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Expert talk on Impact of Patents on Academic Research and Biotechnology Advancement

Enlightening session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR featuring Mrs. Pooja Kumar Founder and Director of INNOVE INTELECTS LLP as the keynote speaker. The talk was mainly focused on theme “THE IMPACT OF PATENTS ON ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT”. Talk provided valuable insights into patent filing, copyright laws, trademarks, and their critical role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.

Industrial Visit to CIAB(Center of Innovation & Applied Bioprocessing), Mohali

An Institutional visit to Center of Innovation & Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali was organized for the students on Sep 2024. Students learned working of fermenter, oven stream processing unit, spray dryer,GC-MS, XRD, HPLC. Overall have learned various techniques and instruments ofindustrialSciences.

Emerging challenges in Biotechnology

Dr. Jayant Sawant, Assistant Vice President, Praj Industries Ltd. Pune, India delivered a lecture on the topic "Emerging challenges in Biotechnology". The focus of talk was on challenges in Biotechnology and the expected solutions.

Understanding the Niity-Gritty of Biotechnology

Dr. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji delivered a lecture the on topic ‘’Understanding the Nittty-gritty of Biotechnology in resolving the global challenges: Past, Current scenario, and the way forward". The major focus of talk was how biotechnology can improve the life of human being.

Biotech from an Industrial Perspective

Dr. Sibabrata Mukherjee, Scientist and Technical Expert in Fermentation at Lesaffre Advance Fermentation-LEAF delivered a lecture on ‘Biotech from Industrial Perspective’.

Expert talks on IPS & ITS Significance in Research & Innovation

Dr. Prachi Chopra, Founder & Director (Intellect Bastion, LLP) President, WICCI delivered an expert talk on Introduction to IPR and its significance in research and innovation.

Alumni Guest-Ms Ridhima Kapoor, Patent Research Analyst, Signicent Information Solutions LLP

International Peace Day Celebration

On 21 September 2019, NSS unit of Chandigarh University has organized painting competition with the theme “PEACE” to the mark the celebration of “International Peace Day”. All 10 units of NSS have enthusiastically participated in the competition to deliver the message of peace. 26 students from UIBT, Unit 8 (Block 9) have voluntarily participated in the competition and painted the messages to maintain peace in the country. UIBT students bagged first and second prizes.

Fit India Plogging Run

NSS unit of Chandigarh University has organized the Fit India Plogging Run on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October, 2019. Participants from different units have gathered in the adopted villages Gharuan and Mamupur. During the run students and faculty coordinators have plugged plastic bags and waste plastics in the village.

Awareness Program for Corona Virus in Gharuan Village

University Institute of Biotechnology of Chandigarh University has taken an initiative to conduct its social responsibility towards society and in context to this, on 28 February, 2020 the team consisting of faculties and students have visited Gharuan village, one of the adopted village for sensitizing villagers and making them aware of the precautions that they should take amidst the pandemic caused by covid-19

Visit to Prabh Asra Ashram

University Institute of Biotechnology of Chandigarh University has taken an initiative to conduct its social responsibility towards society and in context to this, the team consisting of faculties and students have visited Prabh Asra Ashram, a home for helpless mentally/physically disabled, orphan and unclaimed missing destitute. Also UIBT team has presented the memento from Chandigarh University to the owner (Sr. Shemsher Singh) as a token of appreciation to serve humanity and social cause.

Expert Talk on topic Academia and Industry: Biotech as a linker

Dr. Sibabrata Mukherjee is an industry technology specialist in processing of grain oils and fats and presently working in Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India. On 16/1/2020 he gave his talk on role of Biotechnology in industries and scale up of an industrial important product with monitoring of different parameter under consideration

Environment Club Event: The Green Wall

Club Activity: Aero-modeling Club

To create more awareness among students about the importance of plants and their role in balancing ecosystem, the green wall event was conducted on 27/01/2020 by UIBT under the aegis of Environment Club. Students with their teams displayed plants on walls in different pattern by using different props. Students used different types of ornamental plants and some medicinal plants also for green wall display.

Health Club Event: Awareness Rally

Club Activity: Aerospace Journalism

The main idea of the event was to create awareness among villagers about hygiene and sanitation methods to be followed with special emphasis on Coronavirus. A rally was organized and skit was performed on 17/2/2020, by the students of UIBT to make villagers familiar with the problems that could occur if proper hygiene is not maintained.

