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REPORTS 116
EDII

Academicians Uphold

the Winning Parameters

For entrepreneurship to ourish and garner unconditional acceptance as a career option, it is important to
have the right kind of processes, a strong and reliable base of knowledge infrastructure and intermediation
between various government and private institutions. Amidst such networks and ecosystem,
academicians play a major role in creating a fertile ground to make people believe in the power of
entrepreneurship, impart them the courage to take risks and engage them in creating start-ups on new-age
ideas. EDII has been sensitizing and orienting the faculty group since long on the aspects of imparting
such training to students. Over the last three months some of the important programmes conducted to
impart a perspective to the faculty group towards entrepreneurship teaching, include as below:

• Faculty Development Programme in Biotechnopreneurship
Health became a priority in the recent times. Several health startups also emerged during the COVID times
and successfully sustained on their innovative ideas. Biotechnology based enterprises successfully
integrate science and business to address problems gripping society.

With an aim to empower 'Life Sciences and Biotechnology faculty' in nurturing entrepreneurship among
their students, EDII in association with Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Govt. of Gujarat,
designed a two-week residential Faculty Development Programme for faculty of Life Science and
Biotechnology discipline.

The programme trained 19 faculty members
who had a minimum teaching experience of
10 years in Gujarat-based Universities /
Institutes offering courses in Life Science
and Biotechnology. The programme
objective was to equip the participants with
r e q u i s i t e s k i l l s , k n o w l e d g e a n d
competencies for creating awareness
about the need and importance of
entrepreneurship and organize specialized
programmes to develop knowledge, skills
and attitude among the beneciaries. To
gain insights into the practical aspects of
classroom learning, the faculty members
also undertook industrial visits to Savli Technology & Business Incubator, Savli Biotech Park, Zytex Biotech
Private Limited and Lincoln Pharmaceuticals.

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