National Bioscience Awards for Career Development 2011
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites nominations of scientists who are engaged in basic and applied research in Biosciences & Biotechnology including Biological, Agricultural, Medical, and Environmental Sciences and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development, for ‘National Bioscience Awards for Career Development for the year 2011’.
The award is to recognize outstanding contributions of young scientists below 45 years of age in basic and applied research and to provide grant for research for their career development.
Nature of the Award:
Upto 10 awards per year will be given. Each award carries a cash prize of `. 1,00,000/- and a trophy alongwith a citation and a project research grant of `.9,00,000/- @ `.3,00,000/- per year for a period of three years for career development.
The details of the Award, eligibility criteria, and proforma for nomination are available at. http://www.dbtindia.gov.in/index.asp
To Apply :
The nominations (10 copies) neatly typed in double space on plain paper in the prescribed proforma complete with enclosures should reach on or before 30th October, 2011 to Mr. K.M. Kutty, Deputy Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 807, 8th Floor, Block-II, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 and a soft copy in MS-Word .doc file to be e-mailed to km.kutty@nic.in.
For more information visit : http://dbtindia.nic.in/
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
BEST-India 2010 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BEST-India 2010 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BEST-India (Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Student Teams) is aimed at encouraging young postgraduate and doctoral students in developing biotechnology entrepreneurship and exposing them to issues involved in commercialization of bio-science.
BEST is sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology (www.dbtindia.nic.in), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and is administered by ABLE - India (www.ableindia.org)
Eligibility-:
Applicants must be students who are pursuing their masters, doctoral degree, BE or B Tech courses in the area of life sciences (bioscience / biotechnology and/or related subjects) from Indian universities / Institutes.
Students of the above disciplines who have completed their courses not earlier than April 2009 can also participate.
The applicants should form a team of 5 students and nominate a team leader. The individual team members may or may not be from the same Institute/University. One third of the team members can be from disciplines other than life sciences.
Teams who have participated in BEST 2009 can also take part but with a different concept idea.
Each team will submit only one entry.
Core biotechnology disciplines under which Concept Notes will be invited include Agriculture, Aquaculture, Alternate Energy/Bio-energy, Bioinformatics, Biological Applications, Bioprocess Engineering, Environment, Food, Human Resource Development, Medical, Medical Diagnostics, Medical devices, Medical Therapeutics, Nanobiology/Nanobiotechnology, Vaccines.
The proposals could be either for product, service or an application.
The 3 Winning teams will also be awarded Prize money of Rs.500,000/-, Rs. 300,000/- and Rs. 200,000/ respectively.
The winning teams will be given an opportunity to attend and present their business plans at ABLE’s Annual BioInvest Conference. BioInvest is ABLE’s flagship conference that brings together on one platform Life Science Companies, Institutional Investors and Investment Bankers to explore opportunities for investment
Last date for uploading applications is March 31 2010
For more information visit- http://www.ableindia.org/
BEST-India (Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Student Teams) is aimed at encouraging young postgraduate and doctoral students in developing biotechnology entrepreneurship and exposing them to issues involved in commercialization of bio-science.
BEST is sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology (www.dbtindia.nic.in), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and is administered by ABLE - India (www.ableindia.org)
Eligibility-:
Applicants must be students who are pursuing their masters, doctoral degree, BE or B Tech courses in the area of life sciences (bioscience / biotechnology and/or related subjects) from Indian universities / Institutes.
Students of the above disciplines who have completed their courses not earlier than April 2009 can also participate.
The applicants should form a team of 5 students and nominate a team leader. The individual team members may or may not be from the same Institute/University. One third of the team members can be from disciplines other than life sciences.
Teams who have participated in BEST 2009 can also take part but with a different concept idea.
Each team will submit only one entry.
Core biotechnology disciplines under which Concept Notes will be invited include Agriculture, Aquaculture, Alternate Energy/Bio-energy, Bioinformatics, Biological Applications, Bioprocess Engineering, Environment, Food, Human Resource Development, Medical, Medical Diagnostics, Medical devices, Medical Therapeutics, Nanobiology/Nanobiotechnology, Vaccines.
