainees getting trained in plant tissue culture laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Harikrishna.Pothina Managing Director Plant Tissue Culture

Mr. Nandhyala Rajesh Micro -propagation of Banana Grand Naine Variety Mr. Sajid Siddiqui Micro propagation of pomegranate by using nodal explants

Extra-mural funding received by the company Company National Horticulture Mission-New Delhi and State Horticulture MissionTelanagana State

Project Establishment of New Plant Tissue Culture Lab with annual production capacity of 12 Million plants

Fund (Rs. in Lakhs) 50

Feedback Company: BITP training is very helpful for freshers who completed their Biotechnology course in getting industrial exposure and get jobs in interested fields. Selection criteria are very good as the trainees are placed in their interested area/companies. Trainees can get jobs in their interested fields after completion of BITP training. Overall BITP training is very useful for trainees and companies also.

We strongly feel that companies should be provided trainees as per their request so that they can better plan for involvement of trainees in in-house, upcoming projects. In the last few years, number of trainees assigned to us has been drastically reduced. We recommend that companies should be provided trainees as per their request so that they can better plan for involvement of trainees in in-house, upcoming projects.

Six months duration is sufficient period for the trainees to get concrete ideas about nature of projects, know how, techniques used, range of products, etc. Similarly, six months is enough for the industry to assess the performance of freshers not only on the basis of their theoretical knowledge but their aptitude, willingness to learn, sincerity, ability to adapt, work in team, adjust in different environment and take decisions. Such decisions cannot be arrived at in a short interview and thus, this training period enables the companies to evaluate their performance and make correct decisions about suitability of trainees for absorption.

One major constraint faced by the students belonging to different cities is that they have family pressure not to relocate, companies are unable to provide accomodation, stipend is not enough to survive in a new city. This also becomes one major reason for not accepting job on completion of training. We request the Department of Biotechnology to place students in companies near by to their place of residence or consider enhanced stipend for outstation candidates.

We applaud the initiative taken by the Department of Biotechnology to produce industry ready manpower and compliment Biotech Consortium India Limited for implementation of this programme in an inclusive and participative manner involving all stakeholders. Online feedback mechanism by students and company supervisors helps in improving accountability and discipline amongst the trainees.

Efforts should be made to select trainees who are willing to take up career in industry as several times, students opt for pursuing higher studies such as Ph.D. on completion of training and even after being offered regular placement.

Lot of energy and time spent by industry in training candidates is thus wasted. The Department of Biotechnology should also consider providing incentives to companies who are participating in creating pool of industry ready manpower for growth of the field in the country.

Contact Person Dr. Harikrishna Pothina Managing Director Microsun Bioplants India Private Limited Sy. No. 496/B, Ravalkole (V) Medchal (MD), R. R. Dist. Secunderabad- 501401, Telangana, Email: microsunbio@yahoo.com, info@microsunbt.com

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Monsanto Research Centre www.monsanto.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Monsanto delivers agricultural products that support farmers all around the world. We are focused on empowering farmers—large and small—to produce more from their land while conserving world’s natural resources such as water and energy. We do this with our leading seed brands in crops like corn, cotton, oilseeds and fruits and vegetables. We also produce leading in-the-seed trait technologies for farmers, which are aimed at protecting their yield, supporting their on-farm efficiency and reducing their on-farm costs.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Year of association with BITP 2005

Number of employees 50

Main areas of training R&D, IPR

Sector Bio-Agri Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed Production

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2010-11

02 01

2012-13 2013-14

Dr. Tausif Ahmed Bordoloi

Ms. Ankitha. A Patents as competitive instrument

Dr. Saritha V Kuriakose

Mr. Nagarjun Bhimrao Malgol Process optimization, revalidation and gene identification using endpoint TaqMan assays

Dr. Shivaprakash N

Ms. Sangeeta V. Marathe Genetic engineering of Corn

Dr. Anik Luke Dhanaraj

Ms. Sora S Data stewardship & ontology management

01 02 01

04 04

2014-15

04 04 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Feedback Company: Mosanto research centre found research interns satisfactory.

Training period is sufficient to assess trainee’s aptitude to work in industry environment, willingness to learn and adopt. At the same time, trainees also get to know industry requirements and expectations. It is a useful programme.

Contact Person Ms. Soumya Kustagi Admin & Ops. Coordinator Monsanto Holdings Private Limited MRC, #44/2A, Vasant’s Business Park, NH-7, Bellary Road, Bangalore-560092, Karnataka, Tel: 080-30011526, Email: soumya.kustagi@monsanto.com

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MRD Life Sciences Private Limited www.mrdlifesciences.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities MRD Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. is providing leading edge technologies and services in the field of research & development in biotechnology, molecular biology and pharmaceuticals product development, sales & marketing of products and industrial training in biotechnology, molecular biology & other high demand areas of related life sciences fields.

Year of establishment 2008 Location Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Year of association with BITP 2013

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 58

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 15 Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector -

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, B.Tech. Food Technology, M.Tech., M.Sc. Industrial Technology, M.Sc Medical Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2013-14

30 07 04

2014-15

40 12 01

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Trainee working in bioprocess laboratory

Trainee working in molecular biology lab

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Trainees working in microbiology lab

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Vineeta Singh Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

Mr. Jay Hind Nishad Studies on production and purification of antimicrobial components from soil bacteria Ms. Surabhi Shukla Studies on isolation and purification of oil degrading bacteria from soil: cloning and expression of oil degrading gene into component into E.coli

Mr. Jahir Alam Khan Research Scientist Microbiology, Biochemistry & Enzymology

Ms. Tuba Parveen Studies on enhancement of cellulose production using UV treated soil bacteria Ms. Ana Rizvi Studies on enhancement of Amylase production using UV treated soil bacteria

Dr. Chandan Prasad Research Consultant Biochemistry

Ms. Parul Raj Srivastava Sex determination of Carica papaya from leaves using RAPD markers

Mr. Amit Pandey Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

Ms. Pratiksha Singh

Isolation of genomic DNA from chick pea and its molecular characterization using RAPD marker

Mr. Gaurav Kumar Rai Research Scientist Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics

Ms. Khushboo Arya

A study of antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against various MDR pathogens

Ms. Shalini Srivastava Research Scientist Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology

Ms. Niketa Jaiswal

A study on antibacterial activity of Calotropis procera against various multi drug resistant pathogens

Mr. Yogesh Srivastava Research Associate Bioinformatics

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Vishwakarma

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Bougainvillea spectabilis Ms. Neha Mishra

Isolation and characterization of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from oil contaminated sites.

Ms. Roshani Gupta

Isolation and characterization of multi drug resistant pathogens utilizing antibiotics as a carbon source.

Mr. Bhupender Kumar

Studies on production and purification of alkaline amylase from soil bacteria

Feedback Company: Most of the trainees are serious about their career. They showed keen interest in learning various new techniques during training. Few students offer constructive suggestions to peers to enhance their work. I wish all candidates for their better career.

Contact Person Mr Manoj Verma CEO & Director MRD LifeSciences Private Limited B-3/46 47 2nd Floor Vibhuti Khand, Behind- Indus Towers Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226010, Uttar Pradesh, Tel: 0522-4012131/32., Mob: 9838511116, Email: manoj.mrdls@gmail.com

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Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited www.nagarjunafertilizers.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Manufacturing of urea and Research and Development in the areas of green chemicals & fuels, nutraceuticals, plant nutrition & silicon based chemistry

Year of establishment 1974

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,50,000

Preferred qualification for trainees M. Sc. Biotechnology, M. Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M. Sc. Industrial Biotechnology, M. Tech. Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology

Number of employees 1708 Sector Chemical/Agriculture

Sub- Sector Fertilizers BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2011-12

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2012-13

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Trainee experimenting in laboratory

Trainees working in laboratory

Trainee getting trained in laboratory

Trainees experimenting in laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Samir Kumar Roy Head Research Glycobiology and Enzyme Chemistry

Ms. Goudshelwar Renuka Durgadas Development of recombinant Pichia Stipitis strain for production of xylitol and expression of Rhizomucor miehei lipase on cell surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae molecular biology

Dr. Sibnath Ray Team leader Biochemistry, Enzymology, Protein Chemistry Dr. Saravanakumar Iyappan Team leader Molecular and Cell Biology

Ms. Samiksha Bhaware Production of diacylglycerol enriched oil

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_BIPP

Project Transformational Technology Platform Development for Biological Hydrogen

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 1000

DBT_BIPP

Development of Technology platform for Rare Sugar Production Phase 1

100

Feedback Company: We started participating in biotech industrial training programme in 2011 and have found that this programme immensely benefits trainees by giving them industrial exposure. They get first hand information about safety precautions to be followed, regulatory procedures, learn new techniques and use high end instruments.

Understanding about salary and promotional avenues helps them to take right decision. Companies also judge their performance and retain suitable candidates as employees.

Overall, the candidates are good. As such, we have absorbed 7 number of candidates out of 14. The candidates are very strong in the areas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. However, they are not so strong in the areas of Process Engineering viz Fermentation, Biochemical Process Engineering etc.

We have been able to attract funding for extramural projects through public private partnership programme of DBT and have fulfilled our responsibility for creating trained manpower by participating in this programme.We would like to be involved in this programme in future also.

Contact Person Dr. Banibrata Pandey President-Biomaterials and Fuels Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta, Hyderabad- 500082, Telangana, Tel: 04023351086, Email: pandey@nagarjunagroup.com

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Narayana Health www.narayanahealth.org Nature of company Private Limited

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Area of activities Narayana Health (formerly known as Narayana Hrudyalaya) is a multispecialty hospital chain in India, headquartered in Bengaluru. The company won the “Good Company� award for its quality, affordability and scale. The business model of Narayana Health became a Global Healthcare and Harvard Business School case study. The hospital chain is among the largest telemedicine networks in the world.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 79,986

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 1000

Main areas of training R&D, Management

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2001

Sub- Sector Clinical Research BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2014-15

07

Dr. Srikanth K.V.

Ms. Lavanya G M Methods of cellular-molecular biology and its implications in studying malignant haematopoiesis

Dr. Sharat Damodar

Ms. Pooja S Bhose Prospective echocardiographic data collection in Indian normal cohort to establish normal reference ranges

04 01 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Dr.Avinash A Rasalkar

Dr. Satish Govind

Ms. Sushma S A Prevalence of extra articular disease and co-morbidities in rheumatoid arthritis

Dr. Manisha Daware

Mr. Adil Hakkim The reliability and predictive ability of NT-proBNP as a potent biomarker for the diagnosis of heart failure in patients of different age groups

Feedback Company: BITP is a good program to help fresh students to get an industrial exposure and for companies to select employees. We had good experience with the DBT internship program in which we participated last time. The program really helps talented life science students attain the much required relevant industry experience. We have absorbed one of the candidates from last time and the others had different plans.

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Contact Person Ms. Bindu Rao H S Assistant Manager - Operations Narayana Health NH Health City, 248/A, Bommasandra, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore- 560099, Karnataka, Tel: 080-71222388, Mob: 9538898248

Natural Remedies Private Limited www.naturalremedy.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Natural Remedies is a leading herbal research driven company in India.

Company is mainly focused to furnish the consumer demands of natural solutions for healthy living. Our competence lies in manufacturing herbal veterinary products, standardized herbal extracts, and herbal supplements.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2005

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 17,800

Main areas of training Production, Management

Number of employees 300

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Food Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Herbal Products BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

34 08 01

2011-12

45 06 03

2012-13

45

Trainees getting trained in analytical instrument department

04 01

2013-14

25 04

2014-15

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Trainee getting trained in R&D

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Shekhar Dethe Deputy Manager In vitro bioassays

Mr. Rahul Sardhara A Preliminary screening of medicinal plants by their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity Ms. Sonam Kumari In vitro screening of herbal samples for anti-tyrosinase and anti-elastase activity Ms. Tabassum R. Mulla Screening of herbal extracts for its anti-diabetic activity & estimation of phytase in commercially available poultry samples Ms. Poorva Chaudhary Screening of herbal extracts for anti-diabetic activity

Dr. Shekhar Dethe Deputy Manager In vitro bioassays

Ms. Namratha Quality Control of Herbal Products

Mr. Gopal Krishna Sangli Deputy Manager Phytochemistry

Ms. Sonali Parkashkumar Khule Quality Control of Herbal Products

Mr. Anand Mayachari Deputy Manager Analytical Chemistry Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_BIPP

Project Scale-up facilities for the production of phytochemical reference substances from Indian medicinal plants of national relevance as a business model

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 169.92

Feedback Company: Skill development is an important area and we believe Biotech Industrial Training Programme is a very good initiative from Department of Biotechnology towards creating industry ready skilled workforce.

We started participating in BITP from 2005 and have observed that students gain immensely from exposure in industry. They understand difference in industry environment from academic institutions and work culture. They are able to take correct decision regarding career choice. They learn sophisticated instrument’s use and are able to perform experiments individually. We also used this opportunity to judge suitability of the candidates. We have offered jobs to several candidates in our company.

Contact Person Dr. Shekhar Dethe Head-Biotechnology Division Natural Remedies Private Limited Plot No. 5B, Veerasandra Indl Area, Electronic City, Bangalore-560100, Karnataka, Tel: 08040209719, Mob: 9972568512, Email: shekhar@naturalremedy.com

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Neesa Agritech & Foods Limited www.neesaagritech.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Neesa Agritech & Foods Limited is engaged in the production of elite tissue culture plantlets of banana and seed grown papaya. Neesa Agritech is also engaged in the niche market of Bio-fertilizer & Bio-pesticides. The company trained field personnel, scientists to enrich the farmers with basic knowledge of efficient use of water, manures, fertilizers and pesticides.

Year of establishment 2005 Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,500

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance, Production

Number of employees 22

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Biofertilizer BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2012-13

05 05

2013-14

18 04

Required trainees Provided trainees

Interactions with Marquette University team

Workshop in rural area

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Synthetic seeds of rose

Rose Micropropagation in liquid media

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Tarun Kumar

Ms. Aditi Tripathi Optimization of protocol to enhance the growth of VAM Biofertilizer (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi) and quality control measures for plant tissue culture laboratories Ms. Kirti Sharma

Mass cultivation of VAM (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi) and its mode of action as most effective bio-fertilizer on various crops; environmental study of a plant tissue culture laboratory Ms. Nikita Kundu Media and physical conditions optimization to enhance the spores and root mass of VAM (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza) production and to maintain sterility of plant tissue culture laboratories Ms. Pooja Paliwal

To check the quality of VAM Biofertilizer, its effects on seasonal crops & its method of application

Feedback Company: It is a very good programme. Trainees were hard working and result oriented. It gave an opportunity for trainees to learn upscaling of laboratory techniques and understand expectations of industry. Industries could also judge trainees sincerity and absorb willing candidates as employees. We request Biotech Consortium India Limited to provide number of trainees as per demand of companies. We have been given only four trainees last year as against our demand of 18 trainees. Thus, our plan to involve trainees in in-house projects got shelved. We wish to be associated with this programme for the coming years and contribute towards meeting needs of trained manpower.

Contact Person Dr. Kavita Kshirsagar Production Head Neesa Agritech & Foods Limited 278/279-P, Pancharatna Estats, Sharkhej Barnala Highway, Changodar, Ahmedabad- 382213, Gujarat, Tel: 027-17650138, Mob: 9879596535, Email: info@neesaagritech.com

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Nirmal Seeds Private Limited www.nirmalseedsindia.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd. (NSPL) was established in 1988 by the agripreneurs at Pachora, in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. The mandate includes crop improvement in respect of hybrids and varieties development suitable for different agro climatic zones having high tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses coupled with high yield and quality.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,100

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 250

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed Production BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

20 04

2011-12

20 03 01

2012-13

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Training in fermentation laboratory

02

2013-14

20 01

2014-15

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Trainees getting trained in laboratory

Trainee carrying out inoculation

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Gaurav Anilrao Dhande Biotechnologist (HOD)

Ms. Kavita Narayan Zope Development of insect resistant okra using Agrobacterium mediated transformation by apical shoot method Mr. Suryawanshi Nadim Babu Hybrid purity detection in tomato using SSR markers

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC_BIPP

Project Development of nutritionally improved mustard (Brassica juncea) varieties/ hybrids having low erucic acid and low glucosinolate content using marker assisted selection

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 34.29

BIRAC_BIPP

Development of viral resistant okra using RNAi approach

25.00

BIRAC_SBIRI

Development of okra verities resistant to YVMV Using marker assisted selection

22.30

Feedback Company: This programme is encouraging for the freshers and provides them a good platform. Organizations also get benefits of BITP programme as they can acquire best suited trainees as their employees. We are extremely happy with quality of trainees as they are knowledgable, sincere, committed and willing to learn. They involved themselves in in-house projects of the company and quickly adapted to our requirements. For last several years, we have been provided much less number of trainees with reference to our demand. BCIL should allocate trainees keeping in mind demand for trainees, infrastructure and expertise in the company.We have attracted Government funds under public private partnership programme of DBT through BIRAC. We heartily congratulate DBT and BCIL for BITP programme and give our best wishes for their supremely fantastic future.

Contact Person Mr. Gaurav Anilrao Dhande Biotechnologist (HOD) Nirmal Seeds Private Limited P.O.Box No.: 63, Bhadgaon Road, Pachora. Dist-Jalgaon-424201, Maharashrta, Tel: 02596244366, Mob: 8380047241/942212452, Email: gadhande@nirmalseedsindia.com

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Novo Informatics Private Limited www.novoinformatics.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Novo Informatics is a life science based R&D company with a mission to develop biological software for pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies and research academicians as well as serving clients in area of Target Modeling & Drug Discovery. Novo Informatics leverages on the long standing SCFBio tradition of producing state-of-the-art technologies for research communities and pharmaceutical companies in order to smooth line the whole process of drug discovery.

Year of establishment 2011 Location Delhi Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 50

Year of association with BITP 2011

Number of employees 10

Main areas of training Bioinformatics, Toxicology & Animal Studies, Marketing / Sales

Sector Bioinformatics

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2011-12 2012-13

Mr. Sahil Kapoor

Ms. Kavita Yadav Structural and functional annotation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genome

Ms. Tazmeen Shirazi

Ms. Kashish Bhardwaj Structural and functional annotation of human genome

02 01

01 01

2014-15

Ms. Upma Dave Study and design of inhibitors for n-myristoyl transferase involved in Leishmaniasis

06 04

Feedback

Required trainees Provided trainees

Company: BITP is a mutually beneficial programme for trainees and companies. We are satisfied with BITP and hired one trainee last year but trainee was interested to proceed for PG rather than job. Companies invest time nad money in training but trainees do not take up jobs. Mechanism to select trainees who are committed to work in industries need to be evolved.

Contact Person Mr. Sahil Kapoor Director- Global Business Operations Novo Informatics Private Limited TBIU, IInd Floor, Synergy Building, IIT-Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Tel: 011-2658 1524 Ext. 28, 9811761234, Email: sahil.kapoor@novoinformatics.com

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Novozymes South Asia Private Limited www.novozymes.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Novozymes is a biotech company with strong focus on enzyme production.

We are committed to changing the very foundations of our industrial system by using industrial biotechnology. We can potentially re-engineer everyday products to deliver enhanced sustainability performance, introducing energy cost savings, and decreased raw material costs for our customers.

