Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 15: Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space, will inaugurate the CSIR HealthCare Theme Conclave at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, tomorrow.
The inaugural function of this two-day conclave from 16-17 November, 2024, will be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday. Satish Sharma, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports and ARI & Trainings Departments, J&K Government and Javid Ahmad Dar, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperative & Election Departments, will be present as guests of honour.
This was informed by Dr Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, under whose supervision the event is being organized with the patronage of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Talking to media persons, here today , Dr Zabeer Ahmed said that the conclave is being organised under the One Week One Theme (OWOT) Campaign, with the prime focus on fostering innovation and startup ecosystem in the HealthCare Sector. Thirty six startups and eight CSIR Institutes will be displaying their innovations, technologies and products, in HealthCare sector, ranging from areas such as Herbal Food Supplements, Functional Foods for Cancer and Women Health, Biostimulants and Biopesticides, Natural Cosmetics, Agri-producs such as Pheranone traps, etc, he added.
“The conclave is set to see huge participation by academicians, Scientists, Technocrats, Startups, Industrialists, and more than 300 students from various universities, colleges and schools,” he said, adding that Dr N Kalaiselvi Director General, CSIR & Secretary DSIR would also grace the function along with G N Singh, Advisor to Chief Minister, UP & ex Drug Controller General, Dr Vinay K Nandicoori, Director, CSIR-CCMB and Dr D Srinivasa Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT.
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