Young Researcher Award-2012 by Lady Tata Memorial Trust

Lady Tata Memorial Trust has invited the application for Young Researcher Award 2012
Objective of Award: T annually recogonize and reward young Indian scientists with outstanding track record in biological sciences, with a deep commitment to find innoative solutions to major problems related to human diseases and potential for high quality research.
Applicant should have publications in well recogonized peer reviewed journals of repute and contributed to knowledge generation that has created significant impact in the field of translational possibilities.
For detailed information sheet and application form please access our website www.dorabjitatatrust.org

Crest Award! Biotech research under Sc & Tech Ministry

Programme: DBT Crest Award

Conducted by: Department of Biotechnology

Broad research / training areas include:

• Plant Biotechnology (Plant, Agriculture and Forest biotechnology)
• Microbial biotechnology
• Animal and veterinary biotechnology (Animal biotechnology including biotechnological interventions in Feed and nutrition and animal health)
• Marine biotechnology and aquaculture
• Medical Biotechnology and human health (All areas related to medical biotechnology and human health including stem cell, vaccines, biologics and biotechnological interventions in nutrition and diagnostics, bioengineering and bio design of instruments, implants and devices)
• Bio energy
• Environmental biotechnology
• Industrial biotechnology and biochemical engineering
• Basic research in modern biology
• Nano-biotechnology
• Bioinformatics and IT-enabled biotechnology
• Intellectual property and patent law
• Bioelectronics
• Systems biology and synthetic biology
• Biomaterials

Eligibility:

• Applicants should hold a PhD degree or equivalent degree in the area of life sciences, biotechnology or biopharmaceuticals or MD in medicine / MPharma or MTech with good research contribution and 3 years research experience.
• Applicants should hold regular/ permanent positions in Government recognized research and academic institutions / universities and should be actively engaged in biotechnology or related R&D work.

Note: Applications from persons working on temporary positions (e.g. Research fellows or associates etc.) will not be considered.

Age: Up to 55 years (as on last date of submission).

How to apply: Click here to download application form

Applications duly filled and forwarded by the competent authority should be addressed to Programme Officer, DBT CREST AWARDS (2012-13), International Cooperation Division (IC-I), Department of Biotechnology, Room No. 814, 8th Floor, Block-2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

Application deadline: December 31, 2011

General Instructions:

• The Government approved launching of a new scheme on Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) – An Advanced Technology Scheme (ATS), envisaged as a government partnership programme with industries for support on cost sharing basis for high risk discovery and innovation, accelerated technology development specially for futuristic areas.
• This new scheme will be one of the most enabling mechanisms to promote biotech industry R&D and public private partnership programmes. The scheme provides for a government contribution of 30-50% to the industry for discovery linked innovation. Under this advanced technology scheme, support would be provided only for futuristic areas, transformational technology and product development for public good.
• Grant in aid support would also be provided for evaluation and validation of biotechnology products that are based on indigenous discovery and innovation. The scheme will support major research facilities and platform technology centers as core facilities that are readily accessible to SME’s and public sector scientists.

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Address:
Department of Biotechnology
Cooperation Division (IC-I),
Room No. 814, 8th Floor, Block-2
CGO Complex
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003

Website: www.dbtindia.nic.in

Award of Rs. 3 million for Life Sciences research!

Institute:  Merck Specialties Pvt. Ltd.

Research Award: India Innovation Award (for advancement of research in the field of Life Sciences)

Eligibility: The Award may be granted to an individual or a small group contributing to the same innovative work. The Award will be made in recognition of a specific project / programme or body of work leading to a patented invention (represented by a patent application granted by the respective national authorities in at least India, the USA or Europe) or a paper published/accepted in a reputed scientific journal (as per the list available in the website). The recipients must be living and working with Indian government funded or not-for-profit research institute at the time of award.

Total no. of awards: 3

• 1st Award: 3,000,000 INR
• 2nd Award: 2,000,000 INR
• 3rd Award: 1,000,000 INR

Selection process: The recipient will be selected by the Award Committee using the following procedures:

• The Award Committee shall consist of seven members, all of whom shall be elected by MERCK MILLIPORE. Election shall be for a period of two years. A retiring member may be re-elected twice in succession. Thereafter, election for a maximum of one more two-year period may occur after three years. A member who has reached seventy years of age may not be re-elected. If a member retires prior to the expiry of his term of office, another person shall be elected for the remainder of the period.
• A General Secretary of the Award Committee shall be nominated by MERCK MILLIPORE.
• A quorum of the Award Committee shall exist when at least five (5) members are present. Voting shall be by open ballot.
• Every year in the month of October the Award Committee shall issue a public note to the persons who, under Article V, are entitled to make applications concerning the Award to submit their application and evidence in support of them, prior to the closing of the nomination period in December of the same year.
• During the process, the award Committee shall issue a first shortlist of the applicants by March 31st of the next year and a final Award nominee list by April 30th of the next year. Before the end of the month of May the Award Committee shall submit to MERCK MILLIPORE a report and final proposal concerning the Award of the year together with a short reason for the final proposal. The winner will be announced by June 30th.
• The discussions, opinions and proposals of the Award Committee concerning the award of the Award may not be published or otherwise disclosed.
• Remuneration for members and co-opted members of the Award Committee or for experts engaged by the Award Committee for specific purposes with the approval of MERCK MILLIPORE, shall be determined by MERCK MILLIPORE.
• The Award Committee will screen and evaluate all applications made according to these rules and shortlisted applicants will be invited to make personal presentations. Final winners will be announced at a Merck Millipore Annual Scientific Symposia that will be held around middle of every year.
• Winning nominee would be invited in the annual Merck Award Ceremony to collect the award on behalf of his group members. It would be the duty of the primary applicant to get a NOC as may be required from the other co-inventor/co-authors to participate and present the technical paper used for the application in the Award ceremony.
• The recipient of the Award will be provided one night stay and return economy class air ticket (for one person) from their location to the city hosting the Merck Award Ceremony.

How to apply: To be considered eligible for the Award, candidates must submit their application on the official homepage on www.merck-chemicals.in/ www.merck.co.in as per the procedure that will be laid out by the Award Committee. The Award adjudication shall consider applications submitted during the nomination period which starts initially from September 26, 2011 and ends on January 15, 2012. However all patents granted (in at least either India, the USA or Europe) or a paper published/accepted in a reputed scientific journal (as per the list available in the website) should be in the calendar year 2011 for the 2012 award. For the following years the nomination period will be published in due time but will most probably run from mid September till mid January.

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Last date: January 15, 2012

Email: india.innovation@merckgroup.com

Website:http://www.merckindiawebapps.com/