7th Global Knowledge Millennium October 27, 2009
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GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE MILLENNIUM – An Initiative for Knowledge Dissemination
The Seventh Global Knowledge Millennium addresses the current global and domestic issues of Emerging Health Threats, Improving Healthcare for Women and Child, Health Banking, Quality parameter of drugs and Medical-Tourism.This platform intends to bring together the Knowledge-Tanks for brain storming sessions on facing the threats and explores the Gamut of Investment Opportunities for Research and Development (R & D), Knowledge based Organisations/Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Services based on Health & Medical Tourism Industry and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
The summit would mark a significant step in the national endeavour to improve public health. It intends to reiterates India’s commitment to the goal of “Health for all.”
1st IFIP International Conference on Bioinformatics October 26, 2009
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The Department of Applied Mathematics and Humanities, S. V. National Institute of Technology, SURAT is organizing 1st IFIP International Conference on Bioinformatics during March 25-28, 2010. The research papers in different areas are invited for presentation in this conference. Also there are young Scientist Awards for Oral and poster Paper presentations in the conference.
Journals Ranked by Impact: Microbiology October 26, 2009
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| Rank | 2007 Impact Factor | Impact 2004-08 | Impact 1981-2008 |
| 1 | Clin. Microbiology Rev. (15.76 ) |
Microbiol. Mol. Bio. Rev. (39.53) |
Microbiological Reviews (260.75) |
| 2 | Nature Rev. Microbiol. (14.96) |
Nature Rev. Microbiol. (32.74) |
Microbiol. Mol. Bio. Rev. (118.66) |
| 3 | Microbiol. Mol. Bio. Rev. (14.63) |
Clin. Microbiology Rev. (31.89) |
Ann. Rev. Microbiology (110.67) |
| 4 | Ann. Rev. Microbiology (14.36) |
Ann. Rev. Microbiology (25.84) |
Clin. Microbiology Rev. (97.08) |
| 5 | PLoS Pathogens (9.34) |
FEMS Microbiol. Rev. (16.98) |
Adv. Microb. Ecology (72.65) |
| 6 | FEMS Microbiol. Rev. (9.25) |
Curr. Opin. Microbology (16.32) |
Adv. Microb. Physiology (58.02) |
| 7 | Curr. Opin. Microbology (7.65) |
Trends in Microbiology (13.98) |
CRC Cr. Rev. Microbiol. (56.31) |
| 8 | Trends in Microbiology (7.62) |
Adv. Microb. Physiology (13.32) |
FEMS Microbiol. Rev. (47.14) |
| 9 | Clin. Infect. Diseases (6.75) |
Clin. Infect. Diseases (12.97) |
Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (38.27) |
| 10 | Molec. Microbiology (5.46) |
Molec. Microbiology (11.99) |
Molec. Microbiology (36.91) |
The above table compares the citation impact of journals in a given field as measured over three different time spans. The left-hand column ranks journals based on their 2007 “impact factor,” as enumerated in the current edition of Journal Citations Report®. The 2007 impact factor is calculated by taking the number of all current citations to source items published in a journal over the previous two years and dividing by the number of articles published in the journal during the same period–in other words, a ratio between citations and recent citable items published. The rankings in the next two columns show impact over longer time spans, based on figures from Journal Performance Indicators. In these columns, total citations to a journal’s published papers are divided by the total number of papers that the journal published, producing a citations-per-paper impact score over a five-year period (middle column) and a 28-year period (right-hand column).
SOURCE: Journal Citations Report and Journal Performance Indicators.
CORRECTION, JULY 7, 2009:
At the time of publication, July 5, 2009, the impact factor year was incorrectly stated in the above text as 2008. It has since been changed to the year 2007.
Source: Sciencewatch
India: Science and Technology 2008 October 12, 2009
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India: Science and Technology 2008
Publisher: National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi, India; 2009.
The country is entering the age of knowledge when increasing returns would be ubiquitous. The democratic governance structures of this country have evolved, over the course of six decades, sets of complex institutions systems and practices that bind or otherwise relate S&T to the other spheres. With about four thousand research and development organizations, large organized systems of knowledge production, millions of knowledge-workers and an even larger number of citizens trying to engage in knowledge-based activities ranging from agriculture through semi-skilled workers to industrial workers, coupled with the fact of the country being especially gifted with immense diversity in natural resources – the opportunity set of potential outcomes are immense and invigorating.
The long twentieth century in Indian S&T based developmental experiments, in particular at grass roots, has thrown up immense volumes of data, facts and artifacts. A crucial issue emerges. The country very badly needs a strong mechanism to capture data related to S&T and innovation right from the regulatory or executive levels to source-points where S&T output or innovations get generated.