The proposals could be either for product, service or an application.
The 3 Winning teams will also be awarded Prize money of Rs.500,000/-, Rs. 300,000/- and Rs. 200,000/ respectively.
The winning teams will be given an opportunity to attend and present their business plans at ABLE’s Annual BioInvest Conference. BioInvest is ABLE’s flagship conference that brings together on one platform Life Science Companies, Institutional Investors and Investment Bankers to explore opportunities for investment
Last date for uploading applications is March 31 2010
For more information visit- http://www.ableindia.org/
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Stanford-India Biodesign Internship Program 2010
Stanford-India Biodesign Internship Program 2010
The goal of Stanford-India Biodesign is to train the next generation of medical technology innovators in India. This highly competitive program is directed towards Indian citizens who have an interest in the invention and early-stage development of new medical technologies. Successful applicants will have advanced degrees and/or significant work experience. University faculty are strongly encouraged to apply.
Funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Stanford University, and other supporters, the SIB Fellowship Program is centered in New Delhi and administered as a collaboration between Stanford University, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in partnership with the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF). In future years, the fellowship and associated teaching programs will be developed in other centers in India.
Fellows receive tuition, stipend, and international travel support (for trips required for the fellowship.) During the fellowship, approximately half of the fellows’ time is spent in India, and the other half at Stanford University. Fellows work on a multidisciplinary team joining other innovators with a combination of engineering, medical and business backgrounds.
Eligibility-:
Applications with background in either Design,Engineering,Medicine,Bioscience or relevant Business/Technology experience are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be graduate/post graduate with age not exceeding 40yrs.
Duration-:
1st April 2010 to 30th June 2010 (full time)
Stipend-:
Monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000/- no additional allowance.
Documents to be submitted bye e-mail-:
1. Curriculum Vitae (3 page).
2. Recent scanned/digital passport size photograph.
3. Contact details of three referees. (no recommendation letter required).
Pls e-mail required documents to -: stanford_india@yahoo.com
with subject: "SIB Internship 2010_
Important Dates-:
* Last date of applications-: 5th March 2010.
* Interview of shortlisted candidates at SIB center,Delhi: 3rd week of March 2010
Contact-:
Program Assistant,
Stanford-India Biodesign Center,
Phone: 011-26593758
http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/india/
The goal of Stanford-India Biodesign is to train the next generation of medical technology innovators in India. This highly competitive program is directed towards Indian citizens who have an interest in the invention and early-stage development of new medical technologies. Successful applicants will have advanced degrees and/or significant work experience. University faculty are strongly encouraged to apply.
Funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Stanford University, and other supporters, the SIB Fellowship Program is centered in New Delhi and administered as a collaboration between Stanford University, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in partnership with the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF). In future years, the fellowship and associated teaching programs will be developed in other centers in India.
Fellows receive tuition, stipend, and international travel support (for trips required for the fellowship.) During the fellowship, approximately half of the fellows’ time is spent in India, and the other half at Stanford University. Fellows work on a multidisciplinary team joining other innovators with a combination of engineering, medical and business backgrounds.
Eligibility-:
Applications with background in either Design,Engineering,Medicine,Bioscience or relevant Business/Technology experience are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be graduate/post graduate with age not exceeding 40yrs.
Duration-:
1st April 2010 to 30th June 2010 (full time)
Stipend-:
Monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000/- no additional allowance.
Documents to be submitted bye e-mail-:
1. Curriculum Vitae (3 page).
2. Recent scanned/digital passport size photograph.
3. Contact details of three referees. (no recommendation letter required).
Pls e-mail required documents to -: stanford_india@yahoo.com
with subject: "SIB Internship 2010_
Important Dates-:
* Last date of applications-: 5th March 2010.
* Interview of shortlisted candidates at SIB center,Delhi: 3rd week of March 2010
Contact-:
Program Assistant,
Stanford-India Biodesign Center,
Phone: 011-26593758
http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/india/
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