In order to expand the business, C loneGen Biotechnology opened its subsidiary in Noida, India to market molecular biology-related products and to initiate advance training in biotechnology and molecular biology.
In view of increasing demands for trained research associates and scientists in India as a result of economic liberalization and investments from foreign pharmaceutical industries, C loneGen Biotech has developed a proprietary 4 months rigorous high content course for those with M.Sc. and Ph.D in life sciences. This course, started in India in 2005, has been developed by experts in the US who have been in research and teaching for more than 2 decades. The course comprises 21 lectures and one to three months of lab project covering advanced techniques in molecular biology, and is designed for those with basic knowledge of biochemistry and molecular biology. Since the inception of this course, it has immensely helped trainees gain knowledge and obtain hands-on lab experience to enable them obtain research scientist position in reputed pharmaceutical companies. Because of the rapid advancements in science, this course is updated every year and hand-outs in the form of two books are revised at least twice a year, so that the trainees obtain up-to-date knowledge and experience. Instead of teaching materials from books like traditional Universities do, this training course is based on the materials from research papers and research data from the laboratories of the course developers. Many of the topics covered are not taught in the Universities. The main objective of the course is to develop critical thinking, design experiments, interpret research data, develop presentation skills, and gain hands-on experience on advanced methods in biotechnology and molecular biology in the form of a research project. Feed-back from the trainees has been so encouraging that C loneGen Biotechnology is gearing towards launching a formal Institute of Biotechnology in India to provide state-of-the art education and research training leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in collaboration with Universities in India, and to enhance industry-academia collaboration for applied research. This will result in producing World-class leaders in research and development and help retain the best talent in India.
A large number of colleges in India provide M.Sc. Biotechnology education, but many of them are not well equipped for adequate lab training to students. For students from such colleges/universities, C loneGen Biotechnology has developed several one month to three months projects for hands-on training to fulfill the requirements for their MS (Biotechnology/Molecular Biology/Microbiology/Biochemistry) & B.Tech (Biotechnology) degree, and at the same time train them in advanced lab techniques in biology.
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