Bioinformatics Institute of India

By Editorial Team • on July 1, 2005

Delhi-based education institution offering various courses on bioinformatics.

Bioinformatics Institute of India (BII) is a non-profit educational, R&D and development centre of bioinformatics. The institute provides a platform for individuals, professionals, R&D organisations, pharmaceutical and software companies to utilize and harness the bioinformatics potential. BII was established in 2002 by Mr. Puneet Mehrotra, director technical and research (MBA, MDFT, MCSD); Mr. Prashant Kansal, director industrial relationship (B.E. IIT Roorkee,MBA, IIFT); and Mr. Vijay Shukla, director distance learning (M.Tech, B.E., IIT Roorkee).

Courses Offered
BII conducts both classroom and distance learning programs. Following are the various regular courses offered by the institute:
• B.Sc. (Bioinformatics and Biotechnology)
• M.Sc. (Bioinformatics and Biotechnology)
• PG Diploma in Bioinformatics

Following are the distance learning programs offered by the institute
• Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics
• Advance Diploma in Applied Bioinformatics
• Diploma in Bioinformatics
• PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights
• Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights
• Certificate in Intellectual Property Rights

• Biomedical & Healthcare Informatics
• PG Diploma in Medico Legal Systems
• PG Diploma in Medical Support Services
• PG Diploma in Pharmaceutical and HealthCare Marketing
• PG Diploma in Telemedicine
• PG Diploma in Hospital and HealthCare Administration

• Post Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Informatics
• PG Diploma in Medical & HealthCare Informatics
• PG Diploma in Forensic Science
• PG Diploma in Nursing Informatics
• PG Diploma in Herbal Medical Informatics

• PG Diploma in Pharma Business Management
• PG Diploma in Pharma Regulatory Affairs
• Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaco-Informatics
• Industry Diploma in Drug Design& Patenting
• Industry Diploma in Contract Research & Clinical Trials
• Industry Diploma in Good Manufacturing Practices

Other Services
The various services offered by BII are the following:
• Consultancy : BII offers various consultancy services from concept to commissioning level including investment opportunities, project selection, project report preparation, market surveys and setting-up entire project.
• Technology Transfer : BII also acts as a platform for technology dissemination both within India and outside. BII can assist in technology outsourcing, identification of joint ventures and finally marketing tie-ups for various products and services of pharmaceutical and other product organisations.

•Information Services : BII also acts as anodal information retrieving and dissemination facility to the industry and clients through: (a)Publication of newsletters, journals and bulletins(b) Conducting seminars, workshops and conferences (c)Creation of textbooks, online courses and information CDs
•Software Development : As a major initiative BII promotes software development and its usage related to latest tools and technologies. In this direction BII has setup a development centre with latest tools and best manpower at its Noida centre.
• Manpower Training & Placement : Various new courses are started by BII under highest quality standards, keeping in mind the latest requirements of software and pharmaceutical industry. BII also offers experienced and qualified bioinformatics manpower to the industry.

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By Graduate Distance Learning on November 24th, 2009 at 3:57 am

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