About
The Indo-Australian Biotechnology Conference was conceived by the Australian High Commission in New Delhi in 2004 to showcase Australia’s biotechnology research. At that time, there were hardly any substantial collaborations in this sector between Australia and India and those that existed were largely people oriented and ad-hoc. The enthusiastic response to the initial conference provided the impetus for an annual meeting to facilitate sharing of research outcomes and develop collaborations. This conference series has played a catalytic role in building linkages between India and Australia and making bilateral scientific collaboration a priority.
The Conference brings outstanding researchers and emerging investigators from Australia and India to share cutting edge research and showcase technological advances through invited talks, poster presentations and networking events. It is the only platform that brings Indian and Australian biotechnology professionals together to share their research and explore partnerships.
Previous Indo-Australian Biotechnology Conferences:
- 2004: India Institute of Science, Bangalore; Biotechnology in Medicine
Conveners: Professor K Muniyappa, Professor Mammen Chandy and Professor K Satyamoorthy - 2005: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal; Infectious Disease
Convener: Professor K Satyamoorthy - 2006: Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad; Vaccines for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Conveners: Professor Seyed Hasnain and Dr J Gowrishankar - 2007: Queensland Institute for Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia; Genes and Environment in Human Diseases
Convener: Professor Michael Good - 2008: National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi; Immunology
Convener: Professor A Surolia - 2009: National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad: Nutrition and Life Course Evolution of Non Communicable Disease
Convener: Professor B Sesikeran - 2010: Queensland Institute for Medical Research, Brisbane; New Technologies in Biotechnology
Convener: Professor Rajiv Khanna - 2011: Jawaharal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore; Stem Cells in Development and Disease
Conveners: Dr M Inamdar and Dr J Dhawan - 2013: Burnet Institute, Melbourne; Global Health, Priorities in Infection and Immunity
Convener: Professor Brendan Crabb - 2014: University of Manipal, Manipal; Epithelial Development, Function and Disease
Conveners: Dr. K Satyamoorthy, Dr Zee Upton and Dr Sharmila Bapat - 2015: Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, Sydney; Immunology of Cancer and Infectious Diseases in Relation to Vaccines and Immunotherapy
Conveners: Professor Tony Cunningham - 2016: Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar; Biotechnology Interventions in Human Health: Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Convener: Dr B Ravindran - 2017: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; Omics in Health
Convener: Dr Jyotsna Batra - 2018: Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Mumbai; Emerging Modalities to Improve Cancer Outcomes
Conveners: Professor Shubhada Chiplunkar and Professor Sheel Nuna