Year of establishment 1998 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 30,000

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 500

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Food Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Enzyme Production BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2013-14

Mr. Arnab Guha

04

Ms. Smitha D. P.

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Ms. Gandhali Ganesh Joshi Enzymatic extraction of starch from plant waste pulp

2014-15

Mr. Aniruddha Paul

Mr. Manohar S Sonawane Enzymatic extraction of edible oil

Mr. Vasudeva P Rao

Ms. Piyalee Saha Generation of amylase variants by site directed mutagenesis followed by fermentation and protein expression

Mr. Rajendra Kulothungan

Ms. Shivamathi S Efficient strategies for purification of industrial enzymes

Feedback

Dr. Sohel Dalal

Company: Trainees are very dedicated, willing to learn, sincere. The programme is very useful for both the trainees and companies.

Ms. Sudipta

Cloning and expression of wild type genes into bacterial expression system

Mr. Harsha Ramakrishna

Ms. Udity Bhattacharya Modified PAHBAH Assay for reducing Sugars

06 06 02 Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Contact Person Dr. Aditya Basu Manager- Protein and Assay Technology Novozymes South Asia Private Limited Plot No. 32, 47-50, EPIP Area, Whitefield,Bangalore- 560066, Karnataka, Tel: 080-30593798, Mob: 9900204077, Email: adbu@novozymes.com

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Oncquest Laboratories www.oncquest.net Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Oncquest has evolved into a reference laboratory in the field of Oncology and more recently into a multi-platform pathology service provider with a core focus in molecular pathology and surgical pathology services. Its logistic capabilities and geographical spread makes Oncquest an ideal associate for clinical activities in India.

Year of establishment 2003 Location Delhi

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 8,400

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 400 Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, B.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

09 06 01

2011-12

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2012-13

23 23

Trainees getting trained in molecular biology laboratory

09

2013-14

12 12 02

2014-15

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Training in molecular biology laboratory

Continuing Medical education programme

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr Sarjana Dutt Director Molecular Biology and R&D

Ms. Alka Choat Allele frequency of FSHR gene mutation for Osteoporosis in Indian population Mr. Amit Kumar

Allele frequency of Factor V Leiden mutation in Indian population Ms. Guneet Makkar Existence and frequency of Calreticulin mutations in JAK2 negative and JAK2 positive MPN Ms. Kalpna

Existence and frequency of MPL mutations in JAK2 negative and JAK2 positive MPNs Mr. Md Zakaullah Akhtar Study of hypermutation of Ig VH in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its correlation with immunophenotyping markers Ms. Poonam Pathak

Existence and frequency of Calreticulin mutations in JAK2 negative and JAK2 positive MPN Ms. Purva Agrawal Allelic frequency of Factor V Leiden mutation in Indian population Mr. Radheshyam

Study of IKAROS mutation in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) in human Ms. Rashmi Kumari Allele frequency of FSHR gene mutation for Osteoporosis in Indian population Ms. Tanya Gupta

Study of mutation in Ikaros gene in B cell- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) Ms. Urvashi Sharma

Existence and frequency of MPL mutations in JAK2 negative and JAK2 positive MPNs Leukemia (B-ALL)

Feedback Company: BITP is a novel program which aims at training of students to suit the requirements of industry and also gives a chance to industry to evaluate performance of trainees to select their employees. We had good experience with BITP trainees. More than 20 candidates have been offered jobs at the end of completion of training. However, many of them were able to clear CSIR-NET examination and went on to join academia for Ph.D. Policy to select students willing to take up after training needs to be worked out.

Contact Person Dr. Sarjana Dutt Director- Molecular Biology and R&D Oncquest Laboratories Limited A-3, Factory Road, Adj. Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi-110029, Tel: 011-30611426, Mob: 9811214116, Email: Sarjana.dutt@oncquest.net

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Orbit Biotech Private Limited orbitbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The main activities of the Orbit Biotech are Manufacturing of hormone based ELISA kits for research organization. Contract Research, Industrial training & dissertation project programs. Core interest in immunodiagnostics, probiotics, molecular diagnostics, bio-fertilizers and biofuels.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Mohali, Punjab

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 32

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing/Sales

Number of employees 14

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Contract Research BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2012-13

25 04

2013-14

19 03 02

2014-15

30

Trainees getting trained in the laboratory

02

Required trainees Provided trainees Secured jobs

Group photo of trainees with team

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Arvind Chandel Technical Manager Bioinformatics & Microbiology

Ms. Megha Sharma Antimicrobial analasis of Lactobacillus plantarum and natural herbs

Ms. Ramanpreet Kaur Scientific Officer Molecular Biology & Microbiology Ms. Kirandeep Kaur Scientific Officer Microbiology & Fermentation

Ms. Pooja Antimicrobial analysis of L. reuteri and natural herbs

Ms. Mamta Dhiman Scientific Officer Microbiology Ms. Monika Scientific Officer Molecular Biology Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DST_TePP

Project Development of Process for the development of probiotic juices for general public

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 5.5

DBT_SBIRI

Development of reuterin based bio-preservative as an alternative to harmful sodium nitrite & sodium nitrate based chemical preservatives for use in packaged meat food products.

9.63

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial Training Progarammee is a well structured practical industrial programme for graduates/post graduates with Biotechnology as core subject. Research in industry is highly application oriented, where the newly generated knowledge is validated and put into use in product development or process modification or cost reduction or identification of new alternatives or understanding the mechanism of action.

BITP trainees are good but are not much interested in continuing with biotechnology profession in industry. Most of them opt for the BCIL-BITP program because of the unavailability of any other good option. Job offered to the two BITP interns last year but the students are interested for higher education. Efforts should be made to select trainees who are interested to take up career in industry. Industry invests lot of time and effort in training the candidates and if they do not stay with the companies, it is a wastage of efforts and Government funds. Counselling of applicants and selected trainees before placing them in companies to explain to them requirements and expectations of industries, nature of job, strict time schedules and salary structure offered to freshers could help in changing the mindset of selected trainees.

Online feedback system for trainees and supervisors helps in improvement of the programme and BCIL needs to be complimented for smooth implementation of the programme including timely disbursement of stipend and benchfee.

We wish the program and all the participants a great success.

Contact Person Mr. Nitin Sharma Chairman & Managing Director Orbit Biotech Pvt. Ltd. C-149, Sector-73, Phase-7, Industrial Area, Mohali-160055, Punjab, Mob: 7814471105, Email: cmd@orbitbiotech.com

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Organica Biotech Private Limited ww.organicabiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Organica Biotech provides biotech solutions for wastewater treatment, aquaculture, agriculture, lake bioremediation and solid waste management.

The company has diversified into developing enzyme formulations, stabilized microbial consortia, proprietary herbal formulations, pre & probiotics and specialty chemicals.

Year of establishment 2000 Location Mumbai, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2011

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 737

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing/Sales

Number of employees 50

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Industrial Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri Biotechnology and M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture Sub- Sector Bioremediation and Animal Health Care

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2011-12

02 01 01

2012-13

02 02 02

Trainee working in laboratory

2013-14

05 01

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Trainee carrying out inoculation

Interaction session

Fishermen engaging in aquaculture

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Ganesh Kamath Director Microbiology, Bioremediation

Ms. Poonam Ramesh Sutar Screening of antibiotic and antifungal producers from soil with industrial application

Feedback Company: BITP was inititated by the Department of Biotechnology to bridge the skill gaps in the fresh graduate and post graduate students and to make them industry ready. This program enhances their employability by providing them industrial exposure in R&D, production/ manufacturing, quality control and analysis, marketing and IPR, etc.

Students are placed in industry for six months and learn to work on high end equipments. They get familiar with sophisticated techniques and also improve their communication skills, learn to document results, networking with other teams. They also understand the expectations and requirements of industries. At the same time, industries are also benefitted as they get paid manpower and are able to contribute to create talented pool. Companies evaluate performance of trainees such as subject knowledge, practical skill, ability to plan experiments, troubleshoot and take decision according to the situation.

We got good perseverant students but male candidates are preferred for downstreaming as per nature of job demands.

Our association with the programme is only a few years old and we have experience with few trainees only. Overall, we are happy to be involved with the programme and would like to contribute. As our company is engaged in diverse activities, increase in number of trainees would be beneficial so that we can give them exposure in all the activities. We appreciate smooth implementation of programme by BCIL. Contact Person

Dr. Ganesh Kamath Director

Dr. Prafull Ranadive Team Leader-R&D

Organica Biotech Private Limited 36, Ujagar Industrial Estate, W.T. Patil Marg, Next to Pepsico, Govandi, Mumbai - 400088, Maharashtra Tel: 022 67975150, Mob: 9820237870, Email: kamath@organicabiotech.com Mapping BITP Landscape 218

Oriental Aquamarine Biotech India Private Limited www.nitrifying-bioreactor.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Offers a patented nitrifying bioreactor technology for the establishment of re-circulating aquaculture systems. Nitrifying Bioreactor technology facilitates management of water quality in a hatchery with least incidence of diseases

Year of establishment 2003 Location Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2010

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 50 Number of employees 9

Main areas of training R&D Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Environmental Biotechnology, B.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Aquaculture & Environmental Technology BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

17 03

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16 01

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Equipments in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2010-2012, 2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. I. S. Bright Singh

Ms. Saisrilatha Sistla a) To study the viability of nitrifying bioreactor of fish industry waste water. b) Testing the impact of natural antibacterial compound Pyocyanin on the nitrifying bacterial consortium Ms. P. Hemalatha To determine the application of the nitrifying bioreactor technology in the Indian aquaculture Ms. Gayathiri Sambasivam Study of nitrifying bioreactor in the establishment of recirculating aquaculture system Ms. Preshobha KP Study of nitrifying bioreactor in the establishment of recirculating aquaculture system

Dr. Mohan Kandaswamy Director Product Development Mr. P. Ashwin Kumar Lab Activities Biotechnology

Ms. Anusha Francis Bacterial population diversity in water in a recirculation aquaculture system integrated with nitrifying bioreactor: A molecular approach

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme

Project

BIRAC_SBIRI

Detailed performance evaluation and accelerated commercialization of the nitrifying bioreactor technology in indian market

BIRAC_SBIRI

Design modification and commercialization of nitrifying bioreactor technology for the establishment of organic recirculation prawn seed production system (phase ii)

Feedback Company: We are involved in imparting training under Biotech Industrial Training Programme since 2010. We have been able to attract funds from extramural projects through public private partnership programme of Department of Biotechnology. We are fulfilling our responsibility by training manpower to suit the needs of industry. We exposed trainees to bioreactor technology in aquaculture, waste water management in hatchery etc. Industrial exposure helped students to understand work culture in company environment and our expectations. Students learnt sophisticated techniques and showed hesitation in travelling to sites due to personal reasons. We have also realised that Biotech Consortium India Limited is not able to provide enough number of trainees as there is wide gap between numbers requested and actually provided. This needs to be sorted out.We are satisfied with timely releases and monitoring process. We wish to continue our association with the programme.

Contact Person Dr. Mohan Kandaswamy Director Oriental Aquamarine Biotech India Private Limited U 7 Kovaipudur, Coimbatore-641042, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 4222608943, Mob: 9442951725, Email: mohan@nitrifying-bioreactor.com; orientalconsult@dataone.in

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Panacea Biotec Limited www.panaceabiotec.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Panacea Biotec is one of India’s leading research-based health management companies based in New Delhi, India with established capabilities in both generic formulation and vaccines. Panacea Biotec Ltd., is actively pursuing the development of vaccines, peptides and biosimilars

Year of establishment 1995 Location Delhi; Mohali (Punjab)

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 64,322

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 2765

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Vaccine, Biosimilars, Pharma

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2010-11

07 05 01

2011-12

06 04 01

2012-13

Trainees getting trained in Cell culture facility

06 04

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Fermentation laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Goutam Ghosh Senior Vice President & Head-R&D Vaccines & Biological and Technology Management Group

Ms. Tripti Tayal Scale up and Purification of Recombinant Hyper-sialylated Glycoprotein (Darbepoetin Alfa) expressed in CHO

Mr. Pawan Kumar Pneumo-conjugate vaccine Ms. Shweta Aggarwal Pneumo-conjugate vaccine

Dr. Ajay Singh Senior Scientist Drug Discovery Research

Ms. Gurvinder Kaur Standardization and validation of DNA Binding assay Ms. Shivangi Bisht

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of test compounds by broth micro dilution assay against bacterial strains Mr. Sumit Kumar

Screening of test compound for its pharmacological activity on Scopolamine and STZ induced dementia in rodents Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh

Analytical techniques for immunological assays Mr. Varun Kumar

Screening of compound for anti-microbial activity (by Broth micro-dilution Assay) Ms. Sukhmanpreet Kaur

Standardization of in vitro ADME assay and screening of its compounds Ms. Khushpreet Kaur Standardization of in vitro ADME assays and screening of NCEs

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC_BIPP

Project Development of Safe and Highly Efficacious 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 300.00

Feedback Company: BITP is a good initiative by the Department of Biotechnology to create opportunites for training of freshers coming out of Indian universities. At the same time, programme is also beneficial for the companies as they get paid manpower and training fee. They are able to contribute to industry ready manpower. We can evaluate trainees for their performance and select good trainees as our employees. We have been associated with this programme for over ten years. BITP students showed good potential during the training. We are fully satisfied with their skills and learning ability. Several trainees can be retained as assets for the company. We would like to continue our association with the programme and wish it all success.

Contact Person Dr. Goutam Ghosh Senior Vice President & Head: R&D and Technology Management Group

Dr. Ajay Singh Senior Scientist

Panacea Biotec Limited B-1, Extn. A-24-25, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044 Tel: 01145199017/41679012, Email: goutamghosh@panaceabiotec.com

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Pelican Biotech Chemical Labs Private Limited www.pelicanbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited Year of establishment 2008 Location Alappuzha, Kerala Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 84 Number of employees 17

Area of activities Providing quality products in waste management, healthcare and agriculture.

The company’s R & D unit focuses on developing new processes and products.

Other objectives include process and products development for products from coir, such as organic fertilizers, use of biotechnological tools in creation of value added products from wasteland also in environmental biotechnology, isolation of new phytochemicals, standardization of plant extracts using phytochemical and pharmacognostic tools.

Year of association with BITP 2009 Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality control/assurance

Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector Environmental Biotechnology, Waste treatment

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

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Dr. (Mrs.) Priya Rao Director R&D Agricultural Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology

Ms. Vineeta Sharma Development of chitosan bio polymer for medical application Mr. Anand Prakash Mishra Development of chitosan based formulation as bio control agent for pest control Ms. Tejasree Chavan

Process Modification of Biopolymer Formulations for Biomedical Application Ms. Geethika E Process Development for reduction of lignin in coir waste

Dr. Abhijith Bhat Assistant Director R&D Agricultural Biotechnology,Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental biotechnology

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh Biopolymer Formulation for Biomedical Application Ms. Aparna S Nair

Optimization of urban wet waste composting by developing a composting aid and large scale propagation of thermophilic lingo cellulolytic fungi by solid state fermentation

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT-SBIRI-P-II ICMR DRDO NCRMI

Project Novel Methods of Isolation of Biochemicals from Crustacean Exoskeleton Development of eco-friendly formulations for control of mosquito vectors Development of chitosan formulations for wound healing applications Process development for the hardening of coir fiber

Year 2010-12

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Contact Person

Dr C. N. Manoj MD & CEO

Dr (Mrs.) Priya Rao Director

Pelican Biotech and Chemical Labs Private Limited 1/ 77, NC John Estate, Kuthiathode, Alappuzha -688533, Kerala, Mob: 9447365542, Email: manoj@pelicanbiotech.com, Mob: 9495965542, Email: priyarao@pelicanbiotech.com Mapping BITP Landscape 226

Polyclone Bioservices Private Limited www.polyclonebio.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Polyclone Bioservices Pvt Ltd., an integrated biology company with expertise in molecular, cell & computational biology, is catering to the bio-pharma & healthcare industries. For bio-pharma companies, we provide in silico & in vitro solutions that facilitate nucleic acid studies, peptide analysis & design, protein & enzyme modifications and small molecule research. For healthcare providers, we provide technology support for cell culture studies and molecular diagnostics

Year of establishment 2005 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 80

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 12

Main areas of training R&D, Bioinformatics

Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Enzyme Engineering & Bioinformatics

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

2010-11

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Pravin Kumar Sr. Scientist In silico Enzyme Engineering

Ms. Amulya Siddesh Isolation of stem cells from umbilical cord blood & cord tissue

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Company: BITP is mutually beneficial programme for candidates and participating companies. Company expressed satisfaction with the candidates provided as they matched their expectations and performed really well. The candidates are trained in advanced simulation techniques used for engineering enzymes and substrate design. The candidates are hard working and most of them have completed the assignments that were given to them, on time. It would be nice if companies could be involved in the screening process of the candidates and we prefer candidates with BE/MSc/MTech Bioinformatics.

Finding a job immediately after college many times becomes difficult, it is during this period that the trainees are benefited by the programme which offers a much needed breakthrough so that the trainees can prove their best during the training period and further, they can have suitable placements.

Thus, it is a win- win situation for all the stakeholders.

Contact Person Mr. Praveen Rajendra Chief Operating Officer Polyclone Bioservices Private Limited # 437, 40th Cross, 5th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore- 560041, Karnataka, Tel: 08026638766/ 67, Email: praveen.r@polyclonebio.com

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Poseidon Biotech www.poseidonbiotech.com Nature of company Other

Area of activities Poseidon Biotech has focus on advanced biotechnological products needed for the aquaculture sector, has already started diversifying into agri sector for sustainable production using bioremediation, recycling (composting), etc.

Poseidon Biotech has succeeded in producing a few unique products in the field of bioremediation, converting palm oil mill effluent into compost in Malaysia and Indonesia being the first ventures. Efforts to treat paper mill waste have also yielded results.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 714.25

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 32

Main areas of training R&D, Production

Sector Marine Biotech Sub- Sector Aqua Culture

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, B.E. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2011-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. S. Thiyagarajan Chief, R&D

Mr. Vinaya Natarajan Growth of sporulating bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria in various media (soy flour) Ms. Gayathri V

Growth of sporulating bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria in various media Ms. Shreena V Microbial fermentation Ms. Jeneta Alan Screening and optimization of lignin degrading bacteria from saw mill soil Ms. Krithika V Pillai

Screening and optimization of lipid and oil degrading bacteria from oil contaminated soil Ms. Kritika Singh Screening and optimization of chitinase producing bacteria from shrimp shell

Feedback Company: We initiated our journey with Biotech Industrial Training Programme in 2009. We have found this programme benefits students immensely as industrial exposure enables them to gain entry in leading biotech companies. Students were placed in in-house projects and learnt optimisation of techniques for contaminated sites remediation. Companies also tend to benefit by participating in this programme as they help in training industry ready manpower and can also select their future employees. We are happy with implementation of this programme as we did not face any difficulties. Grants were released on time and monitoring system resulted in better accountability and discipline.

