ICGEB International Centre for Genetic Developing Engineering and Biotechnology Knowledge An International Organisation within the United Nations Common System Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Russian Federation Croatia Croatia Hungary Hungary FYR Macedonia FYR Macedonia Montenegro Montenegro Republic of Moldova Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia Slovenia Ukraine Serbia Serbia Romania Georgia Kyrgyzstan Bulgaria Spain Italy Armenia Turkey China Greece Syrian Arab Rep Tunisia Jordan Afghanistan Iraq Morocco Iran Bhutan Nepal Algeria Pakistan Libya Qatar Egypt Mexico Qatar Saudi Arabia Cuba India Dominican Republic Bangladesh Mauritania Sudan United Arab Emirates Jamaica Eritrea Philippines Senegal Kuwait Burkina Faso Viet Nam Trinidad & Tobago Nigeria Costa Rica South Thailand Ethiopia Venezuela Ghana Sudan Panama Liberia Cameroon Sri Lanka Malaysia Colombia Benin C ộ te d’Ivoire Democratic Kenya Ecuador Republic of the Congo Congo Indonesia UR Tanzania Burundi Peru Brazil Angola Bolivia Mauritius Namibia Paraguay Chile ICGEB South 63 Member States Argentina Africa Lesotho Uruguay 22 Signatory Countries 3 Host Countries 80+ Signatory Countries, 60+ Member States, 3 Components: Trieste (Italy) - New Delhi (India) - CapeTown (South Africa)
� � � � � Biotechnology Health Biopharmaceuticals � for global Vaccines � Diagnostics for viral and genetic development � disease � Agriculture Enhance productivity � Pest protection � Herbicide tolerance � Environmental adaptation � Improve nutritional composition of foods � Reduce allergenicity � Environment Sanitation � Clean water � Bioremediation � Energy Synthetic biology and biofuels �
� � � � � The early days in ICGEB history � Late ‘70s and early ‘80s: Very successful biotech companies � are born in the US (Genentech, 1976; Biogen, 1978; Amgen,1980; Immunex, 1981; Chiron, 1981; Genzyme1981) � Early ‘80s: UNIDO functionaries in Vienna conceive the idea of a biotech Centre for developing countries � 1982: First meeting organized by UNIDO in Belgrade, Serbia � 1983: Foundation meeting in Madrid, Spain; Italy puts forward its candidature to host the Centre � 1984: Vienna Conference: the ICGEB is founded with two seats, one in Trieste, Italy and one in New Delhi, India � 1987: Activity begins �
The ICGEB mandate � 1987-1995 � 1995-today � An International An independent � a special project � international � of UNIDO � Organisation for research, organisation � training and technology transfer in Life Sciences to promote sustainable global development � Developing Knowledge � ICGEB Director, Arturo Falaschi with UNIDO Director General, Mauricio � de Maria y Campos, 20 February 1996, Transfer of Assets UNIDO-ICGEB �
� � � � The ICGEB instruments of action � • Cutting-edge research in its laboratories in Trieste, � New Delhi and Cape Town � • Advanced education supported by long- and short-term fellowships for PhD students and post-docs � • Organisation of meetings, courses and workshops at the international level � • Competitive grants for scientists in Member � Countries, including Early Career Return Grants � • Technology transfer to industry for the production � of biotherapeutics and diagnostics �
Research: Macro-Areas and Groups 2. Non-Communicable 1. Infectious Diseases Diseases (15 Groups) (13 Groups) VIROLOGY PARASITIC DISEASES CARDIOVASCULAR IMMUNOLOGY NEUROBIOLOGY DISORDERS Frank Brombacher (CT) Emanuele Buratti (TS) Oscar Burrone (TS) Alessandro Marcello (TS) Pawan Malhotra (ND) Fabian Feiguin (TS) Federica Benvenuti (TS) Sujatha Sunil (ND) Mauro Giacca (TS) Asif Mohmmed (ND) Dinakar Salunke (ND) Navin Khanna (ND) Serena Zacchigna (TS) Renu Tuteja (ND), Dhiraj Kumar (ND) Anmole Chandele (ND) Francesco Loffredo (TS) Dinkar Sahal (ND) Arockiasamy Arulandu (ND) Amit Sharma (ND) Neel Sarovar Bhavesh (ND) MOLECULAR GENETICS CANCER Francisco Baralle (TS) Luiz Zerbini (CT) Andrés Muro (TS) Dimitar Efremov (TS) Franco Pagani (TS) Mike Myers (TS) Lawrence Banks (TS)
