Center for Bio Separation Technology and BIA Separations Cooperate on Purification of Biomolecules
From the CBST/VIT perspective, teaming up with BIA Separations will give CBST/VIT access to a unique and leading edge technologies and know-how in the field of downstream purification and separations of large bio-molecules.
Vellore, India, and Villach, Austria, September 20, 2012 / B3C newswire / - Center for Bio Separations Technology (CBST)/VIT University (Campus: Vellore, India Chancellor: Dr. G. Viswanathan CBST Director: Prof. M.A. Vijayalakshmi) and BIA Separations (Head Office: Villach, Austria, Managing Director and CEO: Dr. Ales Strancar) announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 31st August 2012 and entered into an agreement to cooperate and to work together towards:
developing innovative bioseparation platforms and technologies,
education and training of students to prepare them for working in biopharmaceutical industry
providing technical support, contract research and services to the biopharmaceutical industry, through the setting up of a BIA Separations Platform of Excellence at CBST.
From CBST/VIT perspective, teaming up with BIA Separations will give CBST/VIT access to a unique and leading edge technologies and know-how in the field of downstream purification and separations of large bio-molecules. Combining this technology and know-how with CBST/VIT excellence in "oriented research" and excellent scientific base, provide opportunities for bridging the gap between industry and academia, in the areas of bioseparations.
BIA Separations recognizes CBST/VIT academic and bioseparation excellence. Therefore from BIA Separations perspective this partnership is very important for a successful implementation of BIA Separations technologies that would bring benefits to the biopharmaceutical industry and academic research not only in India but worldwide. This partnership is also in-line with BIA Separations plans to establish BIA Separations India.