This Report presents several facets of Indian S&T. In lieu of attempting the development of a set of traditionally known indicators of S&T, the attempt here has been to capture multiple facets of Indian economy and society where S&T makes contributions. With unstated theoretical bases, contributors presented research conclusions in the form of several portrayals. Given the fact that S&T interfacing the economy and society has very large dimensions this Report could take up only a handful. Such a collage offers albeit a picture of where Indian S&T is located.
The report is the first of its kind from this country. It is targeted at a wide readership ranging from policy makers and advisors to academic readers as well as the common person. The contents of the report are:
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India born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 October 12, 2009
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 jointly to
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Thomas A. Steitz, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Ada E. Yonath, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
“for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome”
The ribosome translates the DNA code into life
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 awards studies of one of life’s core processes: the ribosome’s translation of DNA information into life. Ribosomes produce proteins, which in turn control the chemistry in all living organisms. As ribosomes are crucial to life, they are also a major target for new antibiotics.
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry awards Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath for having showed what the ribosome looks like and how it functions at the atomic level. All three have used a method called X-ray crystallography to map the position for each and every one of the hundreds of thousands of atoms that make up the ribosome.
Inside every cell in all organisms, there are DNA molecules. They contain the blueprints for how a human being, a plant or a bacterium, looks and functions. But the DNA molecule is passive. If there was nothing else, there would be no life.
The blueprints become transformed into living matter through the work of ribosomes. Based upon the information in DNA, ribosomes make proteins: oxygen-transporting haemoglobin, antibodies of the immune system, hormones such as insulin, the collagen of the skin, or enzymes that break down sugar. There are tens of thousands of proteins in the body and they all have different forms and functions. They build and control life at the chemical level.
An understanding of the ribosome’s innermost workings is important for a scientific understanding of life. This knowledge can be put to a practical and immediate use; many of today’s antibiotics cure various diseases by blocking the function of bacterial ribosomes. Without functional ribosomes, bacteria cannot survive. This is why ribosomes are such an important target for new antibiotics.
This year’s three Laureates have all generated 3D models that show how different antibiotics bind to the ribosome. These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity’s suffering.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, US citizen. Born in 1952 in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. Ph.D. in Physics in 1976 from Ohio University, USA. Senior Scientist and Group Leader at Structural Studies Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. Curriculum Vitae
National Women Bioscientists awards : 2009 October 8, 2009
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NATIONAL BIOSCIENCE AWARDS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT: 2009 October 7, 2009
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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites nominations for National Bioscience Awards for Career Development: 2009 to be given to scientists who are currently engaged in basic and applied research in biosciences & biotechnology including biological, agricultural, medical, and environmental sciences and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development. Each Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/- and a trophy alongwith a citation and a project research grant of Rs.9,00,000/-. The nominee must be a citizen of India including Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and should be below the age of 45 years on December 31, 2009.
Indo-US Research Fellowship Awards: 2009 October 7, 2009
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Indo-US Research for Indian Researchers
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) committed to the common goal of promoting science and technology through devised programs and to nurture contacts between scientists and technologists at an early career stage jointly launch the Indo-US Research Fellowship Program for Indian Researchers. The objective of the Indo-US Research Fellowship Program for Indian Researchers is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacity and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, technologists and engineers in USA.
These awards will provide an excellent opportunity to young Indian scientists and technologists of all disciplines, under the age of 40 years to interact with the American scientific community and get first hand information of the developments taking place at the international level and acquaint themselves with new scientific research methods and to collaborate in a larger research project. It will enable young Indian researchers to carry out a clearly defined research project at a place of their choice in USA upto a period of 12 months. The individual availing this fellowship would be called as an IUSSTF Research Fellow.
Eligibility Criteria for Indo-US Research Fellowship
Academic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in engineering, technology or equivalent or Ph.D. in science or technology or equivalent or M.D. degree in medicine or equivalent.
Applicants must provide proof of independent research work in internationally recognized academic journals.
Age: Upto 40 years as on 31 December 2009
Employment: A permanent position in a public funded R&D lab/ S&T institution (non-private)/ recognized universities/colleges in India
Area of Work: Area proposed by the candidate should be clearly defined as:
(i) Atmospheric and Earth Sciences
(ii) Chemical Sciences
(iiii) Engineering Sciences
(iv) Life Sciences
(v) Medical Sciences
(vi) Mathematical and Computational Sciences
(vii) Physical Sciences
Promising applications in areas other than the above areas may also be considered.
Place of work: The fellow should be accepted by the US scientific/technological institution, which is internationally recognized as an outstanding institution where major work in the identified area is in progress. There should be willingness on the part of the American institution to accept and extend necessary support to the candidate for the work proposed.
The candidate should himself/herself correspond with their proposed host institution abroad for placement. Candidate is required to produce evidence, in the form of a letter of acceptance from the US institution to be visited along with merits/uniqueness of that host institute in the proposed area.
