One day Workshop on "Emerging Role of Biotechnology in Industries"

Date:feb 26,2010.

OBJECTIVE AND COVERAGE

It is well known that biotechnology is a future technology. However, the role of biotechnology in industries is already evident. Earlier belief that what chemicals can do, microbes can do better is being replaced by the wonders of bioengineering in almost all areas besides food pharmaceuticals or fermentation industries. Even in the rural sector anaerobic fermentation of lignocellulosic wastes or cattle dung is widely practiced to get biogas or biofertilizer or manure. Role of microbes in making curd, vinegar, alcohol, antibiotics, breads etc. is well known. However, biotechnology is poised to play a major role in fuels such as petroleum, coal, natural gas etc. Industrial biotechnology is the application of biotechnology for the processing and production of cleaner fuels, chemicals, materials and pharmaceuticals. It uses enzymes, microbes biocatalysts and their products to make products in sectors such as energy, chemistry, pharma, food, feedstocks, agrochemicals, textiles, paper and pulp, materials, detergents polymers and helps in combating environmental pollution. Biotechnology and bioengineering are used for producing chemicals and materials otherwise not easily possible by conventional means. These make the existing processes more efficient and possibly cleaner. Animal biotechnology, stem cell biology, human genetics and genome analysis, biopesticides bioinformatics etc. are more promising areas of research and development. Indian Biotechnology Industry is advancing towards new heights in alignment with the growth and progress observed globally especially biopharamaceutial segment. Agricultural bioengineering and biotechnology is also important for India and this also embraced energy sector by producing biofuels i.e. biodiesel. The use of lipase enzymes has been made by soap and detergent industries but it can also be used by drug industries for chiral separation and by energy industry for making biodiesel. Biomaterials are being developed not only to replace bones, skin, cornea etc. but also for making artificial heart, liver or other important body parts. Advancements in nanobiotechnology may afford the reduction of drug amount to a few nanograms by developing site directed medicines and these also include nanobiosensors, nanomotors, biochips, bioinspired materials, lab-on-a-chip, nanodiagnostics, endocytosis of nanoparticles, nano-targeted drug delivery, nano-rod surgery etc. Biomolecular nanotechnology has promises in development of nanofilteration membranes, magnetosomes, biosensors, artificial retinas, artificial skin etc. Emerging role of Industrial Biotehnology and Bioengineering including Nanobiotechnology in India and other parts of the world would be discussed during the workshop. Several workshops in different areas such as bioinformatics nanotechnology, biomass and and other renewable energy sources, CO2 sequestration and CDM, environment management, clean coal technology, fuel cell technology and hydrogen energy were oganised successfully in the past.

Topics to be covered:

Definition of Biotechnology and Industrial Biotechnology

Production of Biofuels and Bioenergy

Biorefineries Industrial Enzymes Biorefining of fuels

Bioprocesses and Bioconversions

Bioinformatics

Nanobiotechnology

Biopharmaceuticals and Natural Products

Biosequestration of CO2

Industrial Biotechnology in production of fine chemicals, bulk chemicals, materials, polymers, biodetergents, biopesticides, biomaterials, foods, feed stocks and in Biopulping, biometallurgy, textile etc.

Microbial genomics

Fermentation industries

Agricultural Biotechnology etc. METHODOLOGY –

Lectures and Discussions

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE?

Engineers, Scientists and Technologists involved in fuels, pharmaceuticals, food, fermentation, biotechnology etc and environmental engineers and scientists, executives etc.

DATES AND VENUE:

Date: February 26, 2010

Venue: Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi

Last date for Registration: Feb. 6, 2010

FEES:

Rs. 3,000/- payable by DD/cheque (Delhi A/c) in favour of “FITT, IIT Delhi”

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