PSGR Krishnammal College |EYUVA

BIRAC E-YUVA Centre @ PSGRKCW was established in 2021 with support from BIRAC. The vision of the centre is to stimulate, foster and empower students with a culture of applied research and enhance need-oriented innovation capabilities among young students and researchers for creating affordable solutions addressing the needs of the society. This centre acts as a pre-incubation space providing infrastructure and equipment for basic research and experimentation by selected students. The centre is governed by Dr. B. S. Chithra Devi (Designated Project Investigator), Dr. Ramkumar .G (Project Coordinator) and supported by the Department of Botany at KCW

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Supporting Services

Access to State-of-the-art laboratories and domain experts
Technical and business mentoring
Domain-specific seminars and workshops
Industry connects and Partnerships
Networking sessions
Patent filing and regulatory compliances

Our centre mainly focuses on Industrial Biotechnology : Product and Proceses, which includes Food Technology, Health care, Enzymology and Bioplastics. Our knowledge partner is Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women, Chennai providing requisite support and overall guidance to the centre.

E YUVA scheme provides support under following two categories:

I. Innovation Fellows

For PhD / Post graduates

Monthly fellowship grant – INR 50,000

Annual Research Grant of INR 7,50,000 for 18 months.(For post doctoral candidates)

II. BIRAC’s E-YUVA Fellows

For UG students Quarterly Stipend: INR 7,500 per quarter per student of the team (5 members per team)

Annual research grant: INR 2,50,000 per team for a period of 12 months

Our 1st Batch of Innovation Fellows

Dr. Rachana Sharma

Industrial Biotechnology

Start-up :EcoHarmony Holistics Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Chayanika Sarma

Food Technology

Start-up :GutHealth Bioline Pvt. Ltd

Dr. Maruvoor Arasi

Pharmaceutical

Start-up :Vaso Credentiaa Bhairavi Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

Our 2nd Batch of Innovation Fellows

Dr Dhivya S

Industrial Biotechnology

Project :Microbial Synthesis of 2,3-Butanediol from Wastewater Using Semiconductor

Dr Geethadevi Chandrasekaran

Pharmaceutical

Project :Bioactive Hydrogel Matrices for Wound Management

Dr Nishaa

Food Technology

Project :Synbiotic Milk - A Fermented Non-Dairy Milk.

Our 1st Batch of E-YUVA Fellows:

Team Name	Field of work	Mentor
Akshaya and Team	Food Technology	Dr. C. Krishnaveni, Head, Department of Botany at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Sudarshana and Team	Agri-Tech	Dr. Sunitha Kumari. K, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
Venusha and Team	Food Technology	Dr. Sarah Jaison, Assistant professor at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Janani and Team	Bio-Alternatives / Bio-Packaging	Ms. Sindhu. V, Assistant professor at PSG College of Technology
Shri Sathyan and Team	Bio-Alternatives / Bio-Packaging	Dr. P.Hariharan, Assistant Professor at PSG College of Technology

Our 2nd Batch of E-YUVA Fellows:

Team Name	Field of work	Mentor
Rajashree and Team	Bio-Alternatives	Dr. Sarah Jaison, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Logeshwari and Team	Bio-Packaging	Dr. Sunitha Kumari,Assistant Professor,Department of Botany,PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Sakthi Jaya Sundar and Team	Medical devices	Dr. Varalakshmi, Professor & Director,CAInDRA,College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
Nivetha and Team	Bio-Alternatives	Dr. Vidyalakshmi,Associate Professor, PSG College of Technology
Athira and Team	Pharmaceutical	Dr. Deepthy B J, Associate Professor, Dr. Moopens Medical College

“Awareness on BIRAC E-YUVA Schemes” by Dr.Chhaya Chauhan, Sr. Manager Incubation, BioNest- BIRAC was conducted on March 2,2022 at 2:30 PM IST via Zoom platform.
“Awareness Programme on Bio- Entrepreneurship and BIRAC Schemes” by three speakers – Dr. Sheela Sasikumar (Director- Clinical Research, S.S. Healthcare), Dr. Bandita Panda (Registered Indian Patent Agent (IN/PA/1880) & SIPP Startup Facilitator), and Dr. Sudhakaran (General Manager at Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women) was conducted on March 24,2022 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM IST via Zoom platform.
“An orientation on BIRAC E-YUVA Fellowship” was conducted by Dr. Rijesh K, Project Coordinator, BIRAC E-YUVA Center on March 23,2022 for students at Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore and PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
The centre in association with Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru, organized a workshop “Fostering the Entrepreneurial Spirit through Experiential Interaction” as a part of National Life Science Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme of BREC (BIRAC Regional Entrepreneurship Centre) on the 27th of September 2022
The BIRAC EYUVA Programme Launch Event was conducted on 7th October 2022, in the GRG Centenary Sports Arena. Dr. Manish Diwan, Head-Strategy Partnership and Entrepreneurship Development, BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi officially launched the EYUVA Programme. Prof. P. M. Murali, President, Council of Presidents, ABLE India, Chairman – Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society, Chennai and Dr. K Suresh Kumar, Executive Director, PSG-STEP, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore presided over the function.
On 3rd November a One-on-One Mentoring Session for the Innovation Fellows with Dr. Suguna Shanmugasundaram was conducted including discussion about the fellow’s progress, brainstorming session about the difficulties faced during research, discussion on work plan of the fellow
On 7th of November, an interactive section was organized by BIRAC EYUVA Centre @PSGR Krishnammal College for Women. Dr. D. Sambashiva, Treasurer – Federation of Asia Biotech Associations (FABA) addressed the Innovation and EYUVA fellows. FABA was established in 2005 and their mission is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the biotech industry, academia, and healthcare sector.