Chennai
11.01.11
This is my first
address on this website. Let me first wish all
of you a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
This is the beginning of a new decade also. The
last year saw many ups and downs in the
economy, politics, government, industries,
education, etc in our country and world at
large. The new year is always welcomed with a
new hope and we start the new year day with
celebration and enthusiasm. Some people start
the day with a prayer, some with exchanging the
greetings to others, a few make resolutions for
the coming year. I thought I will start it with
a warm greetings to all, especially my
colleagues and staff, our associates, clients,
student community with which I had been
passionately associated for years, our
well-wishers, colleges and universities which
had been always encouraging me and inviting me
to be their chief guest or speaker or included
me as a member of board of studies, mentor for
their Technology Business Incubators or advisor
or had collaborated with us in workshops and to
my fellow countrymen and the brothers and
sisters around the world.
Though due to
limited resources and many problems, we had a
slow progress in the last few years, our efforts
had never been less. My dream of seeing our
country as the Biotechnology Hub of the world is
no doubt a larger vision and mission. This
cannot be achieved by and individual or a small
group is apparent. However, if all of us do not
work tirelessly and contribute our bits and
pieces to this great mission, things will have
to wait for long.
Many biotechnology
students find it difficult to get jobs when they
just come out of the academics without any
experience. Industries have their own
reservations and fears in the recruitment and
the educational institutions thrive to do
something but there were no great breaks. I had
been talking for a while on Industry-
Institution collaborations to take an aggressive
attempts to achieve this, though many such ideas
exist only on paper. We are happy that last year
we had recruited a new batch of young biotech
professionals for skill development and
placement through Skill Fairs conducted by
Government of Tamil Nadu in association with
Confederation of Indian Industries in various
districts. On 5th of January, 2010, the new
recruits are going to get their appointment
letters through our Honorable Chief Minister
Mr.M.Karunanidhi during a function organized at
Centenary Auditorium of University of Madras.
We
are happy that we are the only Biotechnology
Company in Tamil Nadu to have taken part in the
Skill Fair conducted by the State Government and
recruited candidates.
This January too, we will do so in certain other
districts such as Ariyalur, Perambalur,
Pudukkottai, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram,
Sivagangai, etc. We will work in close
coordination with many educational institutions
and universities in the coming days.
I would like to
stress once again to my young team that only
through the handwork and dedication, we can
achieve several things. Do not think that we
work only for our progress but we all work for
the progress of this country as a whole. Work in
such a way that you would bring in opportunities
to several of your juniors who are still seeking
for jobs as well as become role models for
others to follow. I want all my team to enjoy
first what they do and relish that we are a
happy family with one great mission.
I wish to thank
many but doing individually here will be almost
impossible. It is your wishes and support that
had sustained us all this while. We all do
different things and yet have a common goal in
achieving something for our Nation. It is only
with collaborations and cooperation we can
achieve seemingly impossible missions.
The company in the
new year is going to launch a few new services
and products. Innovative ideas are being worked
out by our team to bring out a few nutraceutical
products from the sea. Our sister company
Indiainnovation.in will soon be launching
an aggressive marketing and will cater to the
needs of several industries and corporate and
also conduct competitions for the students,
encouraging them in innovation and creativity.
The new year also
have a hope of introducing new supplies and
service division to cater to the needs of
biotech industries.
Women working in
biotech industries and companies is still low
and it is a major concern that many girls after
completing their degrees accept it as a fact of
life to get married and forget all their dreams
in biotechnology and life sciences. One of my
students doing MBA is studying on these issues.
The women after gaining professional degrees and
experience, not using their talents could amount
to a brain drain too. Government has taken
effort to bring such women who had a break in
career into the mainstream again. Women who had
a break in their career and have a PhD
preferably or Post graduation in biotechnology
or life sciences who is above 30 years can
apply to us with their detailed Resume'. If you
have an innovative idea and would like to work
on that, we do encourage you.
We believe in the
cooperation and collaboration rather than all
working as isolated islands. We invite all right
thinking people to join our effort.
Once again I wish
you all a not only a Very Happy and
Prosperous New Year and the new Decade but also
an year filled with great Vision and Mission.
Ultimately, we all work for the humanity and
bring Joy to the World through innovative
technologies.
Dr. T. Charles
John Bhaskar
Scientist &
Managing Director
Geomarine
Biotechnologies (P) Ltd
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