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Founded
  
1994

Website
  
[1]

Type
  
Student Run Non Profit Organisation

Place
  
Anna University, Chennai, India

Institute
  
Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University

Biotechcellence is a national level technical symposium born from the co-operative efforts of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Association of Bio-technologists of Anna University. The symposium aims to highlight the advancements in Biotechnology in the Medical, Industrial and Agricultural fields that have taken place over the years. It serves as a platform for students to exhibit their ideas, opinions and research ideas. It also provides an opportunity for the participants to interact with prominent personalities associated with Biotechnology and its related fields.

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Centre for Biotechnology

The Centre for Biotechnology (CBT) was established in 1987 in Anna University, supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Delhi and the University Grants Commission, Delhi, with the following objectives:

  • To provide educational and training facilities in different areas of Biotechnology
  • To carry out fundamental research in the frontier areas of Biotechnology and
  • To promote research and consultancy activities in the development of various areas of Biotechnology

    • CBT was one of the first departments to offer Industrial Biotechnology (IBT) as a professional course, and later began courses in Pharmaceutical and Food Technology as added specializations. Over the years, CBT has made many valuable contributions in the world of Biotechnology and its allied fields.

    History

    Biotechcellence was started in the year 1994 by the Association of Biotechnologists, Anna University. Ever since its start, Biotechcellence has been the epicenter for the exchange of facts and information in the field of Biotechnology and allied areas. Biotechcellence has hosted many notable people of both science and industry backgrounds. Some famous people to have attended Biotechcellence are James Watson, Jules Hoffmann and Dr.Madhan Babu, Cambridge University. The event has also been graced with the presence of distinguished personalities such as :

  • M.S.Swaminathan, the father of the Indian Green Revolution
  • Lars M Blank, RWTH Aachen,Germany
  • Dr.Ashwin Sai Seshasayee, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
  • Jack Andraka
  • Prof.Robert A. Weinberg, MIT
  • Dr. Sourav Bannerjee, National Brain Research Centre, Delhi
  • Dr. SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN, (Director of the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai)
  • Dr. GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN (Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu)

    • Biotechcellence 2017

    Biotechcellence 2017, the 23rd edition of Biotechcellence, will be organized on March 9,10,11 of 2017 at Anna University. It consists of the symposium, events and workshops. The symposium serves as a platform for the students to exhibit their talents.


    The following events will be held as a part of Biotechcellence 2017:

  • Oral Presentation
  • Poster Presesntation
  • Bio Battle
  • Bacteriography
  • Pick your brains
  • Cerebrus
  • 5+ Online Events

    • The Workshops which are a part of Biotechcellence 2017 are:

  • Stem cell Technology
  • Food Adulteration Analysis
  • Bio-Informatics

    • Website

  • [2]
  • Hindu article on Biotechcellence 2008
  • Hindu article on Biotechcellence 2006

    • References

    Biotechcellence Wikipedia
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