Academic Entrepreneurship Model to Empower Education and Research in Biotechnology: A Case Study of BioSakshat

Abstract

Indian Biotechnology sector is going through robust growth fueled by growing industry demands, R&D activities and government initiatives. However, currently there is still a large gap among academia, research institutes and industries in terms of education and knowledge sharing. Industries and research institutes are advancing at much faster rate than academic institutes such as colleges and universities. Therefore, when a student passes out from university to pursue career in either research or industry, s/he faces lots of challenges due to lack of training and skill sets required in the respective sectors. It, thus, necessitates to bridge the gap between academia, research institutes and industry.