Note: The candidates who have availed any other overseas fellowship to USA for a period of more than three months through any Government/public funding agency during last two years will also not be considered for this fellowship.
Fellowship:
“The IUSSTF Fellow will be entitled to fellowship amount of US $ 3000 per month.”
“IUSSTF Fellow will also be entitled to a personal contingency grant of upto a maximum of Rs. 50,000 to cover for visa, airport transfer, medical insurance etc. Medical insurance expenses, visa fee, airport transfer charges will be met by the fellow from out of this personal contingency grant.”
IUSSTF Fellow will also be permitted to travel within USA to attend conferences or visit other institutes of interest with the approval of the advisor at the host institute. The Fellow will be entitled to avail one of the following grants for this purpose.
i) Grant of $ 600 for fellowship period upto 6 months
ii) Grant of $ 1200 for fellowship period beyond 6 months
Air-tickets for all the selected IUSSTF Fellow would be provided directly by the IUSSTF travel desk by economy class and shortest route from their place of work in India to the place of the American host institute and back. As a rule, reimbursements will not be provided for air tickets purchased directly.
Rules governing payment of salary, leave, medical, gratuity, GPF and pension etc. of the organization/ institution/ university to which the fellow belongs would continue to be applicable. No liability on any of these accounts will be borne by IUSSTF.
The candidate selected for the award of the Indo-US fellowship should commence their research with six month period from the date of award announcement. Failure to do so would render the fellow forfeit the award.
Application Guidelines
1. Application should be submitted in the prescribed format
2. Application should not be more than 20 pages maximum including CVs
3. Application should be forwarded through the head of organization/ department where the candidate is employed
4. Scanned copy of acceptance letter from host institution in USA
Application should be submitted electronically as single word/ pdf file to:
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Email: fellowship@indousstf.org
For immediate answers to your queries, please contact:
Dr. Smriti Trikha
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
12 Hailey Road, Fulbright House
New Delhi- 110 001
Ph: 91-11-42691700; Fax: 91-11-23321552
Submission deadline: 31 December 2009
Advanced Patent Drafting Workshop Being Organised by CII September 25, 2009
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(Better Training, Better Writing and Better Patents)
Venue: National Academy of Agricultural Research Management Campus, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad 500 407
Fee Structure per delegate: Rs. 5000/-
2) Understand what drives the framing of critical drafting.
3) Acquire theoretical and practical skills related to patents and patent application procedures and to develop claim drafting skills.
4) The core skills to be imparted include scope of patent, patent application procedures, different types of claims, and claim drafting, in compliance with procedural requirements.
1) Attending the workshop are scientists, researchers, technology managers, inventors, SME’s and attorneys with technical backgrounds, who will be drafting patent claims in the future.
2) This program is designed for private or corporate practitioners with patent experience who wish to improve their general claim drafting and amendment writing skills. Registrants will have the opportunity to concentrate on the specialized skilld required in their technological area.
3) Course material will include sample problems and model solutions.
Early registration is advisable as enrollment is limited.
Programme Schedule
(Each subject is 1 hour except as noted)
Day One, October 5, 2009
I. Goals for each section
II. General drafting strategy
I. Purpose of the Background
a) Tell the story
b) Avoid Mistakes
II. Discussing prior art
I. The art of description
II. Claim construction
III. Ensuring that terms mean what you want them to mean
I. The Written Description Requirement
a) General
b) Chemical cases
c) Biotech cases.
II. Problem areas prosecution, continuations, priority cases
III. Identifying problems during drafting.
I. The Enablement Requirement
II. Using the level of skill in the art
III. Enabling the full scope of the claims.
IV. Experimentation what is “undue”?
Day Two, October 6, 2009
I. “Patent Profanity”
II. Prosecution history.
III. “Last step before submission”
IV. Checklist
I. Using Statutory classes
II. Varying claim scope
III. Claims and Specification developing scope.
I. Plural and singular
II. Claiming relative terms
IV. Functional claiming
V. Ranges
I. Preamble as limitation.
II. Definiteness
III. Broadening with claim terms
IV. Broadening with spec terms
I. Identifying Potential infringers.
II. Drafting to cover all possible targets.
III. Using dependent claims
IV. Picket fences
I. Claim construction Exercise
a) From both sides
b) Present arguments
For any queries, contact:
Kamaraju Chitrapy
Executive Officer – IPR
Confederation of Indian Industry
Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre
1-11-252/9, Plot No:7 Regal house, II Floor,
Motilal Nehru Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad -500 016
Tel: 91-40277765837
Fax: 91-40-27765836
Mobile: 98492-39783
e-mail: c.kamaraju@cii.in
Website : www.aptdc.com
