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BIRAC Innovation Fellowships are highly competitive and prestigious

E- YUVA Phase-II

E- YUVA Fellows

Innovation Title: Helio floral Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Tower Eco Bloom

Team Members:

  1. Manisha. S
  2. Jayashree Arvind
  3. Dharunika. K
  4. Swetha. G

Mentor Name :Dr. R. Mahendiran, Professor, Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, AEC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore.

Innovation Title: Bio – Solar Powered Pulse Manager

Team Members:

  1. Nihil Ram. G V
  2. Nithya Veni. A
  3. Nithyanandhan. S
  4. Praveen Surya. T
  5. Nithish Kumar. T

Mentor Name :Dr.P.Dhananchezhiyan, Assistant Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, AEC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore,

Innovation Title: Bio – A Liquid Bioreactor for Sustainable Carbon Sequestration and Oxygen Generation

Team Members:

  1. Keerthana. A
  2. Jeevagan. V
  3. Sowmiyann. P
  4. Madhushini. V S
  5. Priyakharini. P

Mentor Name :Dr. N. Arun Kumar,  Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Management, Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture, Erode

Innovation Title: Development of ecofriendly herbal shampootabs
Team Members:

  1. Kalaiarasi. M
  2. Kaveena. P
  3. Sivadharani. H
  4. Dakshata Mahalakshmi. S
  5. Saravana Kumar. P

Mentor Name :Dr. Kalaiselvi Senthil,Associate Professor,Department of Biochemistry, Biotecnology & Bioinformatics,Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore.

Innovation Title: Colocasia esculenta based biowax as a natural coating for post-harvest preservation of fruits and vegetables
Team Members:

  1. Abhay Mahesh Baadkar
  2. Jaya Aswin. D S
  3. Supriya S.Sundar
  4. Navaneeth. K
  5. Bhoomika. B J

Mentor Name :Dr. Devaki N.S. Professor & Course Coordinator, Department of Molecular Biology, Yuvaraja’s College Autonomous, Mysore.

Innovation Fellows

Dr. M. Nivethitha

may 2024

Project Title: Unraveling the effect of hormone and phytoconstituents in alleviating drought stress in pulse crop

Mentor Name : Dr. L. Arul, Professor & Head, Dept. of Plant Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics,TNAU, Coimbatore.

Dr. Ajana. P

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Project Title: Dihydrofolate as a dietary supplement
Mentor Name : Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Professor and Head, Centre for Post Harvest Technology, TNAU, Coimbatore

Ms.R.V.Boomadevi

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Project Title:  Investigate the effect of substituting moist-heat treated traditional rice variety flour for refined wheat flour on the quality of sponge cake

Mentor Name : Dr. E. Kokiladevi, Professor & Head, Dept. of Plant Biotechnology, TNAU, Coimbatore.

E- YUVA Phase-I

E- YUVA Fellows

Innovation Title: Easy-To-Use hydroponics kit for kitchen garden

Team Members:

  1. Lavanya R.
  2. Harini K.
  3. Kruthiga S.
  4. Shalini S.
  5. Sarvendhra C.

Mentor Name : Dr. L. Arul, Professor, Department of Plant Biotechnology, CPMB&B, TNAU, Coimbatore

Innovation Title: Nutritional Rich Fermented Rice Water – Sterilized – Traditional Rice

Team Members:

  1. U. S. Yamuna
  2. R. Sarubalashree
  3. K. Sarathi
  4. R.P. Kirankumar

Mentor Name :Dr. P. Jeyaprakash, Professor and Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, ADAC & RI, Trichy, TNAU

Innovation Title: Aloe Vera – Edible Coating and  Biopesticide

Team Members:

  1. Neil Francis T.
  2. Infant Nijole
  3. Krishