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A Seminar on Biotechnology - UK and
Indian Perspectives - has been organised by the British Council in
association with the Anna University in Chennai on September 11 and
12, 2007.
Biotechnology, apart from being a
sunrise sector, is a critical field that is increasingly being
looked upon to enable us to meet the increasingly challenging human
requirements across the world - be it in the form of bio-fuels to
meet energy requirements while containing carbon emissions or be it
molecular and forensic biotechnology to meet disease resistance
requirements. The UK has been at the forefront of some really
innovative and exciting research as has been India.
The British Council in association
with Anna University - Chennai organised the two-day seminar to
showcase the latest in this field to interested students at the
Vivekananda Auditorium at Anna University.
The seminar was inaugurated by
Chris Gibson, director, South India, British Council, while Anna
University Vice-Chancellor D Viswanathan delivered the presidential
address.
Among others who spoke were Prof R
B Narayanan, director, Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University,
Kartar Singh, deputy director, South India, British Council, and
Prof P Kaliraj, dean, AC Tech, Anna University, and L Dhanasekaran,
head, Education, UK-South India, British Council.
R Rangaraj
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