CSIR-Industry Meet

CSIR: A Partner for Innovation Driven R&D

17th – 18th May 2007
Hyderabad

IICT
AMPRI
IIIM
CBRI
IIP
CCMB
IMMT
CDRI IMT
CECRI ITRC
CEERI NAL
CFTRI NBRI
CGCRI NCL
CIMAP NEERI
CIMFR NEIST
CLRI NGRI
CMERI NIO
CRRI NISCAIR
CSIO NIST
CSMCRI NISTADS
IGIB NML
IHBT NPL
IICB SERC
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 CSIR - Industry Meet
CSIR: A Partner for Innovation Driven R&D
17th – 18th May 2007
at
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Uppal Road, Hyderabad – 500 007

Programme

17th May 2007

0830 – 0900 Registration

0900 – 0930 Inaugural Session

0900 – 0930 Welcome and Theme Presentation

CSIR: A Partner for Innovation Driven R&D
Dr. T. Ramasami, Director General, CSIR

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

0930 – 1115 Drugs & Pharmaceuticals: CSIR’s Knowledgebase

Chairman: Dr. T. Ramasami
0930 – 0935 Remarks by the Chairman
0935 – 1025 New Drug Discovery and Development at CDRI by Dr. C.M. Gupta,
Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
0935 – 1005 Presentation
1005 – 1025 Discussion
1025 – 1115 Integrative Medicine by Dr. G.N. Qazi, Indian Institute of Integrative
Medicine (IIIM )
1025 – 1055 Presentation
1055 – 1115 Discussion

1115 – 1145 Tea

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1145 – 1330 Drugs & Pharmaceuticals: CSIR’s Knowledgebase Contd.
Chairman: Dr. A.V. Rama Rao

1145 – 1150 Remarks by the Chairman

1150 – 1240 NCL’s Knowledgebase in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

Process Research by Dr. M.K. Gurjar, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
1150– 1220 Presentation
1220 – 1240 Discussion

1240 – 1330 Chemical Genomics – A Modern Tool for New Drug Development by
Dr. J.S. Yadav, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)
1240 – 1310 Presentation
1310 – 1330 Discussion

1330 – 1430 Lunch

1430 – 1700 Drugs & Pharmaceuticals: CSIR’s Knowledgebase Contd.

Chairman: Dr. Rajiv I. Modi

1430– 1435 Remarks by the Chairman

1435 – 1520 Business of Knowledge Sharing in New Biology by
Dr. S.K. Brahmachari, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
1435 – 1505 Presentation
1500 – 1520 Discussion
1520 – 1610 NEIST Efforts on Knowledgebase Development in Drugs and Drug
Intermediates by Dr. P.G. Rao, North-East Institute of Science &
Technology (NEIST)
1520 – 1550 Presentation
1550 – 1610 Discussion

1610 – 1700 Toxicological Research, Toxicity Testing and Biotechnological

Activities at ITRC by Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Industrial Toxicology Research
Centre (ITRC)
1610 – 1640 Presentation
1640 – 1700 Discussion

1700 – 1730 Tea

1730 – 2000 Brainstorming on Technology Partnership in Pharmaceuticals
Chairman: Dr. T. Ramasami

2000 hrs. Dinner

onwards

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18th May 2007

0900 – 1135 Biotechnology: CSIR’s Knowledgebase

Chairman: Dr. R. Rajagopal

0900 – 0905 Remarks by the Chairman

0905 – 0955 CCMB: Where Basic Research Meets Biotechnology by Dr. Lalji Singh,
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
0905 – 0935 Presentation
0935 – 0955 Discussion

0955 – 1045 Chemical Biology – Relevance to Diagnostics and Therapeutics by

Prof. Siddhartha Roy, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)
0955 – 1025 Presentation
1025 – 1045 Discussion

1045 – 1135 IMTECH Initiatives in Exploiting Microbiological Resources by

Dr. Girish Sahni, Institute of Microbial Technology (IMT)
1045 – 1115 Presentation
1115 – 1135 Discussion

1135 – 1200 Tea

1200 – 1330 Biotechnology: CSIR’s Knowledgebase Contd.

Chairman: Dr. K.K. Narayanan

1200 – 1245 Phytoceutical Leads, Metabolic Genes and Designer Plants for Pharma
and Agro Industry by Dr. S.P.S. Khanuja, Central Institute of Medicinal &
Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)
1200 – 1230 Presentation
1230 – 1245 Discussion

1245 – 1330 Opportunities at NBRI for Partnerships in Plant Biotechnology by

Dr. Rakesh Tuli, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)
1245 – 1315 Presentation
1315 – 1335 Discussion

1335 – 1430 Lunch

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 1430 – 1605 Biotechnology: CSIR’s Knowledgebase Contd.
Chairman: Dr. E.A. Siddq

1430 – 1435 Biotechnological Products from Himalayan Bioresources by

Dr. P.S. Ahuja, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT)
1435 – 1520 Presentation
1505 – 1520 Discussion

1520 – 1605 Patinformatics for Strategic Technology Management by

Dr. R.R. Hirwani, URDIP
1520 – 1550 Presentation
1550 – 1605 Discussion

1605 – 1800 Brainstorming on Technology Partnership in Biotechnology

Chairman: Dr. T. Ramasami

1800 High Tea

onwards

CSIR Contacts : Fax: 011-23736842

Dr. D.Yogeswara Rao : Tel: 011-23717305

Email: dyr@csir.res.in, dyogeswara@gmail.com

Dr. Sudeep Kumar : Tel: 011-23316748

Email: sk@csir.res.in, sudeepk6@gmail.com

IICT Contact : Dr. J.S. Yadav

Director
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Uppal Road, Hyderabad – 500 007
Tel: 040-27193030
Fax: 040-27160387
Email: yadav@iict.res.in