POLICY PLANNING, SUPPORT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: Policy Planning, preparing Policy proposals on Biotechnology and related issues   Meeting, interaction, workshop, draft preparation, web hosting, printing etc Building of strategic roadmap and sector specific plans, thematic plans   Meeting, interaction, workshop, draft preparation, web hosting, printing, visits etc Market research, analysis, database development, report preparation   Development of database of research in BT in Gujarat   Development of database of manpower in BT in Gujarat   Development of database of technologies in BT in Gujarat BIOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT B.T.Park   Development and operational organization of BT park, Vadodara   Preparation of Projects on Agro BT Marine BT & Food BT park (Consultancy basis) Development of incubators   Preparation of projects for Agri & Marine biotech incubators   Providing financial support Development of Sector specific infrastructure   Developing state wide facilities for HLA registry   Developing chord blood bank facilities   Developing skin bank and skin culture facilities/animal house facility Development of New Institutes(Project Preparation)   Institute of Nano biotech project prop.   Institute of DNA finger printing   Institute of Plant genomics   Institute of clinical res. Excellence   Institute of bioinformatics   Institute of new drug delivery   Institute of marine biotechnology   Providing Financial support BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, INNOVATION SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT   Preparation of Research priorities and research Action plan for different sectors   Workshop, drafts preparation printing etc Support in biotechnology research   Support to ongoing projects   Support to new projects Establishing and supporting of COE in different sector   Support to existing COE   Support to new COE   Project proposal for COE on , chick pea jatropha, castor   Project proposal for COE in stem cell research & DNA fingerprinting   Financial support for Est. of COE as above Patent facilitation cell   Workshop seminar, literature preparation for the same,   Establishment of patent cell BIOTECHNOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Support to New training programme / HRD courses   PG courses in IPR clinical research, Agri BT, Medical BT Specialised capsule courses   BT entrepreneurship dev.   Agriculture business   Summer courses with industries Value addition / skill development programme   Training Programme in specialized areas / by specialised institutes Support of upgrading BT educations   Services and networking with professionals and experts Support to doctoral and post doctoral fellowship PROMOTING BT ENTREPRENEURSHIP Consolidation of Gujarat BT venture fund, contribution to corpus fund, Financial incentives to BT industries Technology facilitation   Establishment of Technology cell for providing facilitating and networking services,   collection, compilation of data of developed / technologies available in various area at National & International level, , preparation of interactive format Business guidance, promotion, project preparation, feasibility studies COORDINATION AND FACILITATION Supporting stakeholders coordination   Conducting Workshop of BT stake holder   Annual meets Resource centre and documentation   Compilation of Policies, Acts, rules, schemes provisions for common accessibility, EVENT PARTICIPATION Participation in International exhibition, conference Participation in national exhibition, conference Conduction of national exhibition, conference PROMOTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Popular lecture series.   Five such lectures SATCOM series   SATCOM lectures through networking and telecast of lectures of universities and visiting   professionals,   SATCOM learning programme including distance learning prog.   SATCOM Seminar, through networking and telecast of University programs, through SATCOM six   programme Conduction of state level seminars   Sector specific 5 seminars, Awareness generation & information dissemination.   Use of mass media, conducting TV panel, discussion, covering diff. sectors and various relevant   themes,   Systematic program of Articles in Newspaper / print media   Bringing out electronic newsletter,   Establishment of Web cell / Virtual information cell, interactive information web based surveys,   analysis   Preparation of branding & information material (Calendar & Planner, Brochures)   Documentation of Biotechnology work & strengths, Preparation of documentary, TV programmes,