National Conference on Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing and Bioeconomy
Overview
The Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, proudly announces BIO3: Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, and Bioeconomy, a pioneering conference scheduled to take place from March 20 to 22, 2025. This three-day event is dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence in the realm of biotechnology and its transformative potential in shaping a sustainable future. Aligned with the visionary theme developed under the leadership of Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology & DG, BRIC, BioE3: Biotechnology for Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and Economy, and reflecting the national mission of Viksit Bharat, BIO3 aims to catalyze discussions on leveraging biotechnology as a critical driver for self-reliance, economic growth, and global leadership.
The conference will provide a dynamic platform for scientists, academicians, industry leaders, policymakers, young innovators and students to share insights, showcase cutting-edge research, and explore strategies to harness biotechnological advancements for societal and environmental well-being. In an era marked by challenges such as climate change, food security, and health crises, BIO3 seeks to spotlight the indispensable role of biomanufacturing and the burgeoning bioeconomy. From synthetic biology and bioengineering to bioinoculants and sustainable agricultural solutions, the conference will delve into the innovative applications of biotechnology in addressing global challenges while fostering a circular economy.
Objectives of the Conference
• Facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration: Facilitating connections between researchers, industry professionals, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to encourage multidisciplinary collaborations crossbiotechnology, biomanufacturing, bioenergy and economy.
• Addressing National Challenges: Discussing how biotechnology, biomanufacturing is going to address issues like food security, healthcare, environmental sustainability and climate change in order to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat by implementation of BIOE3 policy.
• Showcasing cutting edge research and technologies: Owing to the Vikshit Bharat mission the conference would emphasize on latest advancements and innovations in life sciences, biotechnology, scope of indigenous manufacturing under Make in India mission, thereby impacting nation’s economy.
• Promoting sustainable practices, encouraging entrepreneurship and industry engagement: The congress focuses on biobased solutions, for sustainability in agriculture, industry and healthcare by providing platforms for startups, SMEs and established companies to showcase products, solutions and services.
• Industry-Academia Interface: Bridging caps between academic research and industrial applications by showcasing commercialization potential and funding opportunities.
Conference Dates
20-03-2025 to 22-03-2025
Ashwani Pareek's Biography
Ashwani Pareek
Executive Director
DBT - NABI, Mohali
Navin Sharma's Biography
Navin Sharma
Translation Scientist
CGIAR, ITC
Thematic Area :BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Navin Sharma - Member Scientific Board - Microvioma Pvt Ltd | LinkedIn
Shirshendu Mukherjee's Biography
Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director
Wadhwani Foundation
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: Dr Shirshendu Mukherjee - Managing Director - Wadhwani Foundation | LinkedIn
Saumya Chaudhuri's Biography
Saumya Chaudhuri
Chief Scientist
CSIR-IMTECH
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Dr. Saumya Ray Chaudhuri
Ravi Mishra's Biography
Ravi Mishra
Principal Scientist
CSIR-IMTECH
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Ravi Mishra, Ph. D. - Professor - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | LinkedIn
Bani Jolly's Biography
Bani Jolly
Senior Scientist
Karkinos Healthcare
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Bani Jolly - Senior Scientist - Karkinos Healthcare | LinkedIn
Anu T Singh's Biography
Anu T Singh
COO
Dabur Research Foundation (DRF)
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anu-t-singh/
Jasvinder Singh Bhatti's Biography
Jasvinder Singh Bhatti
Professor, Molecular Medicine
Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Ajay Kumar Pandey's Biography
Ajay Kumar Pandey
Scientist F
BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Ashish Dwivedi's Biography
Ashish Dwivedi
Scientist
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Anushree Malik's Biography
Anushree Malik
Institute Chair Professor
CRDT, IIT Delhi
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Somesh Baranwal's Biography
Somesh Baranwal
Head & Associate Professor
CUP, Bhatinda
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Somesh Baranwal, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Head - Central University of Punjab | LinkedIn
Deepak Pareek's Biography
Deepak Pareek
Founder
Hny B Technology pioneer- World Economic Forum
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Deepak Pareek - Founder - HnyB Tech-Incubations Pvt. Ltd. | LinkedIn
Kirti Mishra's Biography
Kirti Mishra
Co- Founder
Ecociate Consultants Earthy n Green
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Kirti Mishra - Co-Founder - EARTHY n GREEN www.earthyngreen.in | LinkedIn
Aradhna Mishra's Biography
Aradhna Mishra
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR-NBRI
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Hitesh K. Malviya's Biography
Hitesh K. Malviya
Director
Polysaccharides Conjugate Vaccines Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/hiteshmalviya/
Anurag Varshney's Biography
Anurag Varshney
Vice President & Head
Drug Discovery & Development Patanjali Research Foundation
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Anurag Varshney - Patanjali Research Foundation | LinkedIn
Prasad Phadke's Biography
Prasad Phadke
Founder & CEO
EcoBioTraps
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY/BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/prasadphadke/
Mrinal Kumar Maiti's Biography
Mrinal Kumar Maiti
Professor
IIT- Kharagpur
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: IIT Kharagpur
Mrutunjay Suar's Biography
Mrutunjay Suar
DG R&D and Innovation
KIIT University
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: Mrutyunjay Suar, PhD - Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation | LinkedIn
Amit Asthana's Biography
Amit Asthana
Principal Scientist
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Anil Kumar Sharma's Biography
Anil Kumar Sharma
Professor - Biotechnology
Amity University
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Pawan K Dhar's Biography
Pawan K Dhar
Executive Director
CVJ Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing, Kochi
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/pawan-k-dhar-bb885b276/
Ranjeet Singh Ajmani's Biography
Ranjeet Singh Ajmani
CEO
AEGROS
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
lINKEDIN: Dr. Ranjeet Ajmani - Chief Executive Officer- Asia - Aegros | LinkedIn
Prince Sharma's Biography
Prince Sharma
Professor & Former Dean
PU, Chandigarh
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Prince Sharma - Professor - Panjab University | LinkedIn
Tarun Kumar Bhatt's Biography
Tarun Kumar Bhatt
Professor
Central University of Rajasthan
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tarun-bhatt-860445181/?originalSubdomain=in
Janmejay Pandey's Biography
Janmejay Pandey
Professor
Central University of Rajasthan
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Munruchi Kaur's Biography
Munruchi Kaur
Professor
PU,PATIALA
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chief Guest
Ashwani Pareek's Biography
Ashwani Pareek
Executive Director
DBT - NABI, Mohali
Executive Director,
DBT - NABI, Mohali,
India
Speakers & Panelists
Navin Sharma's Biography
Navin Sharma
Translation Scientist
CGIAR, ITC
Thematic Area :BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Navin Sharma - Member Scientific Board - Microvioma Pvt Ltd | LinkedIn
Translation Scientist,
CGIAR, ITC,
India
Shirshendu Mukherjee's Biography
Shirshendu Mukherjee
Managing Director
Wadhwani Foundation
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: Dr Shirshendu Mukherjee - Managing Director - Wadhwani Foundation | LinkedIn
Managing Director,
Wadhwani Foundation,
India
Saumya Chaudhuri's Biography
Saumya Chaudhuri
Chief Scientist
CSIR-IMTECH
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Dr. Saumya Ray Chaudhuri
Chief Scientist,
CSIR-IMTECH,
India
Ravi Mishra's Biography
Ravi Mishra
Principal Scientist
CSIR-IMTECH
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Ravi Mishra, Ph. D. - Professor - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | LinkedIn
Principal Scientist,
CSIR-IMTECH,
India
Bani Jolly's Biography
Bani Jolly
Senior Scientist
Karkinos Healthcare
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Bani Jolly - Senior Scientist - Karkinos Healthcare | LinkedIn
Senior Scientist,
Karkinos Healthcare,
India
Anu T Singh's Biography
Anu T Singh
COO
Dabur Research Foundation (DRF)
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anu-t-singh/
COO,
Dabur Research Foundation (DRF),
India
Jasvinder Singh Bhatti's Biography
Jasvinder Singh Bhatti
Professor, Molecular Medicine
Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Professor, Molecular Medicine,
Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda,
India
Ajay Kumar Pandey's Biography
Ajay Kumar Pandey
Scientist F
BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Scientist F,
BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute,
India
Ashish Dwivedi's Biography
Ashish Dwivedi
Scientist
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Scientist,
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research,
India
Anushree Malik's Biography
Anushree Malik
Institute Chair Professor
CRDT, IIT Delhi
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Institute Chair Professor,
CRDT, IIT Delhi,
India
Somesh Baranwal's Biography
Somesh Baranwal
Head & Associate Professor
CUP, Bhatinda
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Somesh Baranwal, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Head - Central University of Punjab | LinkedIn
Head & Associate Professor,
CUP, Bhatinda,
India
Deepak Pareek's Biography
Deepak Pareek
Founder
Hny B Technology pioneer- World Economic Forum
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Deepak Pareek - Founder - HnyB Tech-Incubations Pvt. Ltd. | LinkedIn
Founder,
Hny B Technology pioneer- World Economic Forum,
India
Kirti Mishra's Biography
Kirti Mishra
Co- Founder
Ecociate Consultants Earthy n Green
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Kirti Mishra - Co-Founder - EARTHY n GREEN www.earthyngreen.in | LinkedIn
Co- Founder,
Ecociate Consultants Earthy n Green,
India
Aradhna Mishra's Biography
Aradhna Mishra
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR-NBRI
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Senior Principal Scientist,
CSIR-NBRI,
India
Hitesh K. Malviya's Biography
Hitesh K. Malviya
Director
Polysaccharides Conjugate Vaccines Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/hiteshmalviya/
Director,
Polysaccharides Conjugate Vaccines Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.,
India
Anurag Varshney's Biography
Anurag Varshney
Vice President & Head
Drug Discovery & Development Patanjali Research Foundation
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: Anurag Varshney - Patanjali Research Foundation | LinkedIn
Vice President & Head,
Drug Discovery & Development Patanjali Research Foundation,
India
Prasad Phadke's Biography
Prasad Phadke
Founder & CEO
EcoBioTraps
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY/BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/prasadphadke/
Founder & CEO,
EcoBioTraps,
India
Mrinal Kumar Maiti's Biography
Mrinal Kumar Maiti
Professor
IIT- Kharagpur
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: IIT Kharagpur
Professor,
IIT- Kharagpur,
India
Mrutunjay Suar's Biography
Mrutunjay Suar
DG R&D and Innovation
KIIT University
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Linkedin: Mrutyunjay Suar, PhD - Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation | LinkedIn
DG R&D and Innovation,
KIIT University,
India
Amit Asthana's Biography
Amit Asthana
Principal Scientist
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Principal Scientist,
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology,
India
Anil Kumar Sharma's Biography
Anil Kumar Sharma
Professor - Biotechnology
Amity University
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Professor - Biotechnology,
Amity University,
India
Pawan K Dhar's Biography
Pawan K Dhar
Executive Director
CVJ Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing, Kochi
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/pawan-k-dhar-bb885b276/
Executive Director,
CVJ Centre for Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing, Kochi,
India
Ranjeet Singh Ajmani's Biography
Ranjeet Singh Ajmani
CEO
AEGROS
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
lINKEDIN: Dr. Ranjeet Ajmani - Chief Executive Officer- Asia - Aegros | LinkedIn
CEO,
AEGROS,
Asia
Prince Sharma's Biography
Prince Sharma
Professor & Former Dean
PU, Chandigarh
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Linkedin: Prince Sharma - Professor - Panjab University | LinkedIn
Professor & Former Dean,
PU, Chandigarh,
India
Tarun Kumar Bhatt's Biography
Tarun Kumar Bhatt
Professor
Central University of Rajasthan
Thematic Area : BIOMANUFACTURING
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tarun-bhatt-860445181/?originalSubdomain=in
Professor,
Central University of Rajasthan,
India
Janmejay Pandey's Biography
Janmejay Pandey
Professor
Central University of Rajasthan
Thematic Area : BIOECONOMY
Professor,
Central University of Rajasthan,
India
Munruchi Kaur's Biography
Munruchi Kaur
Professor
PU,PATIALA
Thematic Area : BIOTECHNOLOGY
Professor,
PU,PATIALA,
India