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Post M.Sc Advanced Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights, Biosafety and Regulatory Affairs The one year course is being started with support from Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, with the aim of providing an ideal opportunity to train fresh students who would like to work in the field of IPR, filling of patents and regulatory affairs in public and private institutions. Eligibility and Selection process M.Sc with minimum 50% marks in Microbiology/Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/allied branches of biological sciences. Selection to the course shall be based on an Entrance Test and Viva voce (interview) to be conducted at the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, M.S.University. Course outlines for Entrance Test
The question paper of 100 marks for entrance
exam will have questions at the level of B.Sc/M.Sc from all or some of the areas
in Microbiology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry and other related disciplines. 100
marks will be for interview/viva.
The Entrance test
will be conducted in June/July every year. Admission Forms will be available
from the Department office from 25th May to 25th June
every year (tentative dates). Intake of Students, fees and Studentship A maximum of ten students will be admitted. Fees will be as prescribed by the University. Admitted students will be paid a studentship of Rs.5000/-p.m. Faculty Apart from the faculty of the Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Law, eminent scientists from various institutions/industry shall also be involved in conducting this course. Facilities available The Centre has well equipped class room with modern facilities and access to internet facilities. Departmental Library Apart from the Central Library (Smt.Hansa Mehta Library) of the University, the Departmental Library of the Centre subscribes to numerous journals specialized in the field of biotechnology, IPR, Biosafety and Patent Procedures. It has a collection of more than 1000 text and reference books. Biotechnology Information Sources The Centre is one of the Distributed
Information Centres (DIC) set up by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of
India. The DIC has Servers with computer nodes for providing information
service to users in the department as well as to train students in
bioinformatics. The Centre has software on bioprocess modeling, molecular
modeling, GCG and Seqweb etc. It also provides internet facilities to students.
Centre for Genome Research The Centre has been established in 1999 with initial support from Industry (GSFC Science Foundation, Baroda). The main objectives of the centre are to promote the use of new and emerging technologies, including genome analysis and bioinformatics for the study of microbial and plant genomes, with particular emphasis on applications for industry and agriculture. The major focus of the centre shall be on the use of biotechnological approaches to improvements in crop productivity and the development of agricultural biotechnology in Gujarat. The Centre has a well defined independent building. with facilities for carrying out research in various areas of molecular biology.
Microarray Facility Centre of Excellence in Microbial Genomics has been established in 2005 by the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM) and providing support for establishing microarray facilities. The centre plans to develop the facilities as a resource centre for gene expression studies in close cooperation with local industry and academic institutions. Course Syllabus Course work is spread over a period of one year encompassing three papers covering the broad areas of IPR, Regulatory and Procedures, Biotechnology Processes and Products. Evaluations shall be based on several rounds of tests, culminating in a final examination after the end of the academic year. As a part of a practical training, students shall also undertake assignments involving case studies, patent analysis etc. and a Project work/Apprenticeship in the relevant industry/law firm dealing with IPR issue for a duration of 2 months. The course content of the proposed course is as under:
Paper I : Intellectual Property Rights Introduction to intellectual property, History of patents, Indian Patent law, Patent laws in the US and European Union. Patents : Patentable subject matter and patent types Patent requirements: technical specifications, novelty, and non-obviousness Rights of patent holder Patent protection for biological materials, biotechnological inventions, software, algorithms and methods The patent application Scope of amendments and claims Conflict and infringement Copyrights : Copyrightable subject matter Requirement, limitations, length and rights Comparison with patents Copyrights in the context of information technologies Fair use doctrine and file sharing Trade marks : Types, trade dresses Protecting trademark, industrial designs Infringement Trade secrets Technology transfer and license agreements Protocols, treaties and conventions related to IPR Case studies of biotechnology patents Role of NGOs in IP protection Paper II : Regulatory Procedures Good laboratory practice, Good manufacturing practice and FDA regulations Pharmacopia standards Regulations for recombinant DNA research and manufacturing process Bio-safety and Bioethics Regulations for clinical trials, Documentation and Compliance, in India and selected countries Rules for import and export of biological materials
Paper III : Biotechnology Processes and Products Techniques used in Biotechnology, with special emphasis on molecular and recombinant DNA techniques Cloning Strategies and Tissue culture procedures for plant cells, animal and stem cells Transgenic plants, animals, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and GM food etc. Large scale production of recombinant proteins, Processes for separation and purification The Human Genome project and genomics of selected organisms Medical Biotechnology: gene therapy, tissue engineering and xeno-transplantations Biotechnology Products: Health care products Vaccines Diagnostics Recombinant therapeutic proteins Agricultural : Hybrid and modified seeds Bio-pesticides Bio-fertilizers Contact Person , Director, Centre for Genome Research |
