Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space, Vice President of CSIR and Chief Guest of the function, will Inaugurate the CSIR HealthCare Theme Conclave at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, tomorrow. The Inaugural function of this two-day conclave from 16-17 November, 2024, will be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on 16-November-2024. Sh. Satish Sharma, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, J&K Govt. Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports and ARI & Trainings Departments of J&K will be present as Guest of Honour. Dr. N. Kalaiselvi Director General, CSIR & Secretary DSIR would also grace the function along with Sh. G.N. Singh, Advisor to Hon’ble Chief Minister, UP & Ex Drug Controller General, Dr. Vinay K. Nandicoori, Director, CSIR-CCMB, Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT, Dr Vibha Tandon, Director, CSIR-IICB and Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-IIIM.

The conclave is being organised under the One Week One Theme (OWOT) Campaign, with the prime focus on fostering innovation and startup ecosystem in the HealthCare Sector. Thirty six startups and eight CSIR Institutes will be displaying their innovations, technologies and products, in HealthCare sector, ranging from areas such as Herbal Food Supplements, Functional Foods for Cancer and Women Health, Biostimulants and Biopesticides, Natural Cosmetics, Agri-products such as Pheranone traps, etc.

The Conclave is set to see huge participation by Academicians, Scientists, Technocrats, Startups, Industrialists and more than 300 students from various Universities, Colleges and Schools.

The event is organized with the patronage of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, under overall supervision of Dr. Zabeer Ahmed, Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, assisted by his team of Scientists.