Looking forward to this talk. Last year Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative had announced IP policies and agreement clauses to promote greater access. Greater access to innovations in healthcare is definitely desirable..... But how do we make this happen. Chance to hear Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative 's experiences and perspective.

It was great to bring together the leaders of the Pune Biotech industry / academia/ startup world as well as experts to explore what can be done to accelerate the growth of biomanufacturing in the Pune region!
DBT-BIRAC
President@ABLEIndia

'The system uses a glucose sensor under the skin to automatically calculate how much insulin is delivered via a pump.'

Diabetes patients to be offered artificial-pancreas technology
bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

'On 28 March 1949, Hoyle ... gave a radio talk ... He referred to “the hypothesis that all the matter in the universe was created in one big bang at a particular time in the remote past”. This lecture ....the origin of the cosmological term ‘Big Bang’. 

nature.com/articles/d4158…

Cutting-edge CAR-T cancer therapy is now made in India — at one-tenth the cost

nature.com/articles/d4158….

On landfills and methane emissions: '
We detected significant point source emissions at a majority (52%) of these sites, many with emissions persisting over multiple revisits (weeks to years). '

science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Great to meet the AI and Startup ecosystem leaders in Pune at this event and join Amit Paranjape on a panel discussion on Pune's unique positioning and standing in the startup and AI world!

Growing startups & small/ medium businesses in India may want to benefit from this NO COST support program focused on strengthening diversity focussed activities. Particularly impt for companies with a global outlook !

Run by VentureCenter , PeopleWiz Consulting . U.S. Consulate Mumbai

Is #Pune poised to become a leading force in #ArtificialIntelligence ? Join us on March 27th, 3:00 PM onwards to explore the missing pieces that could unlock Pune's true #AI potential.

This insightful session dives deep into the crucial elements needed for Pune to become a…

Join us tomorrow for a talk on: Only Sale and Purchase Agreements for #MergersAndAcquisitions !

Date: 26th March 2024 | Time: 4:00– 5:00 pm
Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Know more: techex.in/only-one-theme… #inventor #tto
DBT-BIRAC
Vinita Jindal
VentureCenter
Premnath V

Highly recommend this program to founders who are getting ready to raise non-grant funds. It is intense, but had very good results for cohort-1.

Thanks to Kotak Alternate Asset Managers for sponsoring - fee and equity free for applicants, with some additional grants too!

#Startups #PuneEcosystem

Finished reading this little book by N Ramakrishnan on the entrepreneurial journey of 15 companies and their #founders incubated at VentureCenter. A very relatable book that brings out the ingenuity and 'Can DO' spirit of the founders to get to 'Can-DID'. Available on Amazon.

Join us tomorrow for a talk on: Only Deciding Inventorship for #Patents !
🕓 Date: 12th March 2024 | Time: 4:00– 5:00 pm
📝Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Know more: techex.in/only-one-theme…
#inventor #tto DBT-BIRAC Vinita Jindal VentureCenter Premnath V World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Interesting read on India' s nuclear energy program.

deccanherald.com/opinion/a-big-…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country's first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes

usnews.com/news/health-ne…

Graphic: What will drive hydrogen demand?

carboncredits.com/indian-governm…

Having benefited from excellent mentors over the course of her career, a physician concludes that a true mentor is someone who has more imagination about you than you have about yourself. Read the full Perspective: nej.md/3SDFcPf

Excerpt: 'Novo's patents for Wegovy .... expire in China in 2026, in Japan and Europe in 2031, and in the U.S. in 2032 ... is the sole patent holder of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, which are not yet approved in India. '

Why silk? Our co-founder Dr Premnath Venugopalan Premnath V shares his perspective on why we chose silk #biomaterials instead of any other biomaterial for developing bioabsorbable #medical products!

Read here - serigenmed.com/blog/the-promi…

Anuya Nisal Swati Kulkarni-Shukl
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory #silk