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Department of Biotechnology
M/o Science & TechnologyGovt. of India
New Delhi
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UNESCO Regional Centre
for Biotechnology Training& Education, Faridabad,
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UNESCO REGIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOTECREGIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGYTRAINING AND EDUCATION, FARIDABAD,, FARIDABAD, INDIAINDIA
Preamble:
Regional Centre for Biotechnology Training & Education
under the auspices of UNESCO at Faridabad, Haryana, India will
be an autonomus institution fully funded by the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
The proposed Centre shall be a Category II Centre in terms
of Principles and Guidelines for the Establishment and
Functioning of UNESCO Institutes and Centres.
The emphasis is to support disciplinary & interdisciplinary
education, training and research in biotechnology in order to
produce skilled human resource to drive innovative research anddevelopment in the important gap areas.
As biotechnology sector is of global significance, the Centre
would encourage global partnerships and co-operations.
Partnership with UNESCO would expand the opportunities to
create world class education, training, research and will also
facilitate global connectivity while preserving the regional &
national focus of the institution.
Mission:
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The Mission of the UNESCO Center is to create physical
infrastructure in critical platform technologies and use it to
support disciplinary & interdisciplinary education, training and
research in biotechnology.
Vision:
To produce human resource tailored to drive innovation in
biotechnology, particularly in areas of new opportunity and to fill
talent gap in deficient areas.
Objectives:
(a) To produce human resource through education and training
in a milieu of research and development for application of
biotechnology for sustainable development towards building a
strong biotech industry through regional and international co-
operation.
(b) To establish desired infrastructure and Technology Platforms
to support the activities of the centre.
(c) To establish a Technology Policy Development and
Information Dissemination unit.
(d)To develop research programmes of a global quality through
international partnerships to sustain world class education and
training programmes.
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(e) To enable periodic experimentation in design and
implementation of biotechnology education and training and to
be a source of new concepts and programmes, this can be
assimilated by existing universities in India and the Region.
(f) To create a hub of biotechnology expertise in South Asian
Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region, and more
generally in the Asian region and to address human resource
needs.
(g) Promotion and strengthening of South-South & South-North
co-operations around issues relevant to biotech education,
training, innovation, commercialization and trade.
(h) Promotion of a network of satellite centers in the region.
Focus:
The primary focus of the Centre is to provide high quality human
resource in disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas.
The Centre would provide outstanding
disciplinary/interdisciplinary short term training programmes
which will include Science & Technology training for physicians,
biologists and engineers by networking through local hospitals/
medical & engineering schools etc.
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In addition, short term training programmes in platform
technologies will be conducted for skill development in existing
personnel.
Specialized domain specific programmes will also be created in
new emerging areas.
The Centre will offer specialized masters degree courses, unique
Ph.D. programmes, domain specific training programmes, high
quality research and development in the specific areas.
The Centre will have a centralized Science & Technology platform
and Technology Management & Enterprise Development Unit.
India is poised to be the hub for biotechnology in the coming
decade; therefore the Centre would provide a window for
showcasing Indian competence in global market for economic
gains. Policy harmonization on trade and regulation will also be
facilitated as a part of this effort.
Programmes Details:1. As Educational Hub:
(a) Special Masters Degree courses:
The Centre will offer special Masters Degree courses of two
years duration in the following areas:
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Biosciences,
Bioengineering,
Drug Discovery Science,
Translational and Clinical Health Science,
Molecular Crop Breeding,
Regulatory Affairs,
Biomedical Quality Systems and Product Development,
Infectious Disease Biology,
Bioinformatics etc.
It will also help to enrich the existing Masters in Biotechnology
programmes and cater to the needs of the Asian region and
members countries.
(b) Unique PhD Programmes:
The Centre will offer unique M. Tech.-PhD programme in Biomedical
engineering,
Integrated M.Sc-PhD programme in Medical bioscience and drug
discovery,
PhD in Molecular Crop Biotechnology,
Nano-biology,
Synthetic Biology related to Health, Plants and Energy
Interdisciplinary PhD programme (on the lines of MIT Harvard
HST programme).
