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ICAR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY The circular emblem of ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IIAB) has an open book in green colour supporting a blue motif of cattle from which an orange flame and helical DNA chain is emanating. Below these motifs the acronym of the Institute in Devanagari and English. These are ensconced by its name in Devanagari and English. The tricolour denotes the nation; the flame denotes enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the open book denotes education, knowledge, learning and wisdom and the cattle and DNA chain represent the nature and scope of research carried out by the institution.

VAJRA BIOMETRIX PVT. LTD. Vajra BioMetrix Pvt. Ltd. (VBM) provides technologies to researchers engaged in the field of analytical, food chemistry, environmental, agriculture, biochemistry, life sciences, forensic, molecular biology, marine, diagnostic and clinical laboratories the latest and innovative technology products of leading manufacturers from across the world. Its logo is a monogram created using ‘SS’ to emphasise on the sales and service, which is its core business. The purple and blue ‘S’s represent the speed and coverage of the sales and service across India swiftly.

BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY RESEARCH ASSISTANCE COUNCIL "Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is a not for profit Section 8, Schedule B, Public Sector Enterprise, set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as an interface agency to strengthen and empower the emerging biotech enterprises to undertake strategic research and innovation, addressing nationally relevant product development needs. BIRAC is an industry-academia interface and implements its mandate through a wide range of impact initiatives, be it providing access to risk capital through targeted funding, technology transfer, IP management and handholding schemes that help bring innovation excellence to the biotech firms and make them globally competitive. In its eight years of existence, BIRAC has initiated several schemes, networks and platforms that help to bridge the existing gaps in the industry-academia Innovation research and facilitate novel, high qual

RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, RGCB began in 1990 as a charitable society called the Centre for Development of Education, Science and Technology (C-DEST). In 1991, recognizing its potential, the C-DEST was made a ‘Grant-in-Aid’ institute of the Government of Kerala and renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Development of Education, Science and Technology (RGC-DEST), becoming the first institute in the country to be named after Sri Rajiv Gandhi. On April 18, 1994 the Government of Kerala restructured the institute into a comprehensive biotechnology centre and it became Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. The institute was first managed by the Government of Kerala's Committee for Science and Technology and Environment (STEC) and subsequently by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Its logo has a pair of twinning green to orange strokes symboliz