International Symposia on Molecular Biology Approaches in drug discovery

Date: March, 2019, Venue: Auditorium, Block-9

The symposium explored globally prevalent diseases and role of Biotechnology in the treatment of such diseases. The event included keynote presentations and plenary lecture with the given objectives
Envisaging the combining role of clinical informatics and bioinformatics in aiding the selection of the suitable tool to analyses the data for clinical justification. Analysis of bioinformatics tools to develop databases and computational techniques in searching drug target and drug designing in silco. Review and critique the current state of oncogenomics and acquire information about various types of cancers. Appraise available technology and techniques for screening, diagnosis and management of common cancers. To trace the Genetic epidemiology and genome wide associations studies to draw conclusions about molecular evolution.

Training on Pilot scale Fermenter by our expert faculty members

Club Activity: Aero-modeling Club

Training on Pilot scale Fermenter by our expert faculty members

Workshop on Fermentation And Bioprocess Technology

National workshop and symposium on advances in fermentation and bioprocess technology was organized by the University institute of biotechnology, Chandigarh University on the 11th April- 12th April 2019. One fifty students, research scholar and faculty from different deaprtment and colleges participated in the event. The highlights of the events were:

• Expert lectures and hands on training was given by eminent speakers from Industry Dr. Balbir Singh, Simar Biotech, Patiala. Another Expert Prof. Wamik Azmi. H P University given is talk on Bioprocess and design of Reactor.
• Demonstration and limited Hands on training on operation of In-situ sterilizable pilot scale fermenter by the experienced faculties and technical staff of University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University.
• Poster presentation by delegates from various academic institutions.
• Prize for Ist, 2nd & 3rd place winners of Poster presentation.

Dr. Parikshit Bansal, Professor & IPR Expert, NIPER, Mohali

Seminar was conducted on 4th January 2016 on the topic “Process of patent filing, its various parameters and patentable biotechnological products”. The resource person for the seminar was Dr. Parikshit Bansal, Professor & IPR Expert, NIPER, Mohali. Dr. Bansal is a Patent attorney and an IPR Expert. His lecture was attended by students of B.Sc 2nd year and M.sc 1st year. He discussed various parameters that are considered before accepting the patent application. He also introduced students with patentable and non patentable biotechnology based products. At the end the expert enlightened students for bringing innovative products and processes that can be patented.

Dr. Anirban Roy Choudhary, IMTECH

Dr. Anirban Roy Choudhary, Principal Scientistat IMTECH, Chandigarh and has expertise in bioprocess development and scale up, fermentative production of polysaccharides and metal nanoparticles. He has delivered a talk on Petriplate to Pilot plant: Developing Bioprocess for the production of exopolysaccharides dated 26 March, 2019. B.Sc. Biotechnology sixth and M.Sc. Biotechnology second semester students were benefited with expert talk.

Dr. Wamik Azmi HPU, Shimla

University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University organized an expert session on 10-11-2017 on the topic titled as “Microbes and fermentation”. Dr. Wamik Aazmi of HPU Shimla,” was invited. M.Sc I, M.Sc III, B.Sc V students were participants. The expert shared his enlightened students with Advances in Fermentation industry and current trends in the field. He guided students to take up research projects to commercial stage using fermentation techniques.

Dr. Gautam, BITS- Pillani

University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University organized an expert session on 10-11-2017, on the topic titled as 'ICH guidelines' Dr.Gautam, from BITS, Pilani” was invited. M.Sc I, M.Sc III, B.Sc V students were participants. The expert enlightened studnets with ICH Guidelines. The session was informative and interactive

HPMC, Parwanoo

HPMC is food industry, involved in production different of Bakery Products. Students learned the process involved in the processing of raw materials and product formation and visited the QC Lab to get acquainted with various high end instruments used in the testing of raw material and the finished products

BISR, Jaipur

Students have visited Birla Institute of Science and Research (BISR) and AMUL Dairy. Students learned the process involved in product formation and visited the QC Lab to get acquainted with various high end instruments

Awareness drive on Mushroom cultivation and use of biofertilizers

The students and faculty of Department of Biotechnology, CU, visited the nearby village farmers of Sahouran Village, for spreading the awareness on Mushroom cultivation and use of biofertilizers. Our team obsereved that villagers had a good knowledge over organic farming but were not willing to use it, because of easily available and cheap chemical fertilizers. Students encouraged them for using the bio fertilizers in place of conventional chemical fertilizers by promoting this technology with advanced knowledge. There was active participation of the people and students, and gram panchayat appreciated our efforts

Awareness camp on Vermicomposting and Organic Farming

The students and faculty of Department of Biotechnology visited the nearby village farmers of Sahouran Village, for spreading the awareness on vermiomposting and organic farming. They surveyed the problems faced by the farmers in these directions and tried to bridge the gap between the farmers and modern biotechnological means of farming. The team motivated the farmers to use kitchen waste and vermi composting prepare manure as organic fertilizers.

Awareness drive on use of Plastics

The students and faculty of Department of Biotechnology visited the nearby village farmers of Gahruan Village, for spreading the awareness on less use of Plastics.