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Chandigarh July 20, 2021

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Medical Devices group from Design Innovation Centre at UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh has been granted a patent on the invention titled- WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GONIOMETRIC READINGS OF A BODY PORTION OF A SUBJECT “. Its a device designed and fabricated within the lab at UIET in consultation with physicians which would ease diagnosis and early detection of finger/hand related joint disorders. This device is IoT enabled which is its unique novelty apart from the design and is particularly useful for real time and remote sense monitoring, due to which patient need not visit a physician physically for his/her consultation.

A vibrant team of students including Rashi, Sahil, Varun and Poojita from different engineering branches were ably led by faculty investigators Dr. Prashant Jindal from Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Mamta Juneja from Computer Science and Engineering for developing this invention, that took more than 3 years.

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This invention was fully funded by MHRD, Design Innovation Centre, which went through different stages of progression including National and International events organized by Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), wherein it bagged 3rd prize out of 3400 other ideas. This invention has also been granted a seed funding of Rs.4 Lacs by AICTE for upgrading it into a start up

Chandigarh July 19, 2021

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A patent entitled “Improved Calcium Orthophosphate for Biomedical Applications and Method Thereof” was granted on 16.7.2021 to Panjab University and Punjab Engineering College. The product is an outcome of research collaboration between Dr.Seema Kapoor, Professor of Dr. SSBUICET, P.U. and Dr. Uma Batra, Professor& Head, Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, PEC. They initiated research collaboration in the field of Biomaterials in the year 2009 informed Dr.Kapoor.

The technical advancement lies in synthesizing mesoporous calcium orthophosphate using a facile and novel technique where inclinically important elements potassium and siliconare co-substituted optimally to attain good bio-resorption activity that stimulates the bone repair and regeneration, told Dr.Batra. The synthetic mesoporous calcium orthophosphate has potential usage for ingeniously development of bone scaffold, bone void filler, bone cements, coating or constituent of bio composites, bone graft or bone substitute biomaterial land for drug and gene delivery. Some important applications include orthopaedic surgery, dentistry and cosmetic surgery.

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Dr.Batra further stated that the method of synthesizing the mesoporous calcium orthophosphate can be scaled up to commercial scale to be manufactured by pharmaceutical industries. The material of the said patent is totally synthetic and developed from the chemicals so that it does not cause any kind of an infection in the body. The cost effectiveness comes from the fact that the material has been developed indigenously in the research lab and it has improved functionality as compared to the imported products, averred Dr.Kapoor.

Chandigarh July 14, 2021

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To sensitize policy-makers, academicians and researchers, about technology transfer, commercialization and various Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) models, DST- Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Panjab University, Chandigarh organized today a webinar on the theme of “Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Based Public-Private Partnerships in India: Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) an exemplary PPP model”.

            Mr. Rahul Kulshreshtha, Head, Strategic Project Management, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA), New Delhi highlighted the imperative roles played by GITA, to obviate the gaps in the current innovation system of our country in comparison to the Global innovation system. GITA is an organization set up under PPP mode by partnering of Technology Development Board (TDB), Government of India and India’s apex industrial association Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The joint venture is focusing on funding projects, capacity building and creating sustainable ecosystems, while identifying various bottlenecks to attain flexibility of government policies for enhancing R&D efficacy and spreading awareness among various stakeholders for the same.

            Prof. Rajesh Gill, Dean Research, in her address mentioned an hour’s need of ventures on PPP models to have synergy with industries for having replica and implementation of research projects with a social impact.

            Prof. Nirmala Chongtham, Coordinator, DST-CPR at Panjab University Chandigarh emphasized the significance of teamwork of academicians, researchers and industrialists for enabling =PPP in plugging India amongst global rankings. She also added that funding agencies also sometimes get incentivized through brand names and avoid risky behaviour in accepting novel ideas, which acts as a gap in proliferating an innovative project.

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            A significant view on exploring PPPs for revamping Indian STI terrain was shared by Dr. Rakesh Tuli, Senior Research Advisor & J C Bose Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Dr. Shishir Shrotriya, Councillor of S&T, Embassy of India, Moscow Russia.  

            The webinar was attended by faculty members, researchers of the university and industry people. The webinar aimed at motivating and guiding Indian researchers, academicians, industries and entrepreneurs about the significance of PPP models for scientific innovations.

Chandigarh July 13, 2021

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University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development(UIFT&VD), Panjab University held a poster making competition for fashion students of Panjab University and other Colleges and Universities. This event was held at UIFT&VD via virtual mode for creating awareness on topics of sustainability, going green and advocating the theme of Living in A Plastic-Free Paradise- a pledge to protect our environment.

          Dr. Anu H. Gupta, Chairperson and Dr. Nikita, organiser of the event, invited hand-made and digital poster entries from students of Panjab University. The students were required to creatively display the plight upon usage of plastic and benefits of a plastic-free life. Entries were received from B.Sc. and M.Sc. students of Sarooprani Government College (Amritsar), SBBSMGC sukhanand (Moga), Hindu Kanya Mahavidyalaya (Jind), Govt. Home Science College (Chandigarh), IIS Deemed to be University (Jaipur) and UIFT&VD, PU, Chandigarh.

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          Top 3 positions have been bagged by Nitika Sharma, Kritika Wadhwa and Divya Sharma of UIFT&VD. All participants will be awarded a certificate. It is essential to sensitise people against using plastic for a better future.

Chandigarh July 9, 2021

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The Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a webinar on the theme “Promotion of Scientific Temper among People of India”, today, to spread awareness amongst general public about the current pandemic situation. 

Prof. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi spoke on the topic “ What the pandemic has taught us and where do we go from here?” Dr. Guleria started his talk by explaining the factors which were responsible for an increase in the number of pandemics in the 21st century. He discussed about the one health concept and emphasized that there is a need to look at holistic health i.e. the health of animals, plants and human together rather than humans alone in order to avoid any future pandemics. 

Further in his talk, Dr. Guleria discussed about the reasons behind the emergence of devastating second wave and that there is an urgent requirement to invest in public health services. He emphasized that COVID-19 appropriate behavior i.e. wearing of masks, regular washing of hands up gradation of vaccination drive can to a large extent help in avoiding the speculated third wave of the infection. 

He also discussed about the different vaccines available in the country, their efficacy, the development of new vaccines and the major problems associated with vaccines such as the vaccine hesitancy and their equitable distribution. Dr. Guleria concluded his talk by mentioning that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over nor it is going to end very soon. The people need to adhere to COVID appropriate behavior and need to get vaccinated in order to avoid the third wave. 

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Dr. Deepak K. Rahi, Chairman, gave a brief overview of the program and briefly discussed how during this past year, the COVID-19 pandemic had turned our lives upside down and has changed not just the way we live and work but also how we think and behave.

This was followed by a brief note by Prof. Prince Sharma, Former Dean Science and the organizing secretary of the webinar who discussed about the current pandemic situation and also introduced the guest speaker to the audience. 

The webinar was coordinated by Mr. Khem Raj Thakur, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology.

The talk was  followed by an interactive session where in the queries put forward by the audience were answered by Dr. Guleria. The webinar ended with a vote of thanks by Prof. Prince Sharma.

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