Technology Matchmaker on Renewable Chemicals and Materials (RCM) Showcase 2: Food, Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics and Chemicals -- Organized by Techex.in -- POTENTIAL ● Listen to pitches for available technologies by the innovators from RCM domain. GAINS ● Hand holding by TechEx.in team for taking innovation to market. ● E-Meet and network with innovators, enthusiasts and experts from India and abroad. ORGANIZED BY ● TechEx.in, a Tech transfer hub at Venture Center ● Venture Center SUPPORTED BY ● National Biopharma Mission ● BIRAC ● Individuals interested in knowing about the technologies FOR WHOM ● For startups, entrepreneurs, small/ medium size companies, large companies/ corporates, investors. WHEN Friday, 16 April 2021| Time: 4.00 PM-7.00 PM (Indian Standard Time) WHERE All sessions will be held on an online platform. Technical queries: Ms Devanshi P. | [email protected] | +91- 7410045655 CONTACT Ms Pradnya A. | [email protected] Registration queries: Ms Lipika B.| [email protected] ● FREE and on a first come first served basis, but registration is mandatory. ● Register here:https://tinyurl.com/techshowcases-april ● Tech Seekers (invitees and attendees) have an option to attend the event anonymously. To choose this option, please click the relevant tick box while registering. REGISTRATION Please note: ● The registered attendees will be sent the link to join the online session a day prior to the seminar. ● Organizers reserve the right to select participants so as to optimize the group for better interaction and ensure benefit to as many relevant participants as possible. Introduction We aim to initiate technology matchmaking in RCM space. Showcase aims to facilitate technology matchmaking and potential tech transfer/ collaborative/ sponsored research projects. Showcase includes ● Welcome address from Director, VC ● Pitches by the innovators followed by a Q & A session ● Expert opinions Showcase 2 Schedule (Renewable Monomers, Polymers and Fuels) Time Duration Session title Speaker 4:00- 4:05 PM 5 mins Introduction to Venture Center and TechEx.in TechEx team 10 mins Dr Premnath V 4:05- 4:15 PM Set the stage for the showcase Ms Pradnya Aradhye 10 mins Technology Title: Bio-manufacturing of low/zero-calorie 4:15- 4:25 PM Dr Sudhir Singh, CIAB sweetener D-allulose using novel enzymes 4:25- 4:30 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: Microbial cetearyl alcohol for cosmetic & 4:30- 4:40 PM Dr Shams Yazdani, ICGEB pharmaceutical applications 4:40- 4:45 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: Highly yield production of bacterial nano Dr Syed Dastager, CSIR- 4:45- 4:55 PM cellulose useful for making medical and personal care products. NCL 4:55- 5:00 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: One-pot process for the production of the 5:00- 5:10 PM Dr Sudhir Singh, CIAB prebiotic substance, 4′-galactosyl-kojibiose 5:10- 5:15 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: Continuous process for the manufacturing of Dr Amol Kulkarni, CSIR- 5:15- 5:25 PM Azelaic acid — an API and industrial additive NCL 5:25- 5:30 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: Microbial process for the synthesis of 5:30- 5:40 PM Dr Smita Srivastava, IITM camptothecin, an anti-cancer compound and starting material. 5:40- 5:45 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: C15 and C17 paraffins for personal care & fuel 5:45- 5:55 PM Dr Shams Yazdani, ICGEB additive applications from microbial technology 5:55- 6:00 PM 5 mins Q & A 10 mins Technology Title: Novel process for the manufacturing of α- 6:00- 6:10 PM Dr Sudhir Singh, CIAB Arbutin as a freckles-reducing cosmetic ingredient 6:10- 6:15 PM 5 mins Q & A 45 mins Dr Vilas Sinkar Concluding session - Dr Ashish Lele Comments from experts, Dr Darbha Srinivas 6:15- 7:00 PM Instructions for next steps, Dr Sanjay Nene Vote of thanks Dr Sandeep Kale Dr Prakash Wadgaonkar Speakers & Experts (in alphabetical order of last names) Dr Syed Dastager Principal Scientist, CSIR-NCL Dr. Syed G Dastager did his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Gulbarga University Gulbarga. Karnataka, India from 2000-2006. Later he joined as Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea. After returning to India, he served Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at various capacities starts with, Fellow Scientist- NIIST Trivandrum. Scientist at NIO, Goa and presently he is a Principal Scientist at CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. He works on Bacterial systematics/Environmental- Microbiology / Secondary metabolites. He has reported about 65 new microbial species from different habitats of India and mined their genomes for novel metabolites, he has filed 11 patents. He has visited China, Brazil, Germany and Mexico under various vising fellowships. He