Mentorinng Clinics – 2015/11

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One ne menttoring seessions on
n Preparration foor BIG 07
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Orrganized byy Venture C
Center, Pu
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 BIG schem me from DBT-BIRAC w which funds proof-of-conc

p cept studies for
f
POTENTIA
AL life sciencces start-ups
GAINS  How to write
w a BIG prroposal?
 Tips and pointers
p for writing
w BIG proposal.
ORGANIZE
ED BY  BioIncubaator at Ventuure Center suupported by BIRAC,
B GoI
SUPPORTE
ED BY  Biotechnoology Industrry Research and Assistannce Council ((BIRAC)
 Entreprenneurs and innnovators
 Scientists// researcherss
 Academiccs/ lecturers
FOR WHO
OM  Students ofo science, enngineering, ppharmacy annd Bio-mediccal

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Note: Target audience
a sho
ould be from Biotechnoloogy, Pharma,, Life Sciencee, Biomed,
Aggriculture, Bio-Pharma
B e backgrouund.
etc
WHEN Saaturday, 1st Aug 2015 | Time: 1400 to 1700 Hrss
WHERE V
Venture Centeer, Receptionn Meeting Rooom.
CONTACT
T Prradnya Araddhye| Phone: 020 2586 58877 | Email: bioincubator
b r@venturecen nter.co.in
 Free but priorp registrattion is requirred. Attendannce only on cconfirmation
n of
registratioon.
COST
 Limited seeats.
 Participatiion by invitaation only
 Register here:h http:///www.ventu urecenter.coo.in/mclinicss.php
 First prefeerence to Facculty / Studennt team withh potential ideas
REGISTRA
ATION
 Organizerrs reserve thee right to seleect participannts so as to m
maximize leaarning and
networkinng opportunitties for the group.
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Introduction
This clinic is specificaally tailored for biotechh entrepreneuurs and innnovators. The purpose is
i to mentorr
prospective BIG applicannts and prepare them for writing BIGG proposal.

Available tiime slots

Time (hrrs) Slots Men ntor
1400 - 1430 Slot 1
S Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
P
1430 - 1500 S 2
Slot Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
P
1500 - 1530 S 3
Slot Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
P
1530 - 1600 S 4
Slot Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
P
1600 - 1630 S 5
Slot Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
P
1630 - 1700 S 6
Slot Praadnya Aradhhye & Uma Patil
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Mentors (in
n alphabeticaal order)

Pradnya Aradh
P hye is currenttly Bioincubattion Managerr, Bioincubatoor, Venture Ceenter. She hass
d
done her M.Teech in Biologiical Sciences anda Bioengineeering from IIIT Kanpur. Cu urrently she iss
h
handling all BioIncubator
B activities at Venture Cennter. She is rresponsible for
f creating a
p
pipeline of pottential and siggning-up incuubates for the Bioincubator,, and contribu
ute to buildingg
Pradnya Aradhye
A scientific suppport systems annd resources for
f VC incubaates including specific expeertise. Pradnyaa
a carries ouut discussions with
also w scientistss to understannd their compeetencies.

Uma Patil is associated

U a witth Venture Center as Assoociate technology marketinng since 2012.
U handles review
Uma r and moonitoring aspeects of BIG fuunding schemee initiated by DBT-BIRAC
D .
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Earlier to thiss, Uma was managing
m TRREMAP fundiing scheme by b DST-TIFA AC to supportt
teechnology coommercializattion process in India. Uma U was alsso a part of o technologyy
Uma Patil
P c
commercializa ation internshhip program started jointtly by Natioonal Chemicaal Laboratoryy
R
Research Founndation (NCL L-RF) & Ventture center too learn the tecch commerciaalization & IP P
m
management p
process. Earliier to this shhe was associiated with Innternational Crop
C Researchh
Innstitute for Semi-Arid Tropics
T (ICRIISAT), Hydeerabad as traainee and th here she wass
reesponsible forr analyzing teechno-commeercial feasibiliity & businesss plan preparaation of novell
inndigenous rurral technologiies. Uma holdds MBA from m Departmentt of Managem ment Sciences,
P
Pune Universiity (PUMBA)). She has alsso accomplishhed PG diplom ma in Intellecctual propertyy
riights & Law anda Bachelorss in Biotechnoology from university of Puune.

Organizers
BioIncubator at Venture C
B Center was crreated with ssupport from DBT-BIRAC C
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under the Biooincubator Suupport Schem me. It has been conceptuaalized to helpp
innnovators in the spectrum of biomass, bioengineerin
b ng, bio informmatics, biomedd
& agro based industries to ease their entterprises into the ecosystem m. Along withh
innfrastructural support in tthe form of biosciences labs & office spaces, thee
B
BioIncubator a provides advisory servvices, referralss, scientific suupport, libraryy
also
a informatioon services, Inntellectual prooperty servicess, seed fundin
and ng & access too
taalks, workshoops & technicaal training proograms.
F
For more information about BioIn ncubator att Venture Center,
C visitt
w
www.bioincub bator.ventureecenter.co.in
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Entrepreneursh hip Developm ment Center (V Venture Centeer) – a CSIR in nitiative – is a
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Section 25 com mpany hostedd by the Nationnal Chemical Laboratory, Pune. P Venturee
C
Center strives to nucleate & nurture techhnology & knnowledge-based enterprisess
b leveraging the scientificc and engineeering competeencies of the institutions inn
by
thhe Pune regioon in India. Thhe Venture Center
C is a techhnology businness incubatorr
s
supported by the Departmeent of Sciencce & Technollogy’s Nationnal Science &
T
Technology Entrepreneursh
E hip Developm ment Board (DST-NSTED DB). Venturee
C
Center’s focuuses on technnology enterrprises offerinng products and servicess
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exploiting scieentific expertiise in the areaas of materialss, chemicals and
a biologicall
s
sciences & enggineering.
F more infoormation aboout Venture Center,
For C visit w
www.ventureecenter.co.in

Supported by
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Biotechnologyy Industry Research & Assistancce Council is a new
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industry‐acade emia interfacee and implemeents its mandaate through a wide range off
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impact initiaatives, be it providing acccess to riskk capital throough targetedd
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funding, technnology transfeer, IP managemment and handholding scheemes that helpp
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bring innovaation excellen nce to the biotech firms and make them t globallyy
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competitive.
F more infoormation aboout BIRAC: www.birac.ni
For w ic.in