CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of )

Pushpa Kharb Director (Technical) CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana) Establishment The Centre was established in the year 2000 as Centre for Research and Applications in Plant Tissue Culture (CRAPTC) with funding from Department of Biotechnology (GOI) and subsequently taken over by HSCS & T (DST, Govt. of Haryana) in 2005.

It was renamed as CPB in 2007 to widen the scope of its activities CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana) Objectives Mass propagation of planting material of newly developed crop varieties and rare medicinal, horticultural and ornamental plant species. Need based research to support the production activities. Genetic diversity analysis and clonal fidelity testing of in vitro raised plants using molecular markers. To impart information and training on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, especially patents, in Haryana and neighboring region. Research on secondary metabolites in plants. To impart training to scientists, students, entrepreneurs, corporates and farmers. To popularize application of tissue culture technology in the state. MEDIA ROOM: A BUSY RESEARCH FELLOW MEDIA STERILIZATION PERFECTLY SKILLED FOR THE JOB GROWTH ROOM : OUTER VIEW GROWTH ROOM : INNER VIEW CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana)

Patent Information Centre (PIC), Haryana located at CPB

Date of Set up : 31st May, 2004 Objectives of PIC

To create awareness about Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), especially patents, in the sate of Haryana and neighbouring region of this centre and enable patent searches for the universities, industry, government departments and R & D institutions in the state and around. To analyze the patent information on a regular basis and suggest new programmes for R & D based on such information. To guide the inventors in respect of patenting their inventions. CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana)

PIC Established IPR Cells in four Universities

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science &Technology, Murthal

Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology,

CDLU,

BPS Mahila University, Khanpur, Sonepat CENTRE FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (HSCST, Deptt. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana)

Patent Awareness Workshops

2004 CDLU, Sirsa 2004 CCS HAU Regional Res. Station, 2004 CCS HAU, Hisar 2005 MDU, 2007 Ambala College of Engineering, Ambala 2008 KU, 2008 NDRI, Karnal 2009 CCS HAU, Hisar 2009 CCS HAU, Bawal 2010DCRUST, Murthal 1st Patent Awareness Workshop

Date : 11th March, 2004

Venue : CH. UNIVERSITY, SIRSA

No. of Participants : About 115

Chief Guest : Shri P. K. Das, IAS Vice Chancellor CDLU& Commissioner, Hisar Division 2nd Patent Awareness Workshop

Date : 19th July, 2004

Venue : Regional Research Station, UCHANI, KARNAL

No. of Participants : About 125

Chief Guest : Dr. J.P.S. Dhindsa Regional Director, RRS, CCS HAU, Uchani 3rd Patent Awareness Workshop

Date : 29th December, 2004

Venue : CCS Haryana Agricultural University, HISAR – 125 004

No. of Participants : About 140

\Chief Guest : Shri Vishnu Bhagwan Vice-Chancellor, Guru Jambheswar University, HISAR -125 004 4th Patent Awareness Workshop Date : 30th December, 2005

Venue : Department of Bioscience, Maharishi Dayanand University, ROHTAK

No. of Participants : About 120

Chief Guest : Prof. R. S. Dhankar Vice-Chancellor, M D U, Rohtak 5th Patent Awareness Workshop Date : 27th Feb., 2007

Venue : Ambala College of Engineering Science and Technology

No. of participants : 120

Chief Guest : Sh. Pius Panderwani Financial Commissioner DST, Haryana

6th Patent Awareness Workshop Date : 05th April, 2008

Venue : University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

No. of participants : 156

Chief Guest : Prof. R.P. Bajpai, Vice-Chancellor, KU, Kurukshetra

7th Patent Awareness Workshop Date : 16th October, 2008

Venue : National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

No. of participants : 116

Chief Guest : Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director & Vice-Chancellor, NDRI, Karnal 8th Patent Awareness Workshop Date : 07th March, 2009

Venue : CCS Haryana Agricultural Univrsity, Hisar

No. of participants : 120

Chief Guest : Dr. R.S. Dalal, Registrar, CCSHAU, Hisar 8th Patent Awareness Workshop at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar on 7.3.2009 9th Patent Awareness Workshop

Date : 29.7.2009

Venue : CCSHAU RRS, Bawal

No. of participants : 100

Chief Guest : Dr. K.S. Khokhar, Vice-chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar 9th Patent Awareness Workshop at Regional Research Station, Bawal () on 29.07.2009 10th Patent Awareness Workshop

Date : 11.03.2010

Venue : DCRUST, Murthal ,

No. of participants : 240

Chief Guest : Sh. H. S. Chahal, Vice-chancellor, DCRUST, Sonipat 10th Patent Awareness Workshop at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Sonipat on 11.3.2010 Patent Awareness Workshop at Centre for Plant Biotechnology, HSCST, CCSHAU New Campus, Hisar on 18.3.2010