Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Thapar University 7th Summer Training Programme in Industrial Biotechnology

Science & Technology Entrepreneur’s Park
Thapar University
Patiala– 147 004, PUNJAB

www.thapar.edu

7th Summer Training Programme in Industrial Biotechnology
June 4, 2012 – July 6, 2012

http://thapar.edu/userfiles/file/Summer%20training%20in%20Industrial%20Biotechnology%20%202012%20(1).pdf

ABOUT THAPAR UNIVERSITY & STEP
Thapar University is located on the 250 acre campus in Patiala, Punjab. It was established in 1956 as Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology which offers Post-graduate and undergraduate programs in Engineering, Science, Management and Social Sciences. Thapar Technology Campus is synonymous with a diverse community that is committed to scholarship, entrepreneurship, research and development.
Science and Technology Entrepreneur's Park (STEP) at Thapar University (TU) promoted by NSTEDB, Department of Science & Technology, GoI is a Centre for Business Incubation to promote business in the upcoming multidisciplinary area of Biotechnology. STEP focuses on the domains of agri-biotechnology, biofertilizers, mushroom cultivation, plant tissue culture and food processing technology. STEP has successfully incubated 18 companies out of which 9 have graduated. These firms have created more than 40 jobs and are generating revenues of nearly 1 Crore. One of our incubatee company “Glow Biotech, Aligarh” has also won the ISBA Entrepreneurship Award in the category of “Biotechnology and Life Sciences.”

STEP has organized various EDP's, awareness camps, seminars and summer training modules in the past seven years on plant tissue culture, mushroom cultivation, organic farming, food processing, soy processing, spirulina production technology and analytical techniques. Several conferences and seminars are organized at STEP from time to time. Looking towards the number STEP has organized around 70 EDP’s, 10 Awareness Camps and 4 National conferences in the last seven years which were attended by about 1600 participants including students, teachers, entrepreneurs, researchers and farmers.

STEP is a Member of ISBA (Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association), APIN (Asia Pacific Incubators Network) and PMA (Patiala Management Association). STEP has established linkages and networking with many Government Organizations, Institutions and NGO's to facilitate co-business incubation in different areas of intervention, especially to create more entrepreneurial opportunities and commercialize technologies for efficient transfer of innovation and ideas to the industry such as CIPHET, Ludhiana; PSCST, Chandigarh; ABIICRISAT, Hyderabad; Punjab Biotechnology ncubator (PBTI), Punjab; MSME, Ludhiana; American Soybean Association, New Delhi; NIAPR, Patiala; NABARD, Patiala and Nabha Foundation, Nabha.

In the past seven years STEP has trained a number of students and faculty from well established colleges, universities & institutes. Some of them are Lovely Professional University, Phagwara; Khalsa College, Govt. Mohindra College, Government Girls College, MM Modi College, Punjabi University, NIAPR, Asian Insitute, Patiala; Chitkara University, Rajpura; Jaypee University, Solan; Dr. DY Patil Institute, Pune; Dashmesh Girls College, Badal; SLIET Longowal; Oxbridge College, Bangalore; SUSCET, Tangori; Hansraj Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jalandhar; National Institute of Technology, Raipur; Mata Gujri College, Dolphin (PG) College
of Life Sciences, Fatehgarh Sahib; Amity University, Gurgaon/Noida; Banaras Hindu University, Banaras; Panjab University, SGGS College, Chandigarh; Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala; DAV College, Abohar; Delhi Technological University, Delhi; G.V.M. Girls College, Sonipat and University of Kalyani, West Bengal.

OBJECTIVES
STEP has specialized well equipped laboratories especially for business incubation in biofertilizer and biopesticide production, food processing and analysis, pilot scale lab, controlled rooms classified as growth room, cold room, inoculation room, instrumentation room, biowaste recycling.
The participants in the training will be interacting with experts in their fields and will get practical experience of various modern techniques along with in depth understanding of underlying principles. Experiments will be conducted in small groups under the expert supervision. Participants individually will follow experimental protocols and demonstration experiments.

This programme is an intensive hands on training imparting technical knowledge,
management and developing entrepreneurial skills in different areas of iotechnology.


TOPICS COVERED
DNA Technology and Bioinformatics
1. Genomic DNA and plasmid DNA isolation from bacteria
2. Restriction digestion and agarose gel electrophoresis
3. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification
4. Transformation
5. Database searching, computational tools and structure prediction
6. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis


Microbiological and Micropropagation Techniques
1. Isolation, enumeration and characterization of microbes
2. Brightfield and Fluorescent microscopy of microbes
3. Biosafety and mass production of inoculants
4. Micropropagation of medicinal plants


Fermentation Technology
1. Introduction to fermentation technologies
2. Bioreactor design
3. Upstream and down streaming processing
4. Vinegar and wine production technology


Food Technology and Analytical Techniques
1. Processing of soy products
2. Powderization of milk using spray drier
3. Mushroom cultivation and Single Cell Protein Production
4. Physio-chemical analysis of soil and flyash
5. Heavy metal analysis by AAS
6. Ethanol analysis by GC and analysis of metabolites using HPTLC


Entrepreneurship
1. Biotech Business Incubation and Entrepreneurship
2. Intellectual Property Rights

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM:
 One to one interactive session.
 Personal mentoring and monitoring.
 Lectures and practical sessions by established academicians, researchers and professionals.
 Exposure to the techniques at the industrial level.
 Strong emphasis on Entrepreneurship & Business incubation skills.


Target: Students who are enrolled in any UG/PG Programmes, faculty and others.

SELECTION PROCEDURE: The candidates would be selected on first cum first serve basis.


Referral letter from the concerned institute is must for students (if enrolled).


NUMBER OF SEATS: 20 per batch


METHODOLOGY: Lectures, discussions and hands on practical training.

CERTIFICATE: On the successful completion of the course Certificate of Participation would be issued.

LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION: The registration form may be submitted latest to the office by May 25, 2012.


FEES:
Rs. 15, 000/- till April 30, 2012 & Rs. 16,000/- after April 30, 2012 payable by DD in favour of “STEP-TIET” payable at Patiala (Course fee includes only programme fee and course material; Boarding/lodging and travel charges to be borne by the candidate; Campus hostel accommodation can be provided on request on chargeable basis subject to availability. Fee once deposited will not be refunded)

For further information and registrations please contact:
Prof. Dinesh Goyal
Executive Director
STEP, Thapar University
Patiala-147 004
TeleFax: (0175)-2393011


Ms. Gurmeet Kaur
Accounts cum Office Secretary
STEP, Thapar University
Patiala-147 004
Tel: (0175)-2393600, 3602
Mob: 98147-71954
E-mail: ccstep@thapar.edu; sendtogurmeet83@gmail.com

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