Research: Macro-Areas and Groups 3. Medical 4. Industrial 5. Plant Biology & Biotechnology Biotechnology Biotechnology (2 Groups) (7 Groups) (7 Groups) CROP IMPROVEMENT BIOSIMILAR DRUGS BIOFUELS Marco Baralle (TS) AND BIOTECHNOLOGY M.K. Reddy (ND) Natasa Skoko (TS) Tanushri Kaul (ND) Syed Shams Yazdani (ND) S. Leelavathi (ND) Naseem Gaur (ND) Vittorio Venturi (TS) Pavan Jutur (ND) Shireesh Srivastava (ND) Shashi Kumar Rhode (ND) Dinesh Gupta (ND) Giuliano Degrassi (Buenos Aires) RECOMBINANT BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESS DIAGNOSTICS Suresh Nair (ND) AND VACCINES Neeti Sanan-Mishra (ND) Navin Khanna (ND) Sneh Lata Ranjan Nanda (ND) Singla-Pareek (ND)
ICGEB ICGEB International Centre for Genetic International Centre for Genetic Developing Developing Engineering and Biotechnology Knowledge Engineering and Biotechnology Knowledge The Arturo Falaschi Fellowship Programme The Arturo Falaschi Fellowship Programme Postdoctoral Fellowships PhD Fellowships Mwanaidi Kafuye (right) - ICGEB Postdoc@ ICGEB Cape Town Jeremias Herzog, PhD Student @ ICGEB Trieste Trieste New Delhi Cape Town Trieste New Delhi Cape Town ITALY INDIA SOUTH AFRICA ITALY INDIA SOUTH AFRICA ICGEB o fg ers competitive PhD Fellowships ICGEB o fg ers competitive Postdoctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences to highly motivated in Life Sciences to highly motivated scientists scientists wishing to pursue post-doctoral research wishing to pursue PhD research studies in a in a world-class scienti f c environment . world-class scienti f c environment Fellowships include: The Fellowships comprise a very competitive package including stipend, travel provision, health insurance and additional bene f ts. Participation in a competitive research programme Access to state-of-the-art- facilities The most successful fellows will also be eligible to Participation in ICGEB Meetings , Seminars and apply for ICGEB Early Career Research Grants to Journal Clubs support their own research programmes as young A competitive stipend , travel provision plus full PIs upon return to an ICGEB Member State. coverage of tuition fees and health insurance Closing dates for applications: Closing date for application: 31 March and 30 September 2018 31 March 2018 Nationals from ICGEB Member States are encouraged to apply Nationals from ICGEB Member States are encouraged to apply Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte D’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, FYR Macedonia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte D’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Graphic: Graphic: Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam www.icgeb.org/fellowships.html www.icgeb.org/fellowships.html ICGEB Information and Applications: ICGEB Information and Applications: ICGEB CRP & Fellowships Unit ICGEB CRP & Fellowships Unit Loc. Padriciano, 99 - 34149 Trieste, ITALY Loc. Padriciano, 99 - 34149 Trieste, ITALY Tel: +39-040-3757382/7347 Tel: +39-040-3757382/7347 Email: Fellowships@icgeb.org | www.icgeb.org Email: Fellowships@icgeb.org | www.icgeb.org
CRP – ICGEB Research Grants � Ongoing Projects (78) �
� R&D collaborations and technology transfers from 2005 to date � • 46 collaboration agreements � • 20 different countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, India Iran, Italy, Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela. � • >100 Scientists trained in our labs in the pharmaceutical production and Quality control of Biosimilars � � Countries where technology has been transferred � Countries where technology has reached market �
ICGEB Scientific Collections � on iTunes and YouTube � 50 Collections � > 500 movies �
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