Objectives



  • Foster multidisciplinary translational research and communication
  • Create a database on various technologies being developed
  • Mining research and technology needs of the industry
  • Support innovative research and entrepreneurship
  • Refining technologies by networking and collaboration with institutions, incubators, and industry
  • Bridge the gap between academia and industry in order to move conceptualization to commercialization

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Necessity is the mother of all inventions and innovations

Nitte University Technology Enabling Centre (DST NU-TEC) is one among the 10 centres established at the national level. DST has provided the support for setting up state-of-art networking equipment and infrastructural facilities to the centre.


Vision and Mission


  1. Be a centre of excellence addressing socio-economic needs of the country to revitalize the economy of the nation
  2. Promote innovation and translating academic research to technology
  3. Establish network and collaborative community of researchers, entrepreneurs and industrialists

2024-09-21

Workshop on 'Enabling Translation of Research into Technologies'


Gulbarga University, kalaburgi in association with DST-TEC (NU), Mangalore, is organizing a one-day workshop on Enabling Translation of Research into Technologies. The workshop's motto is to guide the researchers and academicians in bringing their research into technology or products. Dr Iddya Karunasagar (Advisor (Research and Patents) Nitte, DU) and Dr Indrani Karunasagar (Director (Projects & DST-TEC), Nitte DU) will be the keynote speakers.


Last updated: 2024-09-25 03:53:33

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2024-08-30

Presentation and Discussion Session on “How to Enhance International Collaboration”


DST TEC organized a session of presentation and discussion on funding opportunities for international collaboration 30 August 2024 at 3.30 pm. Dr Sanjeev Varshney, Former Head, International Cooperation Division, Dept. Science & Technology; Government of India was the resource person. The speaker began the session with a presentation covering Scholarships and Fellowship Avenues, for students and teachers. He briefed about the basic differences between scholarships and fellowships and elaborated the criteria for the same. He then listed out various scholarships and fellowships that are supported by both the government sector and various industries that UG, PG and research students could avail. He also explained about research fellowships for Indian citizens. In his presentation on overview of International scientific cooperation and DST Schemes, he explained the need for collaboration in scientific research and made suggestions on how to make collaborations work successfully with win-win situations for both the collaborating parties. He elaborated the aims and objectives of International collaborations and presented details of India’s Inter-governmental Science and technology arrangements with other countries globally. He pointed out various models adopted for international collaborations like capacity building, technology synergy, technology diplomacy, technology development, creation of innovative platforms and creation of joint research funds. Dr Syed Riyaz Ahmed, Deputy Director of International Relations, Nitte DU, Dr. Sashindran, Director, Postgraduate Studies, K S Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA) and faculty from Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research, Canara Engineering College, Mangaluru attended the workshop. About 10 participants attended the interactive session.


Last updated: 2024-09-02 11:02:32

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2024-06-25

DISCUSSION OF THE OUTPUT OF INDUSTRY FUNDED PROJECT WITH CAMPCO MANAGEMENT TEAM


The Central Areca nut and Cocoa Marketing and Cooperative Society (CAMPCO) had funded a project to study if the whole areca nut has toxicity at cellular and organismal level. DST TEC enabled this funding and the activities were carried out at Nitte University Center for Science Education and Research (NUCSER) and the AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS). A consolidated project report on evaluation of the effect of areca nut aqueous extract on cultured cells, in drosophila and zebra fish models as well as detection of oral cancer in populations chewing areca with other ingredients was presented by the scientists of NUCSER and ABSMIDS to the CAMPCO Management team on 25 June, 2024 at 10.00 am at DST TEC. Prof. Dr Indrani Karunasagar, Director (Projects & DST-TEC), Nitte DU, welcomed the gathering and gave the opening remarks, and Prof. Dr Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor (Research & Patents), Nitte DU, introduced Dr B V Sathyanarayana to the gathering. Dr B V Sathyanarayana, Managing Director, CAMPCO; Dr Keshava Bhat, Head of Areca Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) and Mrs Reshama Mallya, General Manager, CAMPCO and Mr Krishna, Agricultural officer were present. The core investigators of the project Dr Anirban Chakraborty, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cancer, Director, Dr Anurag Sharma, Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Dr Sudarshan Kini, Department of Bio & Nanotechnology, NUCSER; and Dr Audrey M Decruz and Dr Thara Chandran, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. Pushparaj Shetty, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, ABSMIDS along with the research scholars presented the findings from the project. Overall, the results suggest that aqueous extract of areca nut is not toxic at cellular and organism level and in the community study of population chewing only cashew, no oral cancer was detected.


Last updated: 2024-08-17 04:09:09

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