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The Ph.D. programmes of the UNESCO Center will be open to Indians
as well as students from the member countries and Asian region. A
few fellowships will be available to students opting for these
programmes on a competitive basis.
The students will have access to:
Disciplinary & Interdisciplinary, Tech Strong & IndustryLinked Environment
Expertise of Research Centers of Excellence: Institutional,
Regional & Global
Multicultural & Global Environment
Learning Skills of International Standard
Overseas Mentors
2. Training Programmes:
(a) The training programme will be unique to the Centre with the
goal to arrange/organize personalized or user-friendly opportunities
for career development. Structured training courses for physicians
and engineers (intending to enter biology), science managers and
industry personnel in specific areas where they require skill
enhancement will have emphasis.
(b) The Centres Technology Incubator & Business Development
Unit will be open to industry for enhancing their skills in specific
areas through structured training courses for career
opportunities/ advancements in the areas like:
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IPR,
Technology Transfer,
Bio-enterprise/ Management in Biotechnology,
Platform Technologies,
Regulatory Procedures,
Biosafety,
Bioethics,
Process Development and Up-scaling,
Preclinical Toxicity and Clinical Trials,
Good Manufacturing Practices & Good Laboratory
Practices,
Biostatistics,
Epidemiology etc.
(c) Specialized Domain Specific Training Programmes will also
be designed for people from basic sciences in:
Nanotechnology,
Implants and Devices,
Vaccine Development,
Stem Cell Biology etc.
3. Research:
The research emphasis will be in the areas like:
Nano-biology,
Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering,
Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics,
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Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition,
Bone & Cartilage Biology,
High Throughput Clinical Genomics,
Diabetes,
Infection Science Microbiology & Vaccinology,
Molecular Diagnostics,
Crop Breeding etc.
Post-doctoral Programmes:
Re-entry Grant to Talented Scientists working abroad.
Young Investigator Awards to work for 3-5yrs after PhD
PROGRAMMES AND SUB-PROGRAMMES AT UNESCOCENTRE
Programmes:
Biological Sciences
Sub-programmes:
Immunology
Molecular biology
Molecular biophysics
Structural biology
Molecular Cell biology
Bioinformatics
Bio-organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
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Bioengineering & Material Science
Industrial Biotechnology
Molecular Crop breeding
Molecular Medicine I (Infectious diseases) Molecular Medicine II (chronic diseases)
Applied health science Division
GMP Units
Vaccine production
Cell and tissue based therapies etc.
Extramural Partnerships Collaborative NetworkExtramural Partnerships Collaborative Network
The research carried out at the Centre will be supported by
various programmes and collaborations at the national and global
levels like Translational Health Science and Technology
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UNESCOCenter
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Institute, Autonomus Research & Development
Institutions, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs),Medical
Schools, Biotechnology Centres at regional and international
level etc. as per the guidelines to be formulated by the Board of
Governors. It will consider supporting Research Resource Units
(RRUs) and Centre for Excellence (CoE) with Indian or Regional
institutes in strategic areas where partnership is critical for
collaborative research. It will also provide access to technology
platforms to scientists from other institutes and industry. The
extramural collaborations will have provisions for adjunct
professorships, visiting professor programmes and scientist
exchange programmes etc.
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE UNESCO CENTER:
The Centre will have the provisions for Visiting Professorship for
Indian Nationals & International Scientists, Adjunct Professorship,
Stanford-India Bio-design Programme, Re-entry Grant and Young
Investigator Awards.
CENTRALIZED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM:
The platform technologies will be available in the areas of
Large Scale Sequencing,
Genetic Analysis,
Proteomics,
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RNAi,
Imaging,
Chemical Biology,
Bio Bank etc.This centralized science and technology platform is expected to
provide service to the scientists of the research divisions of health
science & technology, and provide support to the training
activities of the UNESCO Centre and other research institutes in
the country.
In due course it will develop liaison with national and international
databases and consortia in order to contribute to global scientific
resources.
