Industrial Visit to National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali

Biotechnology Department CCT organised an educational visit for a group of 32 B.Sc. (H) Microbiology students on 6th Feb 2024 at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute in Mohali. During this visit, students were informed about the latest advancements in agrobiotechnology, including the development of biofortified colored wheat, seedless fruits, millet-based nutraceuticals, high resistant starch content wheat, and edible food coatings. Students visited the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) of NABI and gained insight about HPLC, Mass spectrometry, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Students also visited Biocoal unit of Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), which has the paddy to green coal converter machine (Bioendev AB).Dr. Amit K Rai and Dr. Sangeeta Negi, an expert in the field of agrobiotechnology, also provided valuable insights and answered their questions about recent research and developments.

Overall, the visit left the students feeling content and motivated to pursue their future goals, as they gained a deeper understanding of the potential impact of their field of study.