Workshop 11
MFCEM WORKSHOP #11
By
Ms. Mihikaa Jain, business development associate in San Francisco Bay Area
on
Biomedical Entrepreneurship
As part of the MFCEM workshop series, an interactive session with Ms. Mihikaa Jain on Biomedical Entrepreneurship was held on 27th September 2024.
Mihikaa Jain is a business development associate in San Francisco Bay Area, wherein she spearheads business partnership establishment and corporate strategy for biotech startup, particularly in the cell & gene therapy space.
Mihikaa is an IIT Kanpur Alumnus, and a BTech graduate in Bioengineering from department of Biological sciences and Bioengineering, BSBE (2015-2019). During her student days at IIT Kanpur, she was awarded the Academic Excellence Award (2018-19), besides others. Mihikaa undertook a Masters in Translational Medicine, from University of California, San Francisco, and honed her skills in commercialization of new healthcare innovations University of California, Berkeley.
During the interactive session, Mihikaa shared her journey from academia to being part of the biotech startup ecosystem at the bay area. She spoke of the numerous opportunities in the biotech space. She also made aware of the many ways one could be part of the startup ecosystem not only as an inventor one but also as investors of early-stage biotech companies, or as services provider for legal, finance, business strategy, marketing, product design, manufacturing, etc. She also shared how one could be actively engaged in technology transfers in university and academic setups to facilitate spin off IP from academia into startups.
Workshop 10
MFCEM WORKSHOP #10
By
Mr. Jacob Koshy, Deputy Science Editor, The Hindu
TITLE: Science Journalism
An online interactive session on Science Journalism with Jacob Koshy, Deputy Science Editor of The Hindu, an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, was held on 31st August 2024.
Mr. Jacob Koshy writes on many issues pertaining to science policy, innovation and research happening out of India and is a constant contributor to the opinion pages. Mr. Koshy did Electrical engineering, followed it with a Master’s degree in India studies from King’s College London and went on to study print journalism.
The online interaction session was aimed at students and post-docs to make known the various aspects of Science Journalism.
Jacob Koshy briefly talked about his foray into journalism post his training in engineering domain. He emphasized, that now more than ever, individuals trained in STEMM were gravitating towards different forms of science communication and journalism. Further he spoke about how the rapid expansion of the online space was making individuals with keen interest in science communication to define their own niche and have a visible digital footprint.
Workshop 9
MFCEM WORKSHOP #9
By
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Senior Advisor, Dept of Biotechnology, Government of India
TITLE: Funding and Career Opportunities in STEM in India
An online interactive session was organized on 18th May with Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Senior Advisor, DBT, Gov. of India. The interaction session was aimed at students and post-docs to make aware numerous funding opportunities and Career Options in the field of STEM in India
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra has a rich experience in science management and administration, serving currently as a senior advisor, DBT, prior to which he served as an advisor, Dept of Science and Technology (DST) Government of India.
Dr Sanjay Mishra has to his credit two decades of teaching, research and academic management experience from India, the UK, the USA and Australia along with 10 years of working in Government of India. He has experience in strategic planning, designing, and implementation of policy, programs in areas of education, science, technology, innovation, STEM, gender advancement, climate change and biotechnology, often in partnership with industry, research institutions, non-government-organizations and academia.
Workshop 8
Fun & frustration: navigating career paths in science
By
Prof. Sandhya Kaushika, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
8th March 2024
Prof. Sandhya Kaushika is neuroscientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental research, Mumbai. She is a recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (USA) Early Career Award. Her lab’s interest lies in the field of cellular neurobiology, investigating the processes of axonal cargo biogenesis and transport and their impact on neuronal function and behaviour of the organism
The Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation
MFCEM at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is generously supported by the Mehta Family Foundation.