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT UNIT:
The infrastructure of this unit will have ready to use
laboratory space for extramural scientists for innovative &
translational research projects. In partnership with the
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI),
GMP units for cell based therapy and vaccine will be made. The
faculty of this unit will have skills in technology transfer, IP
managements, finance and enterprise creation.
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Biotechnology Cluster:
a locus for Discovery, Innovation, and Education
Health Science
Technology
Center
A m ultidisciplinary,
multiprofessional
research and training
institute, highly
interconnected with
regional centers of
excellence
UNESCO Center for Biotechnology Education and
Research
Academic Council
Degree-granting
authority
Oversee degrees
developed by
I-HST, UNESCO
Academy etc.
UNESCO Academy
for industry relevant
education and
training
Portfolio of training
programs serving
the regional
workforce needs
Research Center
Disciplinary
research efforts in
miss ion-critical
areas
Nanoscience and
Technology Unit
Animal Facility
Library
Auditorium
Technology/ Scientificplatform
Large scale sequencing
Genetic analysis
Proteomics
RNAi
Imaging
Chemical Biology
Bio Banks
Research Resources
Translational
CenterPreclinical ,clinical
and product
development in
partnership with
other stakeholders
and industry
Translational Health Science
Technology Institute
Organization Structure:
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Administration & Finance Unit:
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This unit will provide administrative, financial, engineering
and other support services to the Centre. Services like security,
housekeeping, office attendants, operation & maintenance of
services will be outsourced to firms who provide manpower on
contract.
Location:
The Centre will be situated in a picturesque location in
Faridabad about 25 km from New Delhi (40 minute drive) in the
academic and research ambience of the Life Sciences Cluster and
an adjacent R & D Centre of another Ministry of the Government
of India to be set up in the near future.
The site is also close to other renowned institutions like the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT); International Centre for Genetic Engineering &
Biotechnology (ICGEB); Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU);
National Institute of Immunology (NII); National Brain Research
Centre (NBRC), with whom the centre is likely to establish
network and collaborative programmes, are also situated within
20-30km radius of the centre.
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Map of India
DELHIDELHI
HARYANAHARYANA
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Map of Haryana
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Location Map
Site for the Centre
SITE FOR
UNESCO
CENTRE
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Events/Meetings:
Meeting with National Experts was held on May 18, 2007.
An interactive meeting on the UNESCO Centre was jointlyorganized by DBT and UNESCO on June 18-19, 2007 atNew Delhi to discuss the focus, activities, organizationalstructure and linkages of the proposed Centre.
The meeting was attended by eminent scientists,educationists, policy makers and stakeholders from themembers countries, counties of the South East Asian
Region as well as by representatives from the industriesas well.
The experts nominated by UNESCO provided insightsinto global partnerships and benefit- sharing especially withregard to guest/visiting faculty, fellowships andparticipation of member countries.
Meeting held on June 18-19, 2007 at New Delhi
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A meeting was organized with Boston Universitydelegation, USA, led by its President - Prof. Robert Brown,towards developing partnerships for education, trainingand research with the UNESCO Regional Centre forBiotechnology Training & Education and TranslationalHealth Science & Technology Institute (THSTI) in NewDelhi on September 25, 2007.
Current Status:
An Interim Advisory Committee (IAC) has been constituted
to provide Scientific and Academic directions.
A Management Cell has been created at NII, New Delhi to
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address the interim issues
Initiatives for collaborations/partnerships with
international institutes/universities have been started.
MoUs have been signed with Stanford and Boston
University.
Actions have been initiated for revised Cabinet approval,
Legislative Bill for Act of Parliament, constitution of
various committees, web-design, building construction
etc.
For further information, please contact:
S. SINHA
Adviser/ Scientist 'G'
Medical Biotechnology Division-II
Department Of Biotechnology
Ministry Of Science & Technology
Block-2, 8th Floor,
C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi -110 003, IndiaTelefax: 91-11-24363760
Fax: 91-11-24362884
Email: urc.dbt@gmail.com
mailto:urc.dbt@gmail.commailto:urc.dbt@gmail.com
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