has published about 120 papers in international journals of high repute. Presently he is serving as Associate editor and Editorial board member to International Microbiology and Microbiological Research journals respectively. Dr Sandeep Kale Founder, QbD Purple Advanced Technologies Pvt Ltd, Pune Dr Kale is Managing Director at Qbd Purple Advanced Technologies Pvt. Ltd. He is M.Tech in Bioprocess Technology and Ph.D. (Tech) in Chemical Engineering from ICT, Mumbai. He has over 10 years of experience in technology development and translation with 25 patents. He has earlier worked as associate professor and coordinator of M Tech Bioprocess Program at ICT, Mumbai. He is recipient of ‘Young Scientist Award in Biochromatography’ from SBCN, France. He has also received Dr. PD Sethi award and Dr. R.K. Khanna Memorial award for best research papers. He has commercialized multiple technologies. At ICT, Mumbai he has guided 26 Masters and 11 PhD students. He has active collaboration with various industries in India and abroad. He has developed several new technologies for the industries e.g. herbal/natural products purification, Oil seed meal processing, various protein purification and hydrolysis, omega fatty acid purification by chromatography, glycerol refining, sugar and oligosaccharide purification, stevia extraction and purification, antioxidant extraction and purifications related to cancer, diabetes, inflammation, autism, skin care, brain development etc. Dr Amol Kulkarni Scientist, Group Leader. Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division (CEPD), CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune Dr Kulkarni obtained his B. Chem. Eng. (1998) and Ph.D. in chemical engineering (2003) from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, Post Doctorate at the Max Planck Inst. Magdeburg (Germany) and IUSSTF Research Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA . His research works is in the area of design and development of microreactors and exploring their applications for continuous syntheses of pharmaceutical intermediates, dyes, perfumery chemicals and nanoparticles. He has established the first of its kind microreactor laboratory in India. He also works on multiphase boiling reactors, design of fluid devices, new impeller concepts and experimental fluid dynamics. He is the recipient of Young Associate of Indian Academy of Sciences (2011), CSIR Young Scientist Award (2011), Indian National Science Academy's (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists (2009), Young Engineer Award by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2009), Max Planck India Visiting Fellowship (2008-2012). He has 50+ papers in international peer reviewed journals, filed many Indian, US and PCT patents. Actively involved in the industry sponsored design and feasibility projects and also acts as a consultant to a few industries. Dr Ashish Lele Director, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune Dr Lele has recently taken charge as the Director of CSIR-NCL, Pune. Prior to this, Dr Lele was Senior VP & Head, Advanced Materials and Alternative Energy Group at Reliance Industries Ltd. Dr. Lele completed his Chemical Engineering graduation from the Department of Chemical Technology (ICT), University of Bombay, in 1988. He obtained Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, USA in 1993. He joined CSIR-NCL in 1993 as a scientist and set up a research group on the rheology of complex fluids, polymer dynamics, and polymer processing. He led many industry-sponsored research projects at the laboratory and carried out several product development activities. He led the efforts for developing PEM fuel cell technology in a consortium of three other CSIR laboratories and three Indian industries. Dr. Lele has authored 75 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 6 patents. He has supervised 17 Ph.D. theses. Dr. Lele was the recipient of the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award in Engineering Sciences in 2006, Infosys prize in Engineering and Computer Science in 2012 and the ICT Distinguished Alumnus award in 2013. Other recognitions include CSIR Young Scientist Award (1994), INSA Young Scientist Award (1996), ICT Young Scientist Award (2003). He is a fellow Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, and Indian National Academy of Engineering. Dr Sanjay Nene CEO and Founding Director at Innovation Biologicals, Pune Dr Nene is CEO and Founding Director at Innovation Biologicals, a startup incubated at Venture Center. He was with CSIR-NCL as Chief Scientist and Head of Biochemical Engineering Unit, Chemical Engineering & Process Engineering Division. He is M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering) from IIT, Delhi and PhD (Tech:Chemical Engineering) from Mumbai University. His areas of expertise