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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,

India


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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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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: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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