Contact Person Dr. S. Thiyagarajan Chief - R&D Poseidon Biotech 23 PKM Cross street School Road, Melaynambakkam, Chennai- 600095, Tamilnadu, Tel: 044-26534501, Mob: 9444024772, Email: poseidonbio@gmail.com

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Praj Industries Limited www.praj.net Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Praj offers innovative solutions for beverage alcohol and bioethanol plant, brewery, water & wastewater treatment plant, critical process equipment and systems and bioproducts. A globally leading company with over 600 references in more than 60 countries across 5 continents, Praj has acquired an international repute for responsible and reliable solutions.

Year of establishment 1984 Location Pune, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2009

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 80,533.52

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance, Production, Bioethics, IPR, Toxicology & Animal Studies

Number of employees 995 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Bioprocess

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology, M.Sc. Environmental Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2010-11

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Scientist experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project Mr. Aoudumbar R Girme Genetic engineering of Escherichia coli (E. coli)

Dr. Yasmin Mirza Dr. Aarohi Kulkarni

Ms. Bihani Shreya Anil Optimization of Carbon and Nitrogen sources and fermentation conditions for isolate BC-30 for increasing Bacteriocin production

Dr. Rishi Jain

Ms. Kumthekar Ankita Ashok Microbiology & Development of a fungal pro-biotic for dairy application

Dr. Anand Ghosalkar

Ms. Mane Shamala Rajendra Development of cellulase overproducers

Dr.Ashwini Shete

Ms. Mapuskar Ruchita Kanchan Studies on production of xylitol using yeast species.

Field-Fermentation and molecular biology Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh Development of food probiotic technology especially fermentation process

Feedback Company: BITP is a unique program which benefits trainees and trainer companies. We have a good experience with BITP for the last 4-5 years. We feel the quality of screening of the candidates can further be improved before sending profiles to the companies.We offer training in quality control/assurance, production, bioethics, IPR, toxicology & animal studies so as to familiarise the students with industry working. We are happy to be associated with BITP and contribute to training of industry ready manpower and would like to continue our contribution.

Contact Person Ms. Shilpa Bakhru Assistant Manager- HR Praj Industries Limited Praj Matrix- R & D Center, 402/403/1092, Urawade, At. Pirangut, Tal. Mulshi, Pune-411052, Maharashtra, Tel: 020-66754268, Mob: 7757034544, Email: shilpabakhru@praj.net

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Pranav Agro Industries Limited www.pranavgroup.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Pranav Agro Industries Ltd are one of the largest producers and worldwide exporters of agro based products such as edible oils, animal feed, animal health products, speciality fats and agri engineering.

Year of establishment 1985

Year of association with BITP 2009

Location Sangli, Maharashtra

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance, Toxicology & Animal Studies

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 91,116

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Food Biotechnology, M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology

Number of employees 153 Sector Bio-Agri

Sub- Sector BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

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2010-11

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Ms. Mangal Vilas Mese To develop a balanced edible oil for frying

2012-13

Ms. Monika Suresh Chougule To increase the soluble P2O5 content in PROM by microbial treatment

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Company: Previous experience with BITP is like symbiosis, mutually beneficial. Candidates sent have completed projects with full interest for all the stakeholders. We offored training in R&D, quality control/assurance, toxicology & animal studies to make trainees suited for working in industry environment. The programme should ensure that genuine candidates with industrial aptitude interested in joining the industry and start their career in the biotech industries should be encouraged to participate rather than non-serious candidates, so that time and effort spent by industries in training students is not wasted. We have been associated with BITP for over five years and wish to continue this activity.

Contact Person Dr. Aparna Phadke HOD- R&D Pranav Agro Industries Limited E- 6, MIDC, Kupwad Block, Sangli- 416410, Maharashtra, Tel: 023-32644521, Mob: 9372337238, Email: aparna@pranavgroup.com

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Premas Biotech Private Limited www.premasbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Gurgaon, Haryana

Area of activities Premas is a custom protein research and manufacturing organization. Our capabilities include handling difficult to express and purify proteins, custom manufacturing of biomolecules, process R&D, bioassay and analytical development, along with stability analysis and lyophilization. Premas has successfully assisted top global pharma/biotech clients in generating critical reagents for their research in human healthcare, animal healthcare and agribiotech sector.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 81

Main areas of training R&D, Production, Quality Control/Assurance, Marketing / Sales

Sector Bioservices

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Bio-Process Technology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology, Agriculture Biotechnology, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2006

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Brijesh N Bhatt

Ms. Ashok Kumar Yadav Cloning of gene of interest X in mammalian expression vector Y Mr. Ravi Krishanan Gupta Cloning and expression of envelop gene A and envelop gene B in mammalian system

Dr. Sucharita Kundu Technical Research Expert Molecular Biology, Protein Expression in insect cell

Ms. Shaista Parveen Expression and optimization of protein bacterial host cell Mr. Chandan Kumar Analysis of recombinant proteins Ms. Richa Sinha Analysis of recombinant proteins

Ms. Kajal Arora Lead Scientist-Strategy and Projects Molecular Biology, Protein Expression in bacteria & yeast

Ms. Divya Garg Analytical characterization of recombinant proteins

Feedback Company: We began our journey with BITP in 2009 and have found this programme to be useful for trainees and trainer companies. It helps freshers in biotechnology to gain entry in biotech companies. During this period, trainees worked under the supervision of our faculty and became confident in use of equipment and learnt new tools and techniques. Their communication skills, confidence, networking skills improved considerably. This exposure helped them in taking correct career decisions due to clarity in financial remuneration and promotional avenues. We also used this opportunity to evaluate their performance with emphasis on theoretical knowledge of subject, practical skills and personality traits. We have offered jobs to a few trainees.

We are totally satisfied with smooth implementation of the programme and timely releases. Monitoring systems are in place and are effective. We wish success to this programme and all the trainees.

Contact Person Dr. Nupur Mehrotra VP Scientific Affairs Premas Biotech Private Limited Plot No.77, Sector-4, IMT Manesar, Gurgaon-122050, Tel: 124 454 6600, Email: nupur.mehrotra@premasbiotech.com

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Privi Lifesciences Private Limited www.privilifesciences.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Privi Life Sciences is engaged in formulation and developing agri-products to mitigate the effect of various abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. Privi has come up with an innovative solution in silicon chemistry named Silixol.

Privi Silixol with its unique patented technology delivers world’s only known form of Bio-active silica (Stabilized Orthosilicic Acid)

Year of establishment 1982 Location Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2013

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 57,697

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 600

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2013-14

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Trainee working in laboratory

Trainee at work

Trainee experimenting in laboratory

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Trainee experimenting in laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr Neeru Jain Head-Application Research Biotechnology, Agrochemical application and evaluation

Mr. Viraj Sanjay Chavan Evaluation of role of ortho silicic acid based formulations in mitigating water stress in rice and maize

Dr Gopal Deore Senior Scientist-Formulation Product development, Analyses and QC

Ms. Shruthi Sachidanandan Impact of mycorrhizal formulations on plant growth and development

Mr. Vinayak Sudalai Muthu Studies on characteristic of potassium phosphite and its efficacy in tomato plants

Ms. Ankita S. Mahadik Bioefficacy evaluation of water soluble zinc formulations on plant growth and development Ms. Reshma.V.K To understand the mechanism of effectively controlling Fusarium wilt on Solanceous plants Ms. Chotia Neha Ashok Kumar Evaluation of fungicidal activities of novel formulations to control collar rot wilt in chick pea Feedback Company: BITP is useful for fresh students as it gives them chance to gain experience in industry and industries can also evaluate their performance and select their employees. Last year, we had six people. They were fresher’s with different background but they have varied levels of interest. Couple of them were preparing for their Ph.D enterance and others were looking for placement. In 2013-2014, we had one trainee. She has been taken on company pay roll after completion of tenure.

Contact Person Dr Neeru Jain Manager Research Privi Lifesciences Private Limited Privi House A-71, TTC Industrial Area, Thane Belapur Road Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai-400709, Maharashtra, Mobile: 08879682067, Email: neeru.jain@privi.co.in

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Prosetta Bioconformatics Private Limited www.prosetta.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Location Mysore, Karnataka

Area of activities Prosetta Bioconformatics Private Limited (PBPL) is a Biotech/Biopharma company with current focus on developing anti-viral therapies based on the path-breaking drug discovery platform developed by Prosetta Bioconformatics Inc, USA. Being a research and innovation driven company with a focus on translational research, PBPL works in close collaboration with academic institutes in India and other countries.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 256

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 20

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2004

Sub- Sector Biopharma, Drug Discovery

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Dr. Dharma Prasad M. D and Chief Technology Officer Molecular Biology/Genetic Engineering

Ms. Sindhu V

Protein expression, scale-up, purification and assay establishment for Prx6 enzyme Ms. Divya

Protein expression, scale-up, purification and assay establishment for r-RNasin inhibitor enzyme

Feedback Company: We began our association with BITP in 2010. In our view, this programme facilitates training of freshers in biotechnology in biotech companies. Students are involved in in-house projects under the guidance of supervisors.

They are exposed to new tools and techniques and can use high end instruments. Understanding of work environment and culture in industry as well as nature of job, salary offered, promotional avenues helps students to take correct decisions.

Most of the BITP trainees were hard working and always eager to learn new things related to their project. They were good at their work and after proper guidance during the project; they soon became independent enough to execute their experiments.

We have retained a few trainees on our company rolls. Stipend of trainees is released on time and bench fee helps the company to recover training cost. Monthly online feedback system by trainees and supervisors has improved the documentation and accountability. We wish this programme and all the trainees great success.

Contact Person Dr. Alzu Manocha Kapoor Scientist Prosetta Bioconformatics Private Limited 67B, Near Infosys Hootagalli Industrial Area, Mysore-570018, Karnataka, Mob: 8215006468, Email: akapoor@prosetta.com

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Radiant Research Services Private Limited www.radiantresearch.in Nature of company Private Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 135

Area of activities Radiant Research is an innovative research group involved in basic level life science research and offering research services in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agrochemical sciences to cater to the needs of research professionals and industry with uncompromised quality. Our research services, tailored to specific needs in the fields of drug discovery, product development, quality control and analytical research. We are equipped with facilities and expertise in the areas of phytochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology and preclinical toxicology.

We offer exclusive range of in vitro research services to cut down cost and time.

Number of employees 21

Year of association with BITP 2010

Sector Bioservices

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Sub- Sector Contract Research Organization

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

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Year of establishment 2009 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Dr. Ashok Godavarthi

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Feedback Company: The students were enthusiastic to learn the practical approaches in R&D. They were actively involved in regular research activities of the company and even carried out research projects in specified areas. We felt the candidates benefitted in their technical and communication skills. Along with the research activities, they were trained in different aspects like research communications, team work which will help the candidates to become successful in the present industrial scenario. BITP gives an opportunity to the students to get the proper practical training along with industrial exposure.

Contact Person Dr. Ashok Godavarthi Director- R&D Radiant Research Services Private Limited 99/A- 8- Main III Phase, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore- 560058, Karnataka, Tel: 080-64516699, Mob: 9964027999, Email: info@radiantresearch.in

RAS Lifesciences Private Limited www.raslifesciences.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities RAS Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., mainly focuses on molecular biology based product development and manufacturing. Experience and expertise available at RAS enables development of novel molecular assays and also aids in undertaking in contract research projects. With its core competency in the area of RNA & DNA analysis, RAS has developed various assays based on PCR and Real Time PCR technologies for diagnosis and monitoring of various diseases. Our NABL accredited lab is fully equipped with state of the art infrastructure to offer accurate Molecular Diagnostic services.

Year of establishment 2008 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 200

Year of association with BITP 2011

Number of employees 30

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance, Production

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology, and M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr RachanaTripathi Director- R&D

Ms. Kayalvili Ulaganathan Stability studies of Moloney Murine leukemia Virus reverse transcriptase

Feedback Company: Biotechnology companies are not able to hire fresh biotechnology graduates and post graduates due to gaps in skills of these students from the expectations of the companies. Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme provides a platform for these students to get the much needed industrial exposure so that they have first hand information of requirements and expectations of companies. Companies also observe these students and can select appropriate trainees as employees.

We have been involved with the programme for last few years. We have found the trainees to be good and willing to acquire hands-on skills. Trainees want to utilise this period to the maximum to further their career goals. We are imparting training in our R&D, Production and Quality Control wing. The trainees get to understand difference in academic training imparted in universities and large scale activities carried out in companies. This industrial exposure helps trainees to arrive at quick decisions and inculcates leadership skills in them. They learn to work in team and networking with other teams also improves. This holistic training is extremely useful for the trainees.

Processes for implementation of the programme have been simplified by BCIL and disbursement of stipend and bench fee is made on time. Online feedback system by students and company supervisors as well as submission of completion report ensures compliance and accountability.

We wish to continue our association with this programme on long term basis.

Contact Person Dr. M Shesheer Kumar Chief Executive Officer RAS Lifesciences Private Limited Plot No:13, 4-7-18/13/2, Raghavendra Nagar, Hyderabad- 500076, Telangana, Tel: 040-65261562, Mob: 9248037316, Email: shesheer@raslifesciences.com

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Rasi Seeds (P) Limited www.rasiseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 54,300

Area of activities Rasi Seeds mainly deals with high yielding cotton lines / hybrids with bollgard technology for bollworm resistance, high yielding maize hybrids of different maturity groups, elite rice lines / hybrids with bacterial leaf blight and blast resistance with high yield, pearl millet hybrids with compact ear-head and stay green with downy mildew resistance and high yield, high yielding wheat lines / hybrids with high grain protein and rust resistance, molecular breeding for agronomically important traits in cotton and rice, genetic engineering of rice and brinjal for borer resistance, genetic engineering of bhendi and cotton for virus resistance and diagnosis of viruses.

Number of employees 600

Year of association with BITP 2009

Sector Agriculture

Main areas of training R&D

Year of establishment 1973 Location Salem, Tamil Nadu

Sub- Sector Hybrid Seed Production

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainees carrying out inoculation

Inside view of Green house

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. M. Saravana Kumar Head-Biotechnology Genetic Transformation

Ms. Bhuvaneshwari M An efficient Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation in rice

Dr. P. Durai Kumar Scientist Rice Transformation

Mr. Sudheep Gopi Molecular characterization of transgenic rice using Real time PCR

Dr. V. Ganesh Kumar Scientist RT PCR Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC_BIPP

Project Development of Rice Lines with Broad Spectrum and Durable Resistance to Bacterial Leaf Blight and Brown Plant Hopper through Marker–Assisted Gene Pyramiding Approach

Year 2015-19

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 420.62

Feedback Company: BITP helps freshers to gain industrial experience and companies also get opportunity to judge the performance of trainees and can select suitable candidates for placement. Two Students got trained in our labs last year. Trainees learnt all basic tissue culture and transformation in rice through Agrobacterium transformation methods, and quantitative real time PCR analysis in transgenic rice plants and other crops for various traits. They showed keen interest and dedication in work. The support from BCIL to the students as well as to the company was perfect. We wish success to the programme and the trainees.

Contact Person Dr. M. Saravana Kumar Head – Biotechnology Rasi Seeds Private Limited Rasi R&D Centre , 269/1B- Cuddalore, Main Road Ammampalayam Post, Attur, Salem-636141, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 4282329696, Mob: 9944932531, Email: msk@rasiseeds.com

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RCC Laboratories India Private Limited www.rccltd.in Nature of company Private Limited

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Area of activities RCC has developed facilities and expertise to perform all aspects of health and environmental safety testing. We continue to develop new techniques in line with advances in regulatory thinking and requirements. Our core capabilities are in: Breeding & Selling of Good quality animals, Toxicology, Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Microbiology, Pathology, Genetic Toxicology, Clinical Chemistry for Clinical Trial services

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,100

Year of association with BITP 2012-13

Number of employees 75

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance, Toxicology & Animal Studies, Production

Sector Contract Research Organizations

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.V.Sc. Animal Biotechnology

Year of establishment 2005

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Trainee & Title of Project Ms. Kuruva Varalakshmi Studies on the effects of the test item on aquatic and terrestrial organisms Ms. Preeti Agrawal Toxicity studies (pre-clinical acute toxicity studies in rodents & non-rodents) Mr. Naveen Kumar Nemali QA functioning in a GLP compliant contract research organization.

Feedback Company: Our association with BITP is for last few years, but we have observed that processes and procedures adopted by DBT and BCIL for selection of trainees is fair, transparent and is done in consultation with all stakeholders.

The candidates from BITP are good in subject knowledge and communication skills. Candidates maintain punctuality in attending the training programme and sincere in learning the practical aspects. They are cordial to the departmental personnel and show high interest to complete the assigned work in stipulated time by coordinating with each other as well as with departmental personnel.

During this 6 months, candidates had exposure to the practical aspects and hands on experience related with experiment/s and practices followed in the industry. This period may be considered to be the induction period about industry to the candidate but not complete curriculum of industry practices. During this short tenure, candidates confined to gain experience in any one of instrumentation or had little experience with any one aspect. Hence, training imparted to the trainees for longer duration may enable the candidate to plan for his/her career goals and help to shape their career.

Online feedback system for students and supervisors from companies on a monthly basis as well as submission of completion reports has led to accountability by both the partners and helps in improvement of the programme.

Feedback is taken into consideration for deciding number of trainees for future batches.

This training program is indeed beneficial for the candidates as they get exposed to new areas of technical expertise and they also get to understand about the principles of GLP. The BITP Program is a mutually beneficial scheme wherein both, the Organisation and the individual students stand to benefit. Industry gets access to bright and intelligent students from relevant educational backgrounds, to be trained in the areas of work being done here.

Students, who perform well, grasp the fundamentals and understand the systems, can be a potent source for future manpower requirements, after completion of training.

We compliment DBT and BCIL for taking this initiative to produce industry ready manpower and would like to be associated with this important endeavour.

Contact Person

Dr. R. Ravikrishnan Director

Mr. Sai D Prasad Chief Executive Officer

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Renaissance Biotech Private Limited www.renaissancebiotech.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Renaissance Biotech Pvt Ltd has been primarily engaged in genetic resources and its conservation; plant breeding, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry and plant protection, process and product development and technology transfer.

Year of establishment 2009

Year of association with BITP 2011

Location Patna, Bihar

Main areas of training R&D, Production

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 37.12

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Number of employees 12 Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Tissue Culture BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2011-12

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Trainee carrying out inoculation

Mushroom packaging

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. Deepak Kumar Director Mushroom Production

Ms. Alka Kumari Production of 200 quintal of sajor-caju mushroom using tissue culture raised spawn

Dr. Pramod Kr. Singh Incharge Mushroom Production

Ms. Priyanka Kumari Production of 500 quintal of P. florida using tissue culture raised spawn

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Production head Food Processing

Ms. Anupam Apoorva Comparative study of mushroom production through tissue culture & mushroom spore raised spawn Mr. Pritam Kumar

Production of Ganoderma lucidum using saw dust

Mr. Babloo Kumar Production supervisor Mushroom Division

Mr. Devbrat Kumar Comparative analysis of Oyster production using different substrate

Mr. Faraz Sami Incharge Spawn Production

Mr. Rajan Kumar Mishra Production of Calocybe indicia (Milky Mushroom) in different stress condition Mr. Paramjeet Prabhakar Effect on oyster mushroom production in different stress condition Mr. Amresh Kumar Production of two hundred quintal of Pleurotus eous using tissue culture raised spawn

Feedback Company: It’s a nice initiative from DBT and BCIL for companies to get the technical hands as per their need.

Students already have good theoretical knowledge, so it becomes easy to mould them as per our need.

Contact Person Mr. Deepak Kumar Director Renaissance Biotech Private Limited D-88, Police Colony, Anisabad, Patna-800002, Bihar, Tel: 06122251438, Mob: 9334718849, Email: info@renaissancebiotech.co.in

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Rishi Herbal Technologies Private Limited

Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Herbs and herbal-based products, Mineral bio fortification, secondary metabolite production.

Year of establishment 2000

Year of association with BITP 2008

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 15

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 9 Sector Agriculture Biotechnology

Sub- Sector Herbal Extracts BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. M. Anuradha Director- R&D

Ms. Chhavi Badola Micropropagation and secondary metabolite production of selected medicinal plants

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Ms. Sucharita Behera

Micropropagation and secondary metabolite production of selected medicinal plants

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Company: BITP is very useful program for students to get exposed to industry and industry to get trained manpower as per their needs. Students get an opportunity to understand expectations and specific requirements of industry. They learn inter-personal skills, team work, coordination with other groups as well as communication skills. Companies can observe performance of students with reference to their knowledge, aptitude, willingness to work in industry environment and can accordingly select them as their employees.

We wish to be involved with programme on long term basis.

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Contact Person Dr. S. Balasubramanya Managing Director Rishi Herbal Technologies Private Limited Sy. No. 149, Kommaghatta Sulikere Post Kengeri, Bangalore-560060, Karnataka, Tel: 080-26762402, Mob: 9900048833, Email: balu@rishiherbtech.in

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Robust Herbals Private Limited www.robustherbals.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The company is engaged in developing Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDs) based on natural materials in the area of Anti-Cancer and Respiratory therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Product Development, Technology Development and Contract Research in the area of Health Care. Phytochemistry based lead discovery, molecular characterization of plant pathogens.

Year of establishment 2010 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2014

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 16

Main areas of training R&D and Production

Number of employees 5

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Therapeutic and Diagnostic BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2014-15

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Trainee experimenting in laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Mallesha.H CEO & Research Director Therapeutic & Diagnostic applications development in the field of cancer

Mr. Omkar Shankar Jadyal Novel extraction method and chemical profiling of potential medicinal plants : evaluate anticancer activity Mr. Rahul Kishorrao Ghodchar Synthesis and preliminary characterization of biodegradable cyclodextrin based polyrotaxane as a drug carrier (Cyclodextrin-Pluronic F68)

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_BIG

Project Development of bio-friendly contrasting agent for MRI/MRA applications

Year 2014

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 45

Feedback Company: As the success of biotech industry is dependent on skilled manpower, hands-on and career-oriented practical industrial training is essentially required. When value based training along with relevant technical training is provided to students, there is drastic change in the performance of the students. Our association with BITP is very recent and we provided training in R&D and production. Trainees requested that there should be one seminar related to career guidance after completion of industrial training period.

We are happy with the selection process adopted by BCIL as trainees are very good, sincere and hardworking. DBT & BCIL are doing excellent job in developing industry ready people. Online monthly feedback system by the trainees and supervisors as well as final feedback and submission of completion report brings in accountability. Feedback can also be analysed for bringing out further improvement of this programme by incorporating valuable suggestions.We would like to be associated with this programme and contribute towards this important cause.

Contact Person Dr. Mallesha. H CEO & Research Director Robust Herbals Private Limited 94, 3rd Floor Thirumala Complex, NGEF Layout Nagarabhavi Main Road, Bangalore - 560072, Karnataka, Tel: 8023186230, Mob: 9845410691, Email: info@robustherbals.com

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Robust Materials Technology Private Limited www.robustmaterials.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities The company is focused on Biomaterial-based platform technology for development of bio-functional polymers for imaging and targeted therapeutics. Focus is on new anticancer formulation and biodegradable polymer based drug delivery systems.

Year of establishment 2008 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2011

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 190

Main areas of training R&D and Production

Number of employees 31

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E, B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Biomaterials-based polymers BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Dhananjaya. K Director Organic chemistry, drug & drug delivery design & synthesis, formulation development

Ms. Amrutha. V.C Synthesis and preliminary characterization of biodegradable cyclodextrin based polyrotaxane as a drug carrier (Cyclodextrin-Pluronic F68) Ms. Jaseera Jabbar Synthesis and preliminary characterization of biodegradable cyclodextrin based polyrotaxane as a drug carrier (CD-PEG / Liposome) Ms. Shreya Ranjit Synthesis and preliminary characterization of biodegradable cyclodextrin based polyrotaxane as a drug carrier (CD-Pluronic F127/ Liposome)

Feedback Company: As the success of biotech industry is dependent on skilled manpower, hands-on and career-oriented practical industrial training is essentially required. BITP is a programme which provides opportunity for fresh graduates and post graduates for placement in industry for six months. We are happy with the selection process adopted by BCIL involving experts from academia, research institutions, industries. Students were knowledgable, sincere and hardworking. While working in industry, students improve their communication skills, understand importance of documentation of report and regulatory requirements.They get exposure to safety procedures. Students get flavour of industry requirement and expectations. They also understand difference of academic environment from industrial scenario.When value based training along with relevant technical training is provided to students, there is drastic change and improvement in the performance of the students. DBT & BCIL are doing excellent job in developing industry ready people. It would be better if the training period would be extended from six months to one year so that they can get more work experience. There should be career guidance programme on completion of the training programme. Our association with BITP is recent and we would like to continue our relationship on a long term basis.

Contact Person Dr. K. R. Ravikumar CEO & Founder Director Robust Materials Technology Private Limited 94, 2nd Floor, Thirumala Complex, NGEF Layour Jagarabhavi Main Road, Bangalore- 560072, Karnataka. Tel: 8023186230, Mob: 9900213898, Email: ravikumar.kr@robustmaterials.com

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Royal Life Sciences Private Limited www.royalgroupinfo.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Instrumental in offering wide range of microbial analysis and R & D services.

Experienced team to conduct various microbial identification processes, Microbial analysis, Fame Analysis, PLFA (Phospholipid Fatty Acid), biochemical characterization of microbe and DNA sequencing and related research services

Year of establishment 1996 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2012-13

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 70

Main areas of training R&D, Bioinformatics and Management

Number of employees 15 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Contract R & D services

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, M.Sc. Environmental Biotechnology, B.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Marine Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainee working in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Anju Rajan Research Scientist Microbiology

Ms. Wasupalli Geeta Kumari Detection of adulterants and mastitis in milk samples and major milk fatty acid composition estimation using gas chromatography

Dr. Aditya Research Scientist Probiotics Feedback

Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme provides a rare opportunity for biotechnology students by placing them in leading companies for a period of six months. This industrial exposure helps in bridging gaps in skills of students and making them suitable for employment in companies. At the same time, companies contribute to training of manpower and use this opportunity to select suitable candidates as their employees.

Our association with this programme is recent and experience is limited to three to four batches. The BITP trainees have demonstrated reliability and consistency. They were quick to adapt to curriculum and teaching style with ease and professionalism.

We commend DBT and BCIL for running this programme effectively for the benefit of students and companies.

Contact Person

Dr. Dipender Singh Managing Director

Dr. Surjit Kaur CEO

Royal Life Sciences Private Limited A unit of Royal Group of companies, Plot # 41, Samrat colony, West Marredpally, Secunderabad-500026, Telangana Tel: 040-27803738, 27703154, 65795687, Mob: 9848616600, Email: surrjit@royalgroupinfo.com

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Sai Lara Biotechnologies www.larabiotek.com Nature of company Proprietorship

Area of activities The company is a leading tissue culture laboratories in India, pioneered in introducing innovations for producing “high-vigor� plantlets through tissue culture. Double haploid plant production and commercialization of various tissue culture protocols for plants such as banana, teak, fig. etc.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 160

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 29

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Agriculture Sub- Sector Plant Tissue Culture

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainee carrying out inoculation

Plant Tissue Culture laboratory

Trainee getting trained in laboratory

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Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. K. B. Rao Head-Operations Plant Biotechnology, Microbiology

Ms. Renuka Nagamothu Studies on hairy root mass propagation by using Daucus carota

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Deveeka K., Zamare, K., Baburao and Kailash Chandra Samal, In-vitro antibacterial and synergistic effects of plant extracts and synthetic antibiotic ‘aztreonam’ against extended bacterial spectrum., International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology, 2013, 6(4), 591-598.

Feedback Company: DBT Biotech Industrial Training Programme aimed at bridging the gap between industry and academia.

It helps industry to train students to a skilled employee suitable for their need. It is a good platform for both students and industry to understand what academics can offer and industries actual requirement.

We have trained students in plant tissue culture including media preparation, inoculation, sub-culture, hardening of plants in green house. Our association with the programme is few years and we have retained interested candidates in our company on completion of the training. We are happy with the selection process as the candidates had sound theoretical knowledge and were quick learners. They adapted themselves to our needs quickly and improved their practical skills. We are happy to be associated with this programme and would like to contribute to this important need of the country.

Contact Person Ms. M Vyjayanthi Proprietor Sai Lara Biotechnologies Shop No. D. 62/A, Phase, 1, IDA, Cooperative Industrial Estate, Shapur Nagar, Hyderabad-500055, Telangana, Mob: 9849359343, 9160881234, Email: lara_labs@yahoo.co.in

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Sami Labs Limited www.samilabs.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sami Labs manufactures and markets Phytonutrients and standardized herbal extracts, speciality fine chemicals, and organic intermediates used in the nutritional, pharmaceutical and food industries. Sami Labs also provides custom manufacturing from lab scale to pilot / semi-commercial scale, and process development. The company selects ingredients with a long history of traditional success and conducts clinical research to confirm their efficacy.

Research is the foundation of Sami’s success

Year of establishment 1991 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 24,889

Year of association with BITP 2007

Number of employees 600

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Pharmaceutical

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs 2014-15

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Sami Labs campus

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Experiments in progress at laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Sarang Bani Vice President- Research, Head- Biological R&D Pharmacology, Drug discovery, Immunology

Ms. Anjaly K S Evaluation of biological activity of natural products

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DST_ DPRP

Project Design and Synthesis of Calebin-A and Novel Calebin-A mimics with enhanced stability for prevention of neuro-degeneration

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 25 (as Soft Loan)

DST_DPRP

Design and synthesis of novel curcumin analogues and analogues of curcumin metabolites for the enhancement of bio-availability and for anti- cancer applications

75 (as Soft Loan)

DSIR_TDDP

Optimisation and Pilot plant trials towards commercialisation of standardised colocynthin Extract from the medicinal plant Citrullus colocynthis

44 (as Soft Loan)

DSIR_TDDP

Process development and Pilot Plant trials towards commercialisation of two products namely, (1) A pentapeptide with a natural terpenoid conjugate and (2) Extraction of Pterostilbene from Pterocarpus marsupium and conversion to Resveratrol

70 (as Soft Loan)

Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme is a meaningful programme which provides industrial exposure to fresh biotechnology students who are looking for career opportunities in biotech industries. The programme is also well received by the industry as it provides them paid manpower and gives an opportunity to mould them to suit their requirements. The companies also get time to evaluate performance of trainees and can select them for suitable placement. We are happy with selection process adopted and got good trainees. Our association with the programme is few years old. As we have been able to attract funds through number of extramural projects from a number of funding agencies, we have a strong R&D culture and have involved trainees in our in-house projects.

Trainees placed in our R&D lab was quick learner, very hard working and focussed. In addition, candidate demonstrated excellent power of observation, and an ability to work in a team effectively. Candidate learned the evaluation of anti-oxidant capacity of natural products, the data, thus, obtained was replicable once re-analysed by the analyst of Biological R&D. The monthly online feedback system developed by BCIL for students and supervisors from companies is very useful and has brought in accountability and discipline. We would like our association with the programme to grow in coming years.

Contact Person Dr. A. Sivakumar General Manager- Biotechnology Sami Labs Limited 19/1 & 19/2, I Main, II Phase, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore- 560058, Karnataka, Tel: 08028397973/75/78, Email: research@samilabs.com

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Samleen Bioengineering Private Limited www.samleenbio.in Nature of company Private Limited

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Area of activities Samleen Bioengineering Pvt. Ltd. are engaged in manufacture and deal with lab materials, clinical products, dental chairs, dental appliances and machines, ceramics, cements, rubber, steel metallurgy products and other materials used in dentistry. These would also include prosthesis in dental/medical fields, apparatus used in dental and medical procedures, media production bioreactors, fermentors and glassware preparation.

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 162.2

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 20

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Bioservices

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics

Year of establishment 1985

Sub- Sector Contract Manufacturing Organization BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2014-15

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Trainees getting trained in laboratory

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Discussion session

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Ms. Savitha Scientist Biochemistry

Mr. Anubhav Sinha Estimating the time of death by studying the DNA degradation in labial tissue

Dr. Shubha M C Scientist Biochemistry

Ms. Lekha

Neutralization of cysteine proteases from Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 strain by using plant extracts

Extra-mural funding received by the company Funding Agency DBT

Project Study of Indian strain of Porphyromonas gingivalis - Culture and characterization of Porphyromonas gingivalis under strict anaerobic conditions and characterization of gingipains

Scheme SBIRI

Fund ( Rs. in lakhs) 27

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial Training Programme is a unique programme initiated by Department of Biotechnology to facilitate creation of talented, industry ready manpower. The programme implemented through Biotechnology Consortium India Limited selects fresh graduates and post graduates in biotechnology through a two tier selection process and places them in industries for a period of six months. During the training period, students are exposed to real life projects in industries and learn practical skills. Their inter-personal skills, communication skills, decision making ability and networking with other members in the team as well as other divisions improve. Trainees placed in our R&D lab was quick learner, very hard working and focussed. In addition, candidate demonstrated excellent power of observation, and an ability to work in a team effectively. Candidate learned the evaluation of anti-oxidant capacity of natural products, the data, thus, obtained was replicable once re-analysed by the analyst of Biological R&D. This programme is helpful to all the partners and should be continued.

Contact Person Dr. C.V. Mohan Managing Director Samleen Bioengineering Private Limited 37, Subbarama chetty road basavanagudi, Bangalore - 560004, Karnataka, Tel: 080-2661110, Mob: 9164168999, Email: samleenbioengineering@gmail.com

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Sandor Lifesciences Private Limited www.sandorlifesciences.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sandor Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. is a life sciences research company focused on discovery of biomarkers pertaining to human health and agriculture. We are a DSIR recognized research centre and an NABL accredited diagnostic centre for genetic ailments with the most advanced testing menu. Our state of the art laboratory is a premier Molecular Biology service providing facility aiding academic and industrial research that requires high-end Proteomics, Genomics, Cellular Biology and Metabolomics applications

Year of establishment 2007 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1041.07

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 70

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics and CRO

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Training in cyto genetics facility

Training in proteomics laboratory

Training in plant tissue culture laboratory

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Jayanthi Undamatla Consultant Geneticist & Lab Chief Genetics and Molecular Biology, Clinical Diagnostics & Research.

Mr. Deepak Bhattacharya Extraction of genomic DNA from EDTA blood, saliva, FFPE (Formalin Fixed, Paraffin Embedded tissue), and circulating nucleic acid from serum, and there quality analysis for further diagnostic application

Dr. Madhurarekha Ch Head Proteomics and CDFD Group Proteomics Dr. Charita Associate Scientist Molecular Cyto Genetics Mr. M Aravind Kumar Senior Research Officer - Molecular Biology Microarray

Ms. P. Ludiya Rani Development of deletion and duplication analysis for SMN1 gene using Q-PCR Mr. Abhijeet Subhash Ghadge Standardization and optimization of nucleic acids for NGS and microarray applications

Mrs. Radhika Senior Research Officer - Molecular Biology Genomics Mr. V.L. Shiva Shankar Associate Research Officer Clinical Genetics Mrs. Niti Singh Research Officer Bioinformatics Division: Genomics Bioinformatics Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_SBIRI

Project Cellular Biomarkers of rejection and immunosuppression in transplantation

Year 2007

ICMR

NTF-IMD on new born screening of congenital hypothyroidism & congenital adrinal hyperplasia

2007

Feedback Company: BITP is one of its kind of programme empowering the newly passed out masters and bachelors in the field of science. This not only helps the students with the experience they need in industry but also helps industries to have manpower which they can try in their organization and absorb if they feel they can fit in to them. This period gives the students the wings to fly and time to decide what their interest really is. Overall, it is a mutual benefit package with a goal to support industrial biology in India.

Our association with Biotech Industrial Training Programme is few years old. Number of trainees provided have been reduced in recent years. We request DBT to advise BCIL to give us trainees as per our request so that we can plan better. As we have number of extramural projects, our R&D division is strong and has involved trainees in in-house projects.

Contact Person Dr. V L N Raghuram S R&D head, Molecular Biology Sandor Lifesciences Private Limited 8-2-326/5, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad M.Corp, Hyderabad- 500034, Telangana, Tel: 04023357048 Ext: 219, Email: raghu@sandor.co.in

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Sangenomics Research Labs Private Limited www.sangenebiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Contract research in the field of molecular biology, microbiology, plant tissue culture. Projects in the field of bioethanol, molecular characterization of medicinal plants, sea weeds, industrially important microorganisms, marine biotechnology, micropropagation studies on novel antimicrobial agents from natural sources, development of molecular markers, plant tissue culture work.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 35 Number of employees 11 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Contract Research Organization

Year of association with BITP 2010 Main areas of training R&D Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics, M.Sc. Food Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

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Dr Prasad M P Managing Director

Ms. Amrita Gupta Isolation, production and purification of L-Glutaminase from Pseudomonas sp Ms. Divya Viswagopal Nair Isolation, production and purification of Alkaline Protease from Pseudomonas sp.

Mr. Intwala Vilish Yogeshkumar Production and partial purification of L Asparaginase from E. coli Mr. Mahesh Madhusudan Deochake Comparison of molecular typing methods for marine microbial isolates Mr. Swaroop Jayand Kumar Isolation, production and purification of Xylanases from Bacillus sp.

Feedback Company: Creating a platform for students to learn hands on, giving firsthand exposure to the industry working, making them suitable for the industries that look out for skilled personnel. Excellent venture by DBT and BCIL helps the students and also the industries in creating ready skilled personnel.

We are involving BITP trainees in our in-house projects. We request Biotech Consortium India Limited to provide trainees as per our request to enable us to plan for their involvement in upcoming in-house projects. We are happy with the selection of candidates as candidates provided to us were thorough in subject knowledge and were quick to adapt to our requirements and expectations. We wish this programme and trainees great success.

Contact Person Dr. Prasad M P Managing Director Sangenomics Research Labs Private Limited 16 Second Cross, Krishna Reddy Colony, Old Airport Road, Domlur Layout, Bangalore- 560071, Karnataka, Tel: 080-65332038, Mob: 9844357929, Email: sangenomics@hotmail.com

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Sarvotham Care Limited www.sarvothamcare.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Sarvotham Care Limited is one of the leading Indian companies manufacturing a wide range of health care products including pharmaceutical formulations, nutritional supplements, personal care products, home care and hospital care products for a host of companies. The operations started with the manufacture of pharmaceutical liquid orals and expanded into manufacturing of other pharmaceuticals such as tablets, ointments, creams, cosmetics, home and health care products.

Year of establishment 1996 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 6100

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 250

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Pharmaceuticals

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Food Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology

2014-15

BITP Trainees required,

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Trainee & Title of Project

Mr. J. N. G. G. Shankar

Ms. Mesquita Sarah Thomas Formulation and analytical analysis of nutraceuticals, confectionary and beverages under lab trials

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Ms. Vartika Singh

Formulation and analytical analysis of nutraceuticals, confectionary and beverages under lab trials

Feedback Company: We have joined the BITP recently. Our experience with the trainees is good as they had sound subject knowledge, were good listeners and quick learners.They were hardworking, sincere and completed the assigned task well as per the time schedule. In our view, BITP is a useful programme for trainees as well as trainer companies as it provides an opportunity to both to understand each other’s expectations and requirements.

We would like to continue our association with this important programme.

Contact Person Mr. Bridreth Khokhare Executive- R&D Sarvotham Care Limited 1-20-248, Umajay Complex, First Floor, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad- 500003, Telangana, Tel: 040-66575454, 040-27903226, Mob: 8374406722, Email: bridreth@sarvothamcare.com

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SciGenom Labs www.scigenom.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities SciGenom Labs is a Genomics R&D Services company that provides genomic sequencing and bioinformatics services to lifescience and healthcare businesses globally as well as academic and government institutions in India

Year of establishment 2009

Year of association with BITP 2012

Location Kochi, Kerala

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 19

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology

Number of employees 84 Sector Bioinformatics Sub- Sector Genomics

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainees experimenting in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Dhinoth Kumar Bangaruswamy Principal Scientist

Ms. Merina Oliver Developing an efficient methodology for whole genome sequencing of RNA virus with undetectable concentration

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_BIRAC - SBIRI

Project Development of single tube multigene onco-diagnostic tests for use with next generation sequencing platforms

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 160

DBT_BIRAC – BIPP

High Performance Computing Infrastructure

190

Feedback Company: BITP is a unique programme which converts fresh biotechnology graduates and post graduates to industry ready manpower and also provides opportunity for industry to train students and give them industrial exposure, to evaluate the performance of trainees, to select prospective employees.

Trainees were very keen and enthusiastic in grasping the technology. They performed their duties very sincerely and satisfactorily. Students grasped high throughput technology of genomics by end of the project. Most striking quality is the commitment shown by trainee towards work which helps in completing her work with perfection.

We wish this programme and trainees great success.

Contact Person

Mr. Sam Santhosh CEO & Promoter

Dr. Dhinoth K Bangaruswamy Principal Scientist

Ms. Alphonsa Jose Manager HR

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Serum Institute of India Limited www.seruminstitute.com Nature of company Private Limited

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,40,000

Area of activities Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. is now the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally (more than 1.3 billion doses) which includes Polio vaccine as well as Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hib, BCG, r-Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines.

Vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute are accredited by the World Health Organization, Geneva wand are being used in around 140 countries across the globe in their national immunization programs, manufacturing highly specialized lifesaving biologicals like vaccines using cutting edge genetic and cell based technologies, antisera and other medical specialities.

Number of employees 2,000

Year of association with BITP 2008

Sector Healthcare

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance, Production

Year of establishment 1996 Location Pune, Maharashtra

Sub- Sector Vaccine production

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc., M.tech. Biotechnology

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2013-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. H. K. Malviya

Mr. Pawar Parag Kailas Challenges in polysaccharide conjugate vaccine production

Dr. Hitesh Malviya Director PVC Department

Mr. Mahesh Madhukar Savalsure GMP (Good Manufacturing practices) aspects in polysaccharide conjugate vaccine development and production

Dr. S.K. Jana Additional Director

Ms. Mavinamar Ashwini Paragond Study on physico-chemical properties of pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate Mr. Onkareshwar Dhanayya Chiwari Study on physico-chemical properties of pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugates

Mr. Peddi Srinivas Reddy Manager - R& D

Ms. Payal Malhari Kakramkar Meningoccocal polyasaccharide purification & process analysis

Feedback Company: The Biotech Industrial Training Programme helps fresh students in biotechnology to gain industrial exposure and is also beneficial for companies as it provides them an opportunity to contribute in training of manpower. At the same time, companies also benefit as they get paid manpower. Six months duration is sufficient time for companies to evaluate performance of trainees with reference to their subject knowledge, practical skills, willingness to work in industry. We have involved trainees in our R&D, Quality Control and Production activities.

Students have been trained in specific safety precautions to be followed, ethical consideration to be kept in mind, production schedule to be adhered to and the strict quality control measures to be adopted. We have been associated with BITP for several years and have found trainees to be very good. They are willing to learn new techniques, quickly adapt and adjust to industry environment.We have retained a few trainees trained by us who were willing to take up a job in industry.We appreciate initiative taken by DBT for creating industry ready manpower and compliment BCIL for smooth implementation of the programme.

Contact Person Mr. Kedar Ambikar Deputy Manager- HR Serum Institute of India Limited 212/2- Hadapsar off Soli Poonawalla Road, Behind Aakashwani Centre, Pune- 411028, Maharashtra, Tel: 020-26602507, Email: kedar.ambikar@seruminstitute.com

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SFPL Crop Life Sciences Private Limited www.krishidhanseeds.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities They are engaged in production & marketing of speciality plant nutrition products to meet nutrient needs of agriculture, horticulture, floriculture & related industries. They work to augment the needs of increased crop productivity & quality products tolerant to stress conditions

Year of establishment 1999 Location Jalna, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2009-10

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,379

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 92

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Bio-Agri Sub- Sector Crop Improvement

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Molecular biology laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2010-12) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Anup Karwa Director Life Sciences

Ms. Gauri Ganesh Pawle Microbial preparation for use as biocontrol agent

Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh

Ms. Gauri Ganesh Pawle Microbial preparations for use as plant nourishing agent Ms. Pushpa Motiram Deore Effect of various parameters on production of calcium gluconate by using Aspergillus niger.

Feedback Company: BITP is an excellent training program for the Indian students that offers them applied industrial experience which becomes integral credential for their scientific career. At the same time, it greatly helps industry to nurture next generation scientific work force and prepare them for applied science venture and enables scouting of best talent from academia to industry.

In our view, industrial exposure provides the much needed experience to students in up-scaling of laboratory scale research to pilot scale and large scale. Students get to learn advanced techniques and operate high end instruments, an opportunity which they did not get in the university/college. They understand specific requirements of industry environment such as team work, communication skills, coordination and networking with other groups, discipline and need to stick to strict time schedules etc. Students are exposed to safety precautions to be taken, requirements such as confidentiality, secrecy to be maintained, ethical considerations, regulatory requirements and others.We have been associated with this programme for last five or six years and in line with our expertise and area of activities, we have preference for M.Tech. students.

We are happy with the trainees provided to us as they were ready to learn and quick to adjust. We would like to contribute to this programme and create pool of trained, industry ready manpower.

Contact Person Dr. Anup Karwa Director - Life Sciences SFPL Crop Life Science Private Limited Additional MIDC, Jalna- 431203, Maharashtra, Mob: 9422721183, Email: anupkarwa@krishidhanseeds.com

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Shantha Biotechnics Limited www.shanthabiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Shantha Biotechnics is the first Indian company to develop, manufacture and market recombinant human healthcare products. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi group. Drugs developed by Shantha include Shanvac-B, Shanferon, Shankinase, Shanpoietin, Shantetra, Shan5, Shan Hib-Dpt, Shan Hib, and Shantt. Today, Shantha Biotechnics caters to major international markets including Asia-Pacific, Africa, CIS and Latin America in addition to international organisations like UNICEF and PAHO.

Year of establishment 1993 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 48,56,800

Year of association with BITP 2008

Number of employees 1331

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control, Production

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Vaccine Production

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

2010-11 2013-14 2014-15

Dr. Vennapusa Rami Reddy

Mr. Sarnendu Bera Determination of antigen quantity in vaccines

Dr. Mantena R Raju

Ms. Viriyala Gayatri Valli Physico-chemical analysis of protein based vaccines

Dr. Pranjal Jyoti Shnarma

Mr. Atarsingh Kushwah Determination of aluminium contents in aluminium hydroxide gel and adsorbed vaccine (raw material) by compendial method

Dr. V. Devi Srinath

Ms. Rani Narvariya Evaluating life cycle of chromatography matrix by utilizing bio-analytical tools

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Feedback Company: We have been associated with BITP for last few years and have found BITP trainees to be good and willing to learn. Industrial exposure is very useful for the fresh students as it changes their outlook.

Contact Person Mr. M Lachi Reddy Senior General Manager- Human Resources Shantha Biotechnics Limited Medchal Rangareddy, Hyderabad- 501401, Telangana, Tel: 8418220922, Email: lachireddy.m@shanthabiotech.co.in

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Sheel Biotech Limited www.sheelbiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sheel Biotech Ltd., is an OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 9001-2008 & ISO 14001:2004 certified company in the field of tissue culture, bio-technology, floriculture, green houses, organic adoption & certification and turnkey projects. The company is managed by experts and professionals with outstanding knowledge in floriculture, horticulture, agriculture, biotechnology and green houses. Company’s R&D lab is duly recognised by the DBT, Ministry of Science & Technology.

Year of establishment 1991 Location Delhi Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 6,600

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 500

Main areas of training Production, Quality Control/Assurance

Sector Bio-Agri Sub- Sector Plant Tissue Culture

Preferred qualification for trainees

M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology, M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

2014-15

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Zentedaschia plants

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Inside view of Green house

Trainee performing inoculation

Training in Plant tissue culture laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. L. Shiva Rama Reddy Project Head

Ms. Jyoti Bhatnagar Application of plant tissue culture in horticulture development

Mr. Naushad Ahmad

Study on variations in tissue culture propagated Gerbera plants Feedback

Company: Biotech Industrial Training Programme is a useful programme for students as well as companies.

Fresh graduate and post graduate students get rare opportunity of placement in leading biotech industries for six months and this industrial exposure helps clear their doubts, misconceptions and making correct career decisions.

They get to understand differences in academic and industrial environment and whether they have aptitude to work in industry. At the same time, industry is able to contribute to trained manpower needs and evaluate performance of trainees as well as their suitability as future employees.

We are happy with selection process adopted by BCIL, as trainees were sincere, committed and quick learners. They were willing to adapt and adjust to our expectations and requirements. We trained them in our tissue culture unit on media preparation, sterilisation, inoculation, sub-culture, hardening of tissue cultured plants. Students were exposed to economic viability considerations and need to bring down per plant cost, so as to ensure profitability.

We have recently initiated our involvement in the programme and would like this association to grow. We wish the programme and trainees a great success.

Contact Person Dr. L. Shiva Rama Reddy Project Head Sheel Biotech Limited RZ-2705/30, Main Jagdamba Road, Tughlakabad Extn., New Delhi - 110019 Tel: 01129994445, Fax: 01129993450 , Email: team@sheelbiotech.com

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Shodhaka Life Sciences Private Limited www.shodhaka.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Services in areas of NGS and microarray data analysis, biocuration, custom-designing databases & software, biomarker discovery by in-silico approaches

Year of establishment 2008

Year of association with BITP 2010

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training Bioinformatics

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 26

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Number of employees 10 Sector Bioinformatics

Sub- Sector Drug discovery BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainees attending inter-action session

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Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Kshitish Acharya Chief Scientific Officer &Founder Director Molecular Biology, Genomics, Transcriptomics, Bioinformatics & Data Analysis.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Maurya Role of non-coding RNAs in breast cancer Mr. Sunit Das

Regulation at the promoter and gene expression study in lung cancer

Feedback Company: Our association with BITP is a few years only. Conceptually, this programme is very good as it is expected to benefit trainees as well as companies. Generally, fresh UG and PG biotech degree holders find it very difficult to gain entry in biotech companies and this programme facilitates their placement for training . Industrial exposure changes the outlook of students and helps them in taking correct career decision. However, certain inherent deficiencies have been noted by us: 1. Weakness in fundamental concepts renders the advanced training ineffective to most trainees: Most students are weak in their understanding of fundamental concepts in biochemistry, genetics, and cell and molecular biology. This has been addressed by us to the extent possible at the cost of main training and actual work. But, we believe that it is this extra attention paid by us to the training/teaching from basics, most interns eventually have found jobs with ease. [In many cases, they have preferred joining a different company that could make a better financial offer to them than our humble growing company, and we have always facilitated their smooth transition into new jobs. The training program has also helped us to carry forward our research projects to some extent] 2. Another common problem with most trainees is that they do not want to take up any work other than research.

For example, marketing and administrative assistance in biotech companies, particularly startups, can provide a great deal of required training to youngsters, and enhance their overall employability. May be an overall career counseling and orientation for the internship/training can help them. The founder director of ‘Shodhaka’ has been personally very passionate about career counseling for students, and organized many courses tow+C13ards this. After developing a training program (14 months) and placing the students with 95% success rate across 8 batches, he has obtained deeper insight into the employability traits in the biotech sector. He, and our organization, will be more than happy to share our knowledge and/or contribute in organizing the suggested orientation/career counseling sessions in the beginning of each cycle of BCIL training.

We feel brainstorming session of all participating companies with few experts from academia would greatly help in evolving modified version of BITP. Contact Person Ms. Mangala KM Admn. Officer Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology Biotech Park, Electronics City, Phase I, Bengaluru-560100, Karnataka, Tel: 08065316565, Mob: 98444 70060, Email: shodhakals@ibab.ac.in

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Shreedhar Bhat’s Laboratory www.sblbiotech.in Nature of company Proprietorship

Area of activities Molecular Biology and Plant Tissue Culture. R&D unit deals with Agrobacterium mediated transformation, biodegradation and regeneration system standardization.

Year of establishment 2003

Year of association with BITP 2014

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 37.64

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E, M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 18

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Plant Tissue culture BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Extra-mural funding

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Supervisor & Area of Specialization Trainee & Title of Project

Received funds in the form of subsidy under Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business AC & ABC) scheme.

Ms. Vanishree S Rathod Molecular Biology

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Company: Trainees were very good in project work and had positive attitude towards research and development.

BITP gives opportunity for students to understand industry expectations and companies can select good students.

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Mr. Akshay Uttarkar Identification of Polymorphism by ] DNA fingerprinting using RAPD in Chilli

Mr. Shreedhar G. Bhat Proprietor Shreedhar Bhat’s Laboratory No. 2456, 9th Main road, 17th E Cross, Banashankari II stage, Bangalore - 560070, Karnataka, Tel: 080-26765402, Mob: 98454 55048, Email: sbl_g2006@yahoo.co.in

Skanda Life Sciences Private Limited www.skandalifesciences.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Skanda Life Sciences Pvt Ltd is carrying out Research and Development in the areas of Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Natural Products, Chemistry and Custom Synthesis. Mainly deals in isolation and characterization of bioactives from folklore medicinal plants for antidiabetic activity. Design synthesis and characterization of novel gamma secretase inhibitors for amelioration of diabetic nephropathy. Isolation and Characterization of novel anticancer bioactives from medicinal plants against TRAIL resistant prostate cancer. Isolation and molecular characterization of bioactives against HPV 16 HPV 18 oncoproteins as therapeutic target for cervical cancer

Year of establishment 2013 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 10

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 15

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Drug Discovery

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Molecular biology and Biotechnology B.E Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Trainees experimenting in laboratory

Trainee working in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Anand Sreenivasan Head, R&D Drug Discovery, Analytical Chemistry, Molecular Diagnostic

Ms. Beauty Singha Pharmacological evaluation of selected medicinal plants from Assam for anticancer and antidiabetic Activity

Feedback Company: BITP is a useful programme and involves industry in training industry ready manpower. Trainees also understand difference in academic and industry environment as well as their expectations and requirements.

Trainer companies have an opportunity to contribute and train students to suit the requirements of industry. They also get chance to evaluate the performance of trainees with respect to theoretical subject knowledge, practical skills, handling of equipment, willingness to join job in industry etc. Our association with BITP is recent and experience is limited. We had requested for ten trainees but were given only one. We request that companies should be provided with trainees as per their request and time schedule so that they can plan better and involve trainees in in-house projects which are time bound.We would like to be involved with BITP in future.

Contact Person Dr. Yogisha S Founder & Director Skanda Life sciences Private Limited Sri Shaila Bramara Complex, Srigandha Kaval Nagarbhavi-SunkadaKatte link road, Bangalore560091, Karnataka, Tel: 84510498, Mob: 9632280882, Email: info@skandalifesciences.com

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SkyQuest Technology Consulting Private Limited www.skyquestt.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities SkyQuest is a Global IP Focused Management Consulting Group focused on technologies and assets. We provide access to technologies and markets across sectors viz. agritech, cleantech, life sciences, nanotech as well as information & communication technology. We work closely with innovators, inventors, innovation seekers, entrepreneurs, companies and government agencies towards leveraging external sources of R&D and capitalizing on market opportunities. We help in optimizing the economic potential of their intellectual assets.

Year of establishment 2006 Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 134

Year of association with BITP 2014

Number of employees 50

Main areas of training R&D, Marketing / Sales

Sector IPR

Sub- Sector IPR management

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology and M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

BITP Trainees required,

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014)

provided and secured jobs

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Ms. Neha Jhala Associate VP- Operations

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Ms. Manika Sharma

Market Research & Technology Landscaping

Feedback Company: BITP is a meaningful programme which helps freshers in biotechnology to find placement in industries and companies to find suitable trainees for employment. Our association with BITP is recent and our experience is limited to only one trainee. As a consultancy firm, we help our customers in attracting funding and capitalising on market opportunities. We trained the trainee in market research and technology. We have observed that biotechnology students are not very keen to take up marketing field for job. Our association with BITP is recent and our experience is limited to one trainee. As we are a consultancy firm and associate with our clients to optimise economic potential of their assets. We provided training in market research and technology landscaping. However, we felt that students are not interested in marketing and related jobs and prefer R&D. Counselling of students and creation of awareness about technology based marketing and tremendous opportunities available would benefit students immensely.

Contact Person Ms. Neha Jhala Associate VP - Operations SkyQuest Technology Consulting Private Limited B-501, Krishna Complex, Opp. Rajpath Club, Off S.G. Highway, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad- 380054, Gujarat, Mob: 7940054110, Email: neha.jhala@skyquestt.com

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Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies www.srbiotech.co.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies provides various training programs, short term projects, research and consultancy services in biotechnology. Strive to establish a number of applications in stem cell based therapeutics

Year of establishment 2000

Year of association with BITP 2009

Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 10

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Number of employees 4 Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Stem Cell Reseach BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Equipments in laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2012-14) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Shalini Prabhu

Mr. Baratam Sandeep Kumar Studying mRNA expression patterns during adult stem cell differentiation

Dr. Vereesh N

Ms. Poornima Prakash Testing the anti-cancer activity of Curcumin for the preparation of transdermal patches

Dr. Jyothsna. Rao Research Director Cell biology, Stem Cell Biology

Ms. Pyanu Chaudhary Evaluation of pluripotency markers in cord-derived stem cells Mr. Vishal Bhutekar Evaluation of pluripotency markers in cord-derived stem cells Ms. Vindhya Chandrashekar Evaluation of pluripotency markers in cord-derived stem cells Ms. Ankita Umrao Cell culture techniques and their manipulations Ms. Akhila C P Cell culture techniques and their manipulations

Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme is an important programme which provides industrial exposure to fresh biotechnology students and industries also get an opportunity to create pool of trained manpower.

Companies can judge the performance of trainees and check their subject knowledge, hands-on skills, personality traits such as willingness to learn, ability to adapt and adjust, quick decision making, communication skills and team work.

We are happy with selection process adopted by BCIL for selection of trainees as trainees allotted to us were knowledgeable, quick learners and willing to adjust as per our specific requirements. Our association with BITP dates back to a few years. In the last few years, we have observed that number of trainees allotted to us has been drastically reduced. When BCIL is seeking requisition for trainees, number of trainees allotted should be as per numbers sought and if BCIL is unable to meet the demand, upper ceiling on number of trainees should be fixed and company should be informed in advance so that they can plan accordingly.

We are satisfied with smooth implementation of the programme by BCIL and team is very quick to respond to specific queries. Disbursement process is simple and on time. Online feedback system by students and supervisors has ensured communication and suggestions for future improvement as well as to resolve any difficulties.

We have absorbed few trainees on our rolls on completion of training. We wish to be involved in future in this important programme.

Contact Person Dr. Jyothsna Rao Research Director Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies 117 Venkateshwara Nagar, Jakku post, Bangalore - 560064, Karnataka, Mob: 9620252285/ 9620252285 , Email: srbiotechnology@gmail.com

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Sristi Agro Biotech Private Limited www.sristibiotech.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sristi Agro Biotech Pvt Ltd, a company incorporated for setting up of a tissue culture production unit, vermicomposting , biofertilizer production, green house cultivation and plantations. Company produces disease free plants, tissue culture products like Grand nine (G9) banana, tissue culture bamboo, foliages and orchids

Year of establishment 2007 Location Howrah, West Bengal

Year of association with BITP 2014

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 95

Main areas of training R&D, Production

Number of employees 35

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech. Biotechnology

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Mr. Snehasis Koley Technical Director R&D in commercialization of Tissue Culture Plants

Mr. Suhasini Laha Tissue culture of Dendrobium sp.

Dr. Riya Mitra R&D Executive Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory Ms. Payel Deb Chemical Engineer Mr. Samaresh Mondal Chemical Engineer Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme NHB for Unit II

Project Commercialization of Tissue Culture Crops

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Plant Tissue Culture Project

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Plant Tissue Culture Project

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Feedback Company: BITP is creating opportunities for students in industry as well as for companies to train candidates suitable for industry requirement, reducing the gap between the industry and Academia. Our association with BITP is limited to one year with one trainee.

As a tissue culture company, we are commercially producing a number of plants. We have been able to attract extramural grants from a number of funding agencies and our R&D wing is very strong. We requested for ten trainees and were provided only one. It is felt that the number of trainees provided should be in relation to numbers sought and if BCIL is unable to provide, the same must be informed to companies well in time so that they can plan accordingly. BITP is an important programme and we would like to continue our association with it.

Contact Person

Mr. Snehasis Koley Technical Director

Ms.Paramita Koley Chowdhury

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SRL Limited www.srlworld.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities SRL Diagnostics is a leading and reputed pathology lab network. They are the only pathology lab network in India to have 11 Reference Labs, 4 Centers of Excellence and 273* Network Laboratories with a footprint spanning over 6700 Collection Points. They offer more than 3500 tests, using the most advanced state-of-the-art technology supported by our highly skilled personnel. Today, SRL is conducting more than 1.00 lakh tests in a day, ranging from simple to high-end tests

Year of establishment 1995 Location Mumbai, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 7,45,97

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 6043

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

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Sophisticated equipment in laboratory

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Dr. Swarna Mandwa Head Cytogenetic

Ms. Vaishnavi Raman TMPRSS2 and ERG translocation in prostate cancer: Frequency, Clinical correlation, Association study

Dr. Firoz Ahmad Research Scientist R&D

Ms. Kirti Anil Sawant Molecular evaluation of genetic variants in RNASEL gene in Indian high-risk Prostate Cancer patients

Dr. Aparna Bhanushali Research Scientist R&D Dr. Viral Vadwai Research Scientist R&D Feedback Company: BITP is a unique programme resulting in trained manpower suitable for biotech industry. The programme also provides an opportunity to the trainer companies to contribute to trained manpower needs of biotech industry and judge them for their performance so that they can be selected as prospective employees.

Company expressed satisfaction with the trainees as they were quick learners, sincere and hardworking. They were able to bring out two publications.

We have been associated with BITP for last few years and have involved trainees in our in-house projects on prostate cancer. We have also retained few trainees as our employees. We strongly feel that this programme should be continued for the benefit of students and companies.

Contact Person Dr. B.R. Das President-Research & Innovation SRL Limited Mentor-Molecular Pathology and Clinical Research Services, Goregaon (W), Mumbai-400062, Maharashtra, Tel: 02267801208 /1314, Mob: 9820227743, Email: brdas@srl.in

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Sugen Life Sciences Private Limited www.sugenlife.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sugen Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (SLS) is a Contract Research Organization with key focus on Pre-Clinical safety efficacy, toxicology testing and clinical services to biopharma industries. All studies are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the national and international regulatory guidelines like OECD, Schedule Y, FDA, EPA, ICH-GCP

Year of establishment 2006 Location Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 55

Main areas of training Toxicology & Animal Studies

Number of employees 25

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

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Dr. K. Jagadeeswara Reddy Senior Scientist Toxicology

Ms. G. Thejaswi Effective combination of plant extracts on carragenan induced inflammation in rat

Ms. C. Shanmuga Reddy Senior Research Associate Animal models of disease Ms. S.Mamatha Senior Research Associate Clinical Chemistry Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme DBT_SBIRI

Project Wound healing efficacy of novel formulation SLS-03: Pre-clinical studies

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 43

Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme is a useful programme meant to promote academia industry interaction. Fresh biotechnology students coming out of Indian universities and affiliated colleges are placed in leading biotechnology companies for a period of six months. This exposure and counselling offered to the candidates helps them to take correct career decisions according to their aptitude. Simultaneously, industries help in creating manpower suited to their needs with financial support from the Department of Biotechnology. The training period is also handy to evaluate the performance of trainees and select willing, suitable candidates for jobs in trainer companies or in other companies in allied fields with similar requirements.

The candidates chosen for BITP training showed highest level of enthusiasm and were very responsible. Some of them did not know many practical aspects of trying to work independently to prepare a solution/ reagents. However, they tried to learn those skills while working with us. Improved communication and presentation abilities. All of them completed a project under the guidance of our scientific staff.

We have been participating in imparting training to BITP trainees for last several years and have found this programme to be very good to trainees as well as companies. We request BCIL to provide trainees as per request by the companies as we have been provided very few trainees as compared to the numbers requested. We appreciate prompt response and smooth implementation of the programme by BCIL. Contact Person Dr. C. Damodar Reddy CEO Sugen Life Sciences Private Limited # 4/86, S. V. Nagar, Perumalla palli (post), Near Srinivasa Mangapuram, Tirupati- 517505, Andhra Pradesh, Tel: 08772276118, Email: cdr@sugenlife.com

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Sun Agrigenetics Private Limited www.sunagri.in Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Sun Agrigenetics Pvt. Ltd. (SAPL) undertakes research projects for developing protocols for micropropagation, anther culture, cell and protoplast cultures. SAPL has a large micropropagation facility to undertake contract micropropagation and delivers plants within acceptable time frame and at competitive rates

Year of establishment 2000 Location Vadodara, Gujarat

Year of association with BITP 2003

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 145

Main areas of training Production, R&D

Number of employees 35

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology

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Dr. Prashant Bhatt

Ms. Leelavathi Chandran Techno commercial feasibility of micropropagated banana in Cauvery delta Region of Tamil Nadu Mr. Mayuresh Amrale Production of organic manure from agro industrial and horticultural wastes

Dr Daksha P. Bhatt Technical Director Plant Biotechnology

Ms. P. Shobana Standardization of establishment of locally collected species Ms. Nathiya M Standardization of techniques of quality control Ms. Rachana Shaileshkumar Shah Plant tissue culture and Molecular biology

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme BIRAC_SBIRI

Project Development of commercial micropropagation technology of date palm of India

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 86

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Development of commercial scale micropropagation technology of red sandalwood in India

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Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme is a highly beneficial programme for freshers who have obtained biotechnology degrees and are looking for jobs in industry. Students are placed in leading companies and are given exposure in handling high end equipments as well as latest and sophisticated techniques. First hand experience in industry empowers these students and helps them in arriving at well informed, correct career choices.

The trainer companies are also able to contribute in shaping the career of fresh students and create a pool of industry worthy manpower. The training period can be used to check the suitability of trainees as future employees.

Our association with the programme is more than ten years and we have involved trainees in our R&D, production departments. In past years, we had excellent candidates many of whom were offered job in company. Programme is extremely useful to trainees as well as company as it helps in bridging skill gaps. We would like to be associated with the programme in future.

Contact Person Dr Daksha P. Bhatt Technical Director -Plant Biotechnology Sun Agrigenetics Private Limited 2nd floor, Reign Plaza, Gotri Road, Vadodara-390021, Gujarat, Tel: 02652322138, Email: sunagri@gmail.com

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Syngene International Limited www.syngeneintl.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Integrated drug discovery and development include capability in medicinal chemistry, biology, in vivo pharmacology, toxicology, custom synthesis, process R&D, cGMP manufacturing, formulation and analytical development along with clinical development services. Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Agrochemicals, Nutrition, Animal Health, etc.

Year of establishment 1997 Location Bangalore, Karnataka

Year of association with BITP 2014

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 70,700

Main areas of training R&D, Bioethics, Toxicology & Animal Studies, Quality Control/Assurance, Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing and Production

Number of employees 2500 Sector Bioservices

Sub- Sector Custom research and Manufacturing Organization

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.V.Sc Animal Biotechnology, M.Sc. Food Biotechnology, M.Tech Bio-process Technology, M.Tech. Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering and M.Sc. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization Dr. Selvakumar U Lead Investigator Trainee & Title of Project Mr. Abhishek Kumar Cloning and expression of proteins Ms. Aesha P Dalal Purification of therapeutic proteins from inclusion bodies on pilot scale

Ms. Tapadia Mrunmai Radhesham Evaluation of continuous chromatography for capture step in downstream processing Ms. Debayani Chakraborty Sampling analysis at quality control microbiology

Mr. Maddi Chaitanya Purification and characterization of monoclonal antibodies

Ms. Kungulwar Shruti Bhanudas Gene expression quantization by western blotting and quantitative real time polymerized chain reaction

Ms. Ankita Yadav Detailed study of biologics manufacturing operations & systems

Ms. Parneeta Chaudhary Studies for improving soluble expression of recombinant proteins

Mr. Jalees Ahmad Detailed study of biologics manufacturing operations & systems

Ms. Prayag. P Recombinant E.coli expressed inclusion bodies: Refolding, purification and characterization

Ms. Surabhi Detailed study of biologics manufacturing operations & systems

Mr. Rukendra Kumar Singh Characterization of therapeutic protein

Ms. Carvalho Carol Vincent Polishing of proteins A elute of monoclonal antibodies using Factrogel TMAE resin chromatography Ms. Nivedita Rai Monoclonal antibody purification by protein A affinity chromatography

Ms. Saloni Gupta Advance analysis of proteins Ms. Srajan Kapoor Repeat dose dermal toxicity study in rats Ms. Upasna Sharma Sampling and analysis in quality control microbiology

Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training programme is mutually beneficial programme for fresh biotechnology candidates as well as companies looking to hire trained manpower. Our association with BITP is new and our experience is limited to one batch of students. Although we requested for twenty five trainees, we were provided only seventeen trainees. Out of seventeen trainees, we have retained seven trainees on our company rolls.

It is good programme. we found the students apt in technical information and the keen nature of the students to take interest in the projects was a plus point. Some of them had poor communication skills which is important in the industry to grow. Internally, trainers we provide training to the students on the same. We have hired multiple trainees as employees from last batch of trainees.

We would like to be involved in this programme in coming years also. We are happy with smooth implementation of scheme and timely release of funds by BCIL. Contact Person Ms. Dola Mukherjee Head – Human Resource Syngene International Limited Plot No.2 & 3, Bommasandra IV Phase, Jigani Link Road, Bangalore - 560099, Karnataka, Tel: 080-2808541, Mob: 9986396758, Email: Christina.Jacob@syngeneintl.com

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Synkromax Biotech Private Limited www.smbpl.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Synkromax is engaged in manufacturing of enzymes for textile, leather, food, feed, tea, pharma, detergent, pulp & paper, brewery and distillery Industries.

In addition to enzymes, Synkromax is manufacturing textile and leather auxiliaries and agri products, such as, plant growth promoter and super spreading agent

Year of establishment 2009 Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 2,000

Main areas of training Bioethics, IPR

Number of employees 80

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

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Dr. S Narendar Sivaswamy Director (Technical) Bioprocessing / Enzymology

Mr. Ambakam Prudhvi Raj Phytochemical, physico-chemical analysis and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Eclipta alba

Ms S Abirami Asst Manager (R&D) Bioprocessing /Enzymology

Ms. Vandana Chandrasekar Microbial degradation of textile dyes Ms. Nivedita.T Screening for production of polyunsaturated fatty from fungi Mr. K. Rupesh Standardization of enzyme assay protocols Ms. B Shruthi Screening and optimization of pectinase production Ms. Soumya S. Dharan Isolation and characterization of endophytes from medicinal plants and screening for its antimicrobial and enzymatic activity Ms. Saranya Scale up studies on probiotic production

Feedback Company: BITP is a bridge between the academy and industry. It is really an innovative concept and beneficial for both the biotech students and the industry. We have been getting BITP trainees for last few years. We get good trainees who have sound subject knowledge and after acquiring practical skills, they are better positioned to take up research in universities as well as companies. We are offering training to them in our R&D and production divisions and additional exposure to bio-ethics and regulatory requirements, patenting is also provided to the trainees. This training empowers the candidates and helps them in making correct career decisions. We also utilise this training period and check the suitability of trainees in relation to our job requirements. We have offered jobs to a few candidates from the earlier batches. In our view, this programme should be strengthened and continued.

Contact Person

Mr C V Seshadri Managing Director

Mr V Subramanian Director

Synkromax Biotech Private Limited 118- First Floor, Kundrathur, Main Road MS Nagar Porur, Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 0446458840, Email: cvseshadri@yahoo.com; subbu@smbpl.com

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T Stanes & Company Limited www.tstanes.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Stanes is a large business house from peninsular India, engaged in manufacturing and marketing, encompassing a diverse range of activities that includes organic fertilizer, micronutrients, bio-fertilizers, botanical pesticides, microbial insecticides, microbial fungicides, microbial nematicides anti-transpirants, immunomodulators and seeds etc.

Year of establishment 1910 Location Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) Rs. 24,580

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Number of employees 617

Preferred qualification for trainees B.E., M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Agri-Biotechnology and B. Tech., M.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology,

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Sub- Sector Bio Fertilizer & Bio Pesticides

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Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

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Dr. N. V. Murugesan

Mr. A Selvaraj

Mr. K. Sengali Ragunath

Studies on the submerged fermentation of Metarhizium anisopliae with medium amendments

Ms. Archana Nair M Study on the submerged fermentation of Beauveria bassiana with medium amendments

Mr. Mughun Dev A Studies on the production of secondary metabolites by plant growth promoting bacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens) and its evaluation on plant disease control and growth promotion

Ms. Pratibha Narayanan Screening and Isolation of potential microbe for the pilot level production of Biosurfactants and Optimisation of economic media for the growth of entamopathogenic fungi, Paecilomyces lilacinus

Mr. Selva Ganesh R

Production of secondary metabolites from Actinomycetes against plant pathogens

Feedback Company: BITP is a programme which is beneficial to trainees as well as trainer companies. Students coming out of universities are placed in industries for a period of 6 months. Students get exposure to high end instruments, sophisticated techniques and work on real life projects operational in industries. At the same time, companies get an opportunity to evaluate the performance of trainees for their knowledge, practical skills, aptitude and willingness to work in industry. Thus, they can select suitable trainees as their employees.We appreciate initiative taken by DBT to create industry ready manpower.

Contact Person Dr. S. Marimuthu Associate Vice President- (R&D: Agri) T Stanes Company Limited

8/23-24 Race Course Road, Coimbatore- 641018, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 042-22221514, Mob: 8489901053, Email: tscrc@t-stanes.com, drsm@t-stanes.com

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Tapadia Diagnostic Centre

Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Tapadia diagnostic Centre aims to fulfill unmet diagnostic needs to support clinician in diagnosis by providing Laboratory Medicine pathology and Genetics Molecular Diagnostics.

Year of establishment 1990

Year of association with BITP 2010

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 100 Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Diagnostics BITP Trainees required,

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Mr. Tota Pedda Mantraiah Diagnosis of Thyroid Dysfunction and it’s clinical efficacy

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Company: Our involvement with BITP began in 2010. In our view, this is a unique programme meant to benefit freshers in biotechnology and companies. We are happy with trainees as they had good subject knowledge, willingly adapted to our specific requirements. This industrial exposure helped them to gain first hand information about work culture and industrial environment. Students take career decision keeping in mind salary structure, nature of work, opportunity for growth, etc.

Most students think they should be doing high end molecular biology and Ph.D. Need to be more aware of job markets. Counseling of students prior to training would be useful.

We did not face any difficulties in fund release and appreciate online feedback system for trainees and supervisors as it helped in improving discipline.

We would like to be involved with this programme in coming years.

Contact Person Dr. Gita Sharma Director- R&D Tapadia Diagnostic Centre Private Limited 1/7, 1072 A, Opp Saptagiri Theatre, RTC X Roads, Hyderabad- 500020, Telangana, Tel: 040-64544385, Email: gitasharma2148@gmail.com

Technology Based Incubator www.udsctbi.org Nature of company Other

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 44

Area of activities At TBI, ideas and innovations are nurtured in a holistic view along with the incubation of juvenile technologies into commercially feasible ventures. TBI shall provide a unique interface for academic and industry wherein the laboratory scale research can be converted into pilot scale processes. Product development shall also form an important part of this TBI. State of the art technical and incubation facilities have been developed in different area of industrial microbiology and biotechnology which will help incubatees in developing newer innovation and ideas into feasible technologies and their subsequent commercialization.

Number of employees 200

Year of association with BITP 2012

Sector Bioprocess Engineering

Main areas of training R&D, IPR, Production

Year of establishment 2009 Location Delhi

Sub- Sector Bioprocess

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc., M. Tech. Industrial Biotechnology, B.Tech., M.Sc. Biotechnology

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Bioreactor laboratory

Supervisors with list of trainees and projects (2014) Supervisor & Area of Specialization

Trainee & Title of Project

Dr. Saurabh Saran

Ms. Anjali Garg Optimization of culture conditions to increase the yield of fatty acids from Oleaginous microorganism Rhodosporidium Sp. for biodiesel production Ms. Garima Kudeshiya Isolation, screening, production of oil (fatty acids)from oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium Species Mr. Mohd. Rizwan Screening, isolation and enhancement of production alkaline protease form Bacillus sp isolated from soil Mr. Ritesh Kumar Rai Isolation, screening, characterization and optimization of the conditions for the production of microbial L-asparaginase Ms. Samreen Fatima Isolation, screening and process optimization of proteases from Bacillus sp.

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial Training Programme is a unique programme initiated by DBT to facilitate creation of talented, industry ready manpower. The programme implemented through Biotechnology Consortium India Limited selects fresh graduates and post graduates in biotechnology through a two tier selection process and places them in industries for a period of six months. During the training period, students are exposed to real life projects in industries and learn practical skills. Their inter-personal skills, communication skills, decision making ability and networking with other members in the team as well as other divisions improve. We were happy with the trainees provided as they were sincere, committed and willing to learn. They quickly adapt and adjust to expectations and requirements of industry. Similarly, industries can select their prospective employees from trainees who are suitable for them. This programme is helpful to all the partners and should be continued.

Contact Person Dr. R. K. Saxena Chief Coordinator Technology Based Incubator University Of Delhi, South Campus Benito Juarez Road, Delhi-110021, Tel: 011-24116559, Mob: 9972551810, Email: rksmicro@yahoo.co.in

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Tectona Biotech Resource Centre www.tectonabiotech.org Nature of company Other

Area of activities TBRC is a well known name in Odisha in the field of plant biotechnology, agriculture and food biotechnology, biotechnology and genomics, plant tissue culture techniques , micro propagation, regeneration of plants, biotechnology and environment biotechnology and intellectual property rights, entrepreneurship, to encourage profitable solution in commercializing in the field of Horticulture, Plantation Crops, Floriculture, Agriculture, Forestry and Environment

Year of establishment 2004 Location Bhubaneswar, Odisha Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 47

Year of association with BITP 2005

Number of employees 17

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Agriculture

Sub- Sector Plant Tissue Culture

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

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Dr. S.L .Sahoo Senior Scientist Plant Tissue Culture, Molecular Biology & Molecular Biochemistry

Ms. Sanghamitra Pradhan In vitro micro propagation of Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry plants)

Ms. Sabyasachi Mohanty Senior Scientific Officer Bioinformatics Ms. Anjana Bhagat Junior Scientific Officer Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Mr. P.B.K.Mishra Junior Scientific Officer Bioinformatics, Microbiology Dr. S.K.Mishra Director Plant Tissue Culture Technology Dr S. K Mishra Senior Advertiser Health and Environment

Ms. Varsha Padhii Rapid in vitro propagation of Mentha piperita, a valuable aromatic plant Ms. Neha Kumari Orissa analysis of heavy metal stress on morphological and biochemical status of some edible mungbean Vigna radiata biochemistry and molecular biology Ms. Lipsa Mohanty

In vitro clonal propagation of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi-Holy basil) evaluation of phytochemical, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of its in vivo leaf extract Mr. Shibaram Sahu Experimental study on antioxidant activities of micropropagated Bacopa monnieri Brahmi plant and assessment of genetic fidelity through RAPD marker Mr. Shraddheya Kumar Patel Experimentation on phytochemical potential and antimicrobial activity of Nycanthes arbor tristis & Aegle marmelas Mr. Nihar Ranjan Mohapatra Analysis of heavy metal stress on morphological and biochemical status of some edible mung bean Vigna radiata biochemistry and molecular biology Mr. Indranil Das

Effect of growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Aloe barbadeasis miller with its phytochemical studies Mr. Soumya Sourav

Orissa effect of heavy metal stress condition in different morphological and biochemical activities of mungbean (Vigna radiata) samples

Feedback Company: We have been associated with BITP for a number of years and have been provided around 10 trainees every year. Trainees were provided training in tissue culture and molecular marker based assessment of genetic diversity. We had good experience with BITP trainees and would like to be associated with this programme.

Contact Person

Dr S. K Mishra Director

Dr. Souvagyalaxmi Sahoo Sr. Scientist

Tectona Biotech Resource Centre (TBRC) D4/11, Indira Housing Colony, Sishupalgrah, Old Town, Bhubaneswar-751002, Odisha, Tel: 067-42343251, Mob: 7205226145 , Email: jhilly_so36@yahoo.co.in; shovan_tbrc@rediffmail.com 307 Mapping BITP Landscape

Tex Biosciences Private Limited www.texbiosciences.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Tex Biosciences (P) Ltd is serving the industrial needs of Leather, Poultry, Piggery, Aquaculture, Pulp & Paper, Detergent and Pharmaceutical markets.

The core strength of Tex Biosciences is the high strain productivity (all Non -GMO) and its superior formulation & application technology

Year of establishment 1976 Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2010

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 305.30

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 150

Preferred qualification for trainees M. Sc. Biotechnology, M. Sc. Microbiology, M. Sc. Biochemistry

Sector Bioprocess Sub- Sector Enzyme Production

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Dr. S. Kumar Head Genetic Engineering

Ms. Srimathi Kesavan Molecular cloning of Îą-amylase of Bacillus licheniformis in Brevibacillus choshinensis Mr. Venkatesan P Molecular Cloning of Alkaline protease gene from Bacillus licheniformis in Bacillus Choshinensis Ms. R. Lourdu Silvi Sinduja Production of alpha amylase from Bacillus choshinensis Ms. Yuwvaranni Cloning and expression of industrial enzymes

Dr. K. N. Purna Chandra Rao Fermentation and R&D Microbiology, Scale-Up, Fermentation Process, rDNA technology & Technology Transfer

Ms. Sneha. S Expression of pectinase by wild-type fungal strains. Media optimization for commercial scale-up

Feedback Company: BITP has been conceived to provide industrial exposure to fresh graduates and post graduates in biotechnology who are passing out from Indian universities and are willing to take up career in biotechnology. Our association with the programme is around five years old. In recent years, number of trainees allotted to us has been drastically reduced in comparison to numbers requested by us. We request DBT to advise BCILto provide trainees as per the request to enable us to plan for their involvement in upcoming in-house projects. We are happy with the selection process adopted for selection of trainees as they had sound theoretical knowledge, willing to learn new techniques and use of sophisticated equipment and quickly adapted to industry environment. This training period is also useful to the trainees as it brings clarity to them in taking their career decisions. Companies also get paid manpower and time to evaluate and judge the trainees for their suitability for placement.We are happy to be associated with this programme and contribute to creation of talented pool of industry worthy manpower by bridging skill gaps.

We would like to be involved in this programme in future also.

Contact Person Mr. Aravindha Krishnamachari Director Tex Biosciences Private Limited Textan House, 75 (Old No. 47), 4th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600 083, Tamil Nadu, Tel: 8044-42988700 Mob: 9600054789, Email: Aravindha@texbiosciences.com

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Tierra Seed Science Private Limited www.tierraseedscience.com Nature of company Private Limited Year of establishment 2012 Location Hyderabad, Telangana Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 100 Number of employees 40 Sector Agriculture

Area of activities Research & development, testing and licensing of hybrid seeds with focus on five key crops - rice, cotton, corn, tomato and castor. Identify source and maintain diverse germplasm of cotton, corn, rice, tomato and castor. Develop and adopt technologies in building new hybrids and varieties with advanced traits Year of association with BITP 2012 Main areas of training R&D

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech Biotechnology

Sub- Sector Crop Breeding and Hybrid Seed Development BITP Trainees required, provided and secured jobs

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Dr. Vineeta Singh Chauhan Senior Scientist Mutation Breeding

Mr. Arun Kumar Boddapati Screening of multiple tomato lines with molecular markers linked to tomato mosaic virus resistance Mr. Velpur Sachin Development of SNP markers for genetic analysis and molecular breeding of cotton

Dr. Arun Sama Senior Scientist Molecular Breeding

Mr. Muthukrishna A Generation of mutant population for soyabean

Dr. S. Nithyanantham Scientist Molecular Breeding

Ms. Pentakota Niharika Standardization of protocol for tomato anther culture Mr. Swarnesh Maurya Identification of polymorphic markers between the selected hybrid parental lines in rice (Oryza sativa)

Feedback Company: The 6 months training programmes by BCIL to students is an excellent initiative for graduates and post graduates to get industry exposure. Since the candidates are filtered after a written exam and interview, best candidates get opportunity for this internship programme. The students are enthusiastic and ready to learn new aspects. At Tierra, we also help the students with their higher education. Currently, Arun Kumar, one of the BCIL trainees is being assisted by Dr. Nithyanantham for the application and recommendation needed to apply to foreign universities. The four BCIL trainees who were absorbed in our company are contributing significantly and efficiently in our research programmes. The trainees were extremely happy and satisfied with exposure they received during the training period. Although, our association with this programme is only for a few years, we have found selection process adopted

by Biotech Consortium India Limited to be very good and have been able to absorb a few of them. This training also helps in clearing doubts about future career options to be exercised by the trainees.

Contact Person Dr. Parthasarathi Bhattacharya Director Research – Biotechnology Tierra Seed Science Private Limited Malaxmi Courtyard, Khajaguda, Hyderabad - 500008, Mob: 7799312121, Email: partha@tierraseedscience.com

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Triesta Sciences www.triesta.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Innovation-driven molecular diagnostics laboratory offering solutions in oncology through clinical testing services. Triesta R&D provides target identification, validation, biomarker and translational research services to global pharmaceuticals and biotech companies engaged in drug discovery and development. The research is focused on the discovery of clinically relevant gene signatures to bring novel biomarkers of diagnostic, prognostic and predictive value in cancer patients. Research on areas where an understanding of intracellular signaling mechanisms has the potential to yield breakthrough-targeted therapeutics.

Year of establishment 2003 Location Bangalore, Karnataka Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,450

Year of association with BITP 2009

Number of employees 110

Main areas of training R&D

Sector Healthcare

Sub- Sector Oncology, Molecular Biology

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Molecular & Human Genetics, M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology

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Dr (Ms.) Mithua Ghosh Director - R&D Genomics, Translational Research

Ms. Youvica Singh Molecular diagnostic in cancer-Analysis of biomarkers in cancer using Real Time PCR

Dr Mohd. Nasiruddin Research Scientist Molecular Biology, Molecular Diagnostics

Ms. Varee Tyagi Identification of ROS1 fusion rearrangements/ signal patterns in lung carcinoma

Dr (Ms.) Sheela Research Scientist Translational Research, Molecular Biology

Ms. Syeda Afshan Evaluation and validation of a biomarker in Indian breast cancer patients and hands on experience in molecular biology techniques

Feedback Company: Our experience with Biotechnology industrial training programme dates back to 2009. We strongly feel that this programme benefits biotechnology students by training them in leading companies and companies also use this opportunity to select good trainees as their employees.

We are happy with quality of trainees provided to us they had sound subject knowledge, they were sincere, hardworking and quick learners. We involved them in in-house projects under the guidance of our supervisors.

We evaluated trainees for their performance and offered jobs to a few trainees at the end of training.

We would like to be involved with this programme and contribute by creating pool of industry ready manpower.

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Dr Mithua Ghosh Director - R&D

Mr Rajesh Kumar KS Manager - R&D

Triesta Sciences (A unit of HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd.) # 8, P. Kalinga Rao Road, Tower I, SampangiramNagar, Bangalore - 560027, Mob: 9980757596, Email: mithuaghosh@hcgoncology.com, Mob: 9620216727, Email: rajeshkumar@hcgoncology.com 313 Mapping BITP Landscape

Tropilite Foods Private Limited www.davars.com Nature of company Private Limited

Location Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

Area of activities Tropilite Foods Pvt. Ltd., Davars is a distinguished brand in the dairy & bakery ingredient business with the widest distribution network in India.

Relying on its extensive distribution network and market coverage in India, the company engages in imports, trading & distribution of various frozen, chilled & dry food products. Davars manufactures and markets a wide range of processed and finished foods

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 8,600

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 300

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control

Sector Food Biotechnology

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology

Year of establishment 1982

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Dr. Rohit Sharma Sr. Scientist/ Manager-Biotech Division Biotechnology (Fermentation and Plant Tissue Culture)

Ms. Ankita Datey Quality analysis of bakery products

Dr. Gulab Singh Thakur Sr. Scientist/ Manager-Foodtech Division Food technology (Product development and Plant Tissue culture) Dr. Prakash Singh Bisen Emeritus Scientist (CSIR), Ex-Vice Chancellor, Jiwaji University and Scientific advisor (Biotech Division) Food Technology, Biotechnology & Microbiology

Ms. Garima Sharma Optimization and standardization of media for Streptococcus thermophiles Ms. Pooja Garg Microbial analysis of tetra pak UHT products along with special elucidation of enzymatic activities and their effects for quality testing Ms. Priyanshu Singh Parihar Enumeration, isolation and characterization of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus for combined role in yogurt as starter culture Ms. Rita Singh Isolation of Streptococcus thermophilus along with morphological, biochemical, and molecular characterization for its role as dairy starter Ms. Shraddha Dubey

Quality analysis of bakery products Mr. Vishal Savita Optimization of industrial scale production process for probiotic cultures: High cell density cultivation and down stream processing

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme MST-DSIR_TDDP

Project Upscaling and commercial production of the lactic acid bacteria starter culture for yogurt /curd production

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 120

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Gulab S. Thakur, Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Rakesh Baghel, Radhika Thakur, Bansh N. Singh, Ashish Savita, Avinash Dubey, Latasha Sikarwar, Pallavi Jaiswal, Gunja Khatri, G.B.K.S Prasad and Prakash S. Bisen. In

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vitro induction of tuber formation for the synthesis of secondary metabolites in Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. et Fernand. African Journal of Biotechnology.

2013, Vol.12 (20): pp 2900 -2907.

2. Gulab Singh Thakur, Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Mukeshwar Pandey, Rakesh Baghel, Astha Gupta, GBKS Prasad and P. S. Bisen. High frequency in vitro shoot regeneration of Momordica balsamina, an important medicinal and nutritional plant. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2011, Vol. 10(70), pp.1580815812.

3. Pallavi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan Singh Sanodiya, Prakash Singh Bisen. Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Natural Modulators of Dairy Products. J.App.Pharm.Sc. 2014, Vol. 4(10): 105-109.

4. S Rohit, Nidhi Shar, S Thakur Gulab, S Sanodiya Bhagwan, J Pallavi. Conventional method for saponin extraction from Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. et Fernand Global J Res. Med. Plants & Indigen. Med. 2014, Volume 3 (2), 33-39.

5. Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Gulab S. Thakur, Pallavi Jaiswal, Anjana Sharma and P.S. Bisen. Standardization of lyophilization medium for Streptococcus thermophilus subjected to viability escalation on freeze drying. Microbiology Research, 2014, 5 (5402), 1-3.

6. R Sharma, BS Sanodiya, GS Thakur, P Jaiswal, S Pal, A Sharma and P.S. Bisen. Characterization of lactic acid bacteria from raw milk samples of cow, goat, sheep,

camel and buffalo with special elucidation to lactic acid production. British Microbiology Research Journal, 2013, 3 (4), 743-752.

7. Rohit Sharma, Bhuvan Bhaskar, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Gulab S. Thakur, Pallavi Jaiswal, Nitin Yadav, Anjana Sharma and Prakash S Bisen. Probiotic Efficacy and Potential of Streptococcus thermophilus modulating human health: A Synoptic review. Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. 2014, Vol.9 (3): pp 52-58.

8. Gulab S. Thakur, Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Rakesh Baghel, Radhika Thakur, Bansh N. Singh, Ashish Savita, Avinash Dubey, Latasha Sikarwar, Pallavi Jaiswal, Gunja Khatri, G.B.K.S Prasad and Prakash S. Bisen. In vitro induction of tuber formation for the synthesis of secondary metabolites in Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. et Fernand. African Journal of Biotechnology.

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9. Gulab Singh Thakur, Rohit Sharma, Bhagwan S. Sanodiya, Mukeshwar Pandey, Rakesh Baghel, Astha Gupta, GBKS Prasad and P. S. Bisen. High frequency in vitro shoot regeneration of Momordica balsamina, an important medicinal and nutritional plant. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2011, Vol. 10(70), pp.15808- 15812.

Feedback Company: Biotech Industrial training programme focuses on large-scale technology-supported changes to food and biotechnology. Its aims are to address common challenges, enhance institutional processes and enable transferable practice in order to deliver efficiencies and quality improvements in scientific practice across India. To meet these aims, we highly recommend BCIL training to TFPL R&D to any individual or organization interested in expanding their industrial training needs.

Candidates selected by BCIL have sound knowledge and show very positive learning attitude. This is a very good programme for industries to develop human resources and technical skills through the training according to their industrial need and further utilize these resources.

The training courses, such as the BITP and some of the student development associate programs are only a few that are offered that we have used, due to their self-pace, it has been convenient in assisting our training department with helping staff achieve their credentials.

Contact Person

Mr. Puneet Davar CEO

Dr. Rohit Sharma Sr. Scientist/Manager-Biotech Division

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Unibiosys Biotech Research Labs www.unibiosyslab.com Nature of company Proprietorship

Area of activities Bacterial Genetics and Genomics Research, Plant Biotechnology Research, Marine Biotechnology Research, Bioinformatics and Drug discovery, Molecular Diagnostics Research and Soil Metagenomics Research

Year of establishment 2009

Year of association with BITP 2012

Location Ernakulam, Kerala

Main areas of training R&D

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 21.28

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Number of employees 6 Sector Healthcare Sub- Sector Diagnostic Kits

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Dr. Sheriff P M Research Director Marine Biochemistry/ Microbiology

Ms. Athira MR Synthesis of chitosin nanoparticles from crustacean shells and its anti fungal activities

Dr. Rishad. K Research Coordinator Enzymology/ Molecular Biology

Ms. Jainy Reji Koshy Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food Ms. Rohini Menon Development of fast and efficient protocol for the extraction of DNA from prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme Entrepreneurship Dev. Prog.(MSME-DI, Thrissur; GOI)

Project Training Scheme Biotechnology Training

Year 2011-2012

Fund (Rs. in lakhs) 1.5

Feedback Company: BITP is a novel programme which is beneficial to trainees as well as trainer companies as students coming out of universities are placed in industries for a period of 6 months. Students get exposure to high end instruments, sophisticated techniques and work on real life projects operational in industries. Simultaneously, companies get an opportunity to evaluate the performance of trainees for their knowledge, practical skills, aptitude and willingness to work in industry. The students are trained well and are able to manage time efficiently if faced with a technical issue or other distraction/problem. They actively participated in group discussions, research & development activities and other tasks related to the company operations. The online monthly feedback system for students and supervisors and submission of completion report has strengthened component of accountability. We appreciate initiative taken by DBT to create industry ready manpower.

Contact Person Dr. (Ms.) Sharrel Rebello Research Director Unibiosys Biotech Research Labs IInd Floor Sahaan Arcade, CUSAT Road Cochin University P.O. Kochi, Ernakulam- 682022, Kerala, Tel: 4842544487, Mob: 9745222098, Email: unibiosyslab@gmail.com

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Vimta Labs Limited www.vimta.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Vimta Labs is India´s leading contract research and testing organization.

Vimta is a team of 785 professionals comprising 458 scientists in various disciplines such as Chemistry, Pharma, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular biology and Informatics

Year of establishment 1984 Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Year of association with BITP 1996

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 11,800

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 785

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Bioservices Sub- Sector CRO and Testing

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Ms. Soma Ghosh Structural studies and molecular dynamics of PGA

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Company: Biotechnology companies are not able to recruit fresh biotechnology graduates and post graduates as students are lacking skill sets required by companies. BITP was initiated to reduce gap in skill sets and to promote university industry interaction. We have been associated with BITP for over two decades and have seen this programme evolve and grow.

Selection process has evolved from interviews to two tier process comprising of online test for screening combined with interview cum counselling for final selection. Trainees provided are sound in theoretical knowledge, are sincere and hardworking. Trainees were quick learners and easily adapted themselves to industry environment to fulfil our expectations. We involved them in our in-house projects and exposed them to techniques, reagent preparation, use of equipment, conducting experiment and analysing results.

We have retained a few trainees on our employee rolls.

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Mr. P. Venkateshwara Rao Vice President- HR & Training Vimta Labs Limited Plot No.5, Alexandria Knowledge Park Genome, Valley Turkapally Shameerpet, Secundrabad, Hyderabad- 500078, Telangana, Tel: 67404040, Mob: 9440409706, Email: pvrao@vimta.com

Vyome Biosciences Private Limited www.vyome.in Nature of company Private Limited Year of establishment 2010 Location Delhi Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) Number of employees 33

Area of activities The company offers its services in treatment of microbial infections. The company’s R&D team focuses on designing novel therapeutic using insights of host –pathogen relationship at molecular and genomic level.

Year of association with BITP 2012 Main areas of training R&D and Marketing

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Sc. Biotechnology

Sector Health care

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Dr. Shamik Ghosh Director Immunology and Infection Biology

Ms. Ipshita Mukherjee The study of antifungal efficacy of drugs and cosmetic products against a model organism Mr. Anubhav Chaudhary Global market analysis of various drugs for skin infection and psoriasis.

Publications by BITP trainees 1. Shamik, Ghosh, Suresh Sadhasivam, Swamini Saini, Varied level of antibiotic sensitivity of P. acnes colonies isolated from single patient and its correlation with the presence of different mutations in bacterial genome. 2015, J Am Acad Dermatol, 72, ( 5), AB131.

2. Shamik Ghosh, Suresh Sadhasivam, Ranjeetsinghpatel, Swamini Saini, Accelerated killing of Malassezia spp. by using molecular replacement therapy: A mechanistic study. 2015, J Am Acad Dermatol., 72, (5), AB132.

Feedback Company: Students are provided industrial exposure for duration of six months by placing them in leading biotechnology industries. During this period, students evolve from followers to leaders capable of doing independent research projects. This exposure to in-house projects in industries under the guidance of supervisors empowers the students and leads to improvement in their practical skills. Their inter-personal skills, communication skills, decision making ability and networking with other members in the team as well as other divisions improve.

We are happy with the trainees provided as they were sincere, committed and willing to learn. They quickly adapt and adjust to expectations and requirements of industry. We absorbed a few trainees after completion of training. BCIL team facilitated timely disbursements of stipend for students and our trainer fee. Online monthly feedback system by students and supervisors as well as completion report at the end has improved discipline.We are happy to be associated with BITP. Contact Person Mr N Venkat Co-founder, MD and CEO Vyome Biosciences Private Limited Plot no. 459, Patparganj Industrial Area, New Delhi Mob: 9769432887/ 9848022887, Email: nvenkat@vyome.in

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Wockhardt LimitedResearch Centre www.wockhardt.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities Wockhardt’s core business is innovation. It uses science and technology to develop medicines and other products that improve the quality of millions of people’s lives through better health. Research is a primary focus at Wockhardt, with numerous initiatives targeting both identified market opportunities and the challenge of unmet medical needs. Addressing these goals, Wockhardt has a dedicated and sophisticated research complex and its investment in research is amongst the highest in the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

Year of establishment 1979 Location Aurangabad, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 4,83,000

Year of association with BITP 2010

Number of employees 6000

Main areas of training R&D, Quality Control/Assurance

Sector Heathcare

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Dr. M. K. Sahib Director Genomics & Biotechnology

Mr. Aehram Aslam Khan Strategies for purification of recombinant therapeutic proteins

Hemant Patil Dr. Dipak Thakur

Ms. Apoorva Jain Analytical method development and Validation for innovative biopharmaceutical products Mr. Dayanidhi Singh Development of analytical techniques for the characterization of cell bank for biotherapeutics Mr. Laxminarayan Rawat Techniques for molecular analysis of cell bank for biotherapeutics Ms. Pradnya Vilasrao Kulkarni Downstream process development for purification of recombinant therapeutic protein Ms. Ratnamala Gulabrao Chavde Development and validation of HPLC based and non HPLC based analytical methods Ms. Sarika Sunil Lonikar Upstream process development for recombinant therapeutic proteins

Feedback Company: BITP is a useful programme for trainees to work on industrial projects and upgrade their skills.

Company gets an opportunity to assess the trainees for prospective employment.We have been associated with Biotech Industrial Training Programme for 5-6 years and have been provided around 5 to 8 trainees per year.

Numbers of trainees allotted to us were less than requested by us. We request DBT to advise BCIL to allot trainees as per numbers requested by the companies so that they can plan their involvement in in-house projects. Calendar for providing trainees should also be fixed, which will ensure maximum involvement and output. Trainees provided to us were trained in downstream and upstream processes as well as quality control measures adopted. Students were exposed to sophisticated techniques and on completion of training, they were ready to be absorbed by any pharma company. A few students were also offered jobs by us.We wish to put on record our sincere appreciation for fair and transparent processes adopted for implementation of this scheme including selection of trainees, placement in companies for training, feedback mechanism for improvement of the programme and timely release of stipend for trainees and bench fee for companies. We would like our association with BITP to grow in coming years.

Contact Person Dr. M.K. Sahib Director- Genomics & Biotechnology Wockhardt Research Centre D-4, M.I.D.C. Chikalthana, Aurangabad - 431210, Maharashtra, Tel: 0240-6632102, 2483854, 2482590, Email: msahib@wockhardt.com

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Wockhardt LimitedBiotech Park www.wockhardt.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities This state-of-the-art complex comprises six dedicated manufacturing facilities, with small to large scale manufacturing capabilities and is built to comply with US FDA and EMEA cGMP standards. It has both API & Formulation facilities and the API facilities can cater to different expression systems like bacterial, mammalian and yeast. By leveraging both our technological edge and cost efficiencies, and also India’s competitive advantage, we will also export our products from this biotechnology complex worldwide. The complex has the capacity to cater to 10-15% of the global demand for major biopharmaceuticals.

Year of establishment 2004 Location Aurangabad, Maharashtra Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) -

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Number of employees 385

Main areas of training Quality Control/Assurance, Production

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Mr Saroj Jena

Mr. Chetan Ankush Pingale Study and evaluation of pharmaceutical Quality Management System (QMS) and its various tools

Mr. Rajesh Verma Mr Dhananjai Tapkire Mr. Shashank Kulkarni Mrs. Rameshwra Reddy Mrs. Rajender Singh Sahrawat

Mr. Khairnar Tushar Namdeo Microbiological analysis for Biopharmaceutical Products Ms. Komal Anil Sethi Purification of recombinant protein insulin Mr. Mahaveer Siddappa Kanchgouda Qualification of Biotech API manufacturing Facility (Air Handling Unit) Ms. Megha Baheshwar Sampling and analytical study of APIS raw materials and packaging materials Ms. Shivani Mukund Sarode The chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis of insulin Ms. Tanushri Agarwal Laboratory Quality Assurance Ms. Varsha Ashok Jadhav Development, validation of analytical method for the estimation of purity and potency of Glargine API as per European Pharmacopoeia and stability study and characterization of Glargine drug substance Mr. Vijay Ramdas Garde Industrial Production of Recombinant Therapeutic Protein Ms. Namrata Vijayrao Pavitrakar To study several microbiological tests for quality control of various biopharmaceutical products to understand the method suitability of procedure Ms. Pratima P Gaikwad Microbial limit test for water for injection and bioburden test

Feedback Company: BITP was conceived to provide industrial exposure to fresh graduates and post graduates in biotechnology who are passing out from Indian universities and are willing to take up career in biotechnology. Our association with the programme is around eight years old. We are happy with the selection process adopted for selection of trainees. The candidates provided by BCIL were found sincere, hardworking and knowledgeable. Our company has strong R&D and has been able to attract a few projects under public private partnership programme of DBT through BIRAC. We involved trainees in in-house projects in marker assisted molecular characterisation in plant and animal species. We have retained a few trainees after completion of training. We are happy to be involved with this programme and contribute to creation of talented pool of industry worthy manpower by bridging skill gaps.

Contact Person Mr. Kapil Tushar Jinturkar Executive Wockhardt Limited Biotech Park H-14/2 A- MIDC Area, Waluj, Aurangabad- 431136, Maharashtra, Tel: 0240-6626352, Email: kjinturkar@wockhardt.com

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Xcelris Labs Limited www.xcelrislabs.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Xcelris is India’s leading genomics research organization offering cutting edge solutions to researchers across fields such as agriculture, human health, animal science, wildlife conservation, bio-energy, microbial and environmental genetics. Xcelris partners with the biotechnology industry, academia, research institutes and individual researchers in India and abroad

Year of establishment 2005 Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Year of association with BITP 2008

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 1,576

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 115

Preferred qualification for trainees M.Tech. Biotechnology

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Dr. Sanjay Singh Sr. Manager - Sequencing & R&D Services Sanger Sequencing

Ms. Phulwanti Kumari Sharma Molecular characterization of ISSR markers in bamboo

Ms. Arpita Ghosh Project Sicientist (Bioinformatics) Medical Genetics Mr. Rocky Hojam Sr. Bioinformatician Bioinformatics

Ms. Richa Misra SNP genotyping in castor bean using Sanger technology Mr. Ramesh Kumar Identification of SNP of PLAG 1 gene in crossbred HF cattle

Dr. Manoj Vyas Group Leader, Sequencing Sanger Sequencing Dr. Vinay Kumar Group Leader,NGS NGS Extra-mural funding received by the company Scheme

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Association mapping of genes/QTLs for yield under reproductive stage drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Feedback Company: BITP was conceived to provide industrial exposure to fresh graduates & post graduates in biotechnology who are passing out from Indian universities and are willing to take up career in biotechnology. Our association with the programme is around eight years old. We are happy with the selection process adopted for selection of trainees. All the supervisors found the trainee’s hardworking, enthusiastic. Trainees had good knowledge of the subject which made them fast learners. All of them had good code of conduct and moral values.Our company has strong R&D and has been able to attract a few projects under public private partnership programme of DBT through BIRAC. We involved trainees in in-house projects in marker assisted molecular characterisation in plant and animal species. We have retained a few trainees after completion of training. We are happy to be involved with this programme and contribute to creation of talented pool of industry worthy manpower by bridging skill gaps.

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Dr. Prashanth G. Bagali Associate Vice President-Medical Genetics & Genomics Research

Xcelris Labs Limited Old Premchand Nagar Road, Opp. Satyagrah Chhavani, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, Tel: 079-66197777, Email: ashok.gayakwad@xcelrislabs.com; prashanth.bagali@xcelrislabs.com Mapping BITP Landscape 336

Xinovem www.xinovem.com Nature of company Private Limited

Area of activities Contract research activities with special focus on herbal-informatics, Bio-IT, pharmaco-informatics, next generation sequencing, etc. R&D team working on ligand and fragment based design approaches to identify diverse sets of novel lead candidates.

Year of establishment 2010 Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Year of association with BITP 2012

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 25

Main areas of training Bioinformatics, Quality control/Assurance

Number of employees 25

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech Biotechnology, M.Sc Biotechnology, M.Sc Food Biotechnology, M.Sc Medical Biotechnology, M.Tech Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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Ms. Priya Co-founder & Head Operations Pharmacoinformatics, Cheminformatics, Bio-IT, CADD, QSAR, Simulation (Molecular Dynamics) and Herbal Informatics

Ms. Lavanya Damodaran World Herbal Databank (WHDB) Mr. Balaguru Raja World Herbal Databank (WHDB) Mr. Shrikant Diliprao Bhosale Design and development of immuno-therapeutics for prevention and treatment Of Type 1 diabetes Ms. Lochana Patar A computational approach on development of a novel peptide for retroviral disease Ms. Anjana Haridas World Herbal Databank (WHDB) Ms. Elizabeth.K.Varghese World Herbal Databank (WHDB) Ms. Neelam Satyanarayan World Herbal Databank (WHDB)

Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme facilitates industrial exposure to fresh graduate and post graduate students coming out of Indian universities and affiliated colleges. Industrial exposure helps students to understand difference in academic and industrial environment as well as expectations and requirements of industries.

Companies can also use this period for assessment of trainees and their suitability as employees. Trainees are good in academics and character. Selection committee needs to be credited in this aspect. As candidates move into different career streams and find difficult to get guidance it would be better for BCIL to launch a group. This will help BCIL, the trainers, training companies, trainees and the industry at large. Our association with BITP is recent and one difficulty we have faced is that number of trainees allotted to us is much less as compared to numbers requested by us. This needs to be kept in mind by BCIL. The processes adopted by BCIL for feedback by trainees and supervisors, release of stipend and bench fee are smooth and commendable.We appreciate tremendous service done by BITP for students and biotechnology companies.

Contact Person Mr. Konda Nagarazu Co-Founder & Head Marketing Xinovem No:144, Lakshmipuram, C.T.O colony, 5th street, West Tambaram, Chennai-600045, Tamil Nadu, Mob: 989741336, Email: kondanagarazu@xinovem.com

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Yashraj Biotechnology Limited www.yashraj.com Nature of company Public Limited

Area of activities The company is global supplier for IVD (in –vitro Diagnostics) companies and leading bulk distributor for human native antigens, recombinant antigens, monoclonal antibodies, calibrator and control. R&D activities in areas of native protein purification, animal cell tissue culture, monoclonal antibody generation.

Year of establishment 1999 Location Mumbai, Maharashtra

Year of association with BITP 2001

Annual turnover ( Rs. in Lakhs ) 26,000

Main areas of training R&D

Number of employees 131

Preferred qualification for trainees B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Tech. Biotechnology

Sector Health Care Sub- Sector Protein Purification

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Ms. Prerana Rathod Sr. Manager Protein Purification

Ms. Hetalben Thakorbhai Patel Strategies of Protein Purification

Mr. Kunal Shukla Manager R&D Native techniques

Ms. Jamdade Niketa Dhruv Strategies of Protein Purification

Dr. Manoj Chugh Asst. Manager Animal cell tissue culture, Monoclonal Antibody generation, Cell derived antigens

Ms. Prajakta Hemant Kolambkar Ascites generation, purification and characterization of Mab against cancer antigens

Mr. Anuj Kumar Gupta Manager Cloning and purification of Recombinant Protein

Ms. Supriya Mahadeo Sadafule Cloning expression and purification of neurological marker alpha

Ms. Sonali Mohan Rathod Strategies of Protein Purification

Ms.Vankayala Deepa Satish

Cloning, expression and purification of cardiac marker T in bacterial expression system Feedback Company: Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme is a wonderful programme which helps in placement of freshers in biotechnology in companies to gain industrial exposure. This exposure facilitates in bridging gaps in skill sets of students with requirements of companies. We have been associated with this programme for last fifteen years and have involved trainees in in-house projects. We are happy with trainees provided as they had sound subject knowledge and were quick learners. Trainees are hardworking and responsible. They will be considered for placement whereever there will be vacancies.Trainees learnt sophisticated techniques, use of equipment and their personality traits such as communication skills, confidence, team work improved considerably. We have retained a few trainees on completion of training on our rolls. We like to appreciate smooth implementation of programme including timely payment of stipend for trainees and trainer fee. We like our association with this dynamic programme and introduction of online monthly feedback by trainees as well as supervisors has really brought in considerable improvement in reporting procedures. We would like to be associated with this programme.

Contact Person Dr. Paresh Bhanushali Director Technical Yashraj Biotechnology Limited C-232, TTC Industrial Area, Turbhe MIDC, Navi Mumbai -400705,Maharashtra Tel: 022 27686226, Email: pareshmange72@gmail.com

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CONTACT US Dr. Suman Govil Advisor Department of Biotechnology Block 2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, suman@dbt.nic.in

Dr. Purnima Sharma Managing Director Biotech Consortium India Limited 5th Floor, Anuvrat Bhawan, 210, Deen Dayal Upadhay Marg, New Delhi -110002, ceo.bcil@nic.in

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Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies

285

Sristi Agro Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

287

SRL Ltd.

289

Sugen Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

291

Sun Agrigenetics Pvt. Ltd.

293

Syngene International Ltd.

295

Synkromax Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

297 Panacea Biotec Ltd.

223

Pelican Biotech & Chemical Labs Pvt. Ltd. 225

T Stanes & Company Ltd.

301

Tapadia Diagnostic Centre

303

Technology Based Incubator

304

Tectona Biotech Resource Centre

306

Tex Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

308

Tierra Seed Science Pvt. Ltd.

310

Triesta Sciences

312

Tropilite Foods Pvt. Ltd.

314

Unibiosys Biotech Research Labs

319

Vimta Labs Ltd.

323

Vyome Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

324

Polyclone Bioservices Pvt. Ltd.

227

Poseidon Biotech

228

Praj Industries Ltd.

230

Pranav Agro Industries Ltd.

232

Premas Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

233

Privi Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

235

Prosetta Bioconformatics Pvt. Ltd.

237

Radiant Research Services Pvt. Ltd.

241

RAS Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

242

Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

244

RCC Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd.

246

Renaissance Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

248

Rishi Herbal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

250

Robust Herbals Pvt. Ltd.

251

Robust Materials Technology Pvt. Ltd.

253

Royal Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

255

Kee Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

169

Kemwell Biopharma Pvt. Ltd.

171

Kilpest India Ltd.

172

L.J. International Ltd.

177

Labland Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

179

Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

181

Lonza India Pvt. Ltd.

183

Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds

187

Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Ltd. 188 Micro Therapeutic Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. 190 Microsun Bioplants India Pvt. Ltd.

192

Monsanto Research Centre

194

MRD Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

195

Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

199

Narayana Health

201

Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd.

202

Neesa Agritech & Foods Ltd.

204

Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

206

Novo Informatics Pvt. Ltd.

208

Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

209

Sai Lara Biotechnologies

259

Sami Labs Ltd.

261

Samleen Bioengineering Pvt. Ltd.

263

Sandor Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

265

Sangenomics Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.

267

Sarvotham Care Ltd.

269

SciGenom Labs

270

Serum Institute of India Ltd.

272

SFPL Crop Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

274

Shantha Biotechnics Ltd.

276

Sheel Biotech Ltd.

277

Shodhaka Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

279

Oncquest Laboratories Ltd.

213

335

Shreedhar Bhat’s Laboratory

281

Orbit Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

215

Xinovem

337

Skanda Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

282

Organica Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

217

Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd.

341

SkyQuest Technology Consulting Pvt. Ltd. 284

Wockhardt Ltd.-Research Centre

329

Wockhardt Ltd.-Biotech Park

331

Xcelris Labs Ltd.

Oriental Aquamarine Biotech India Pvt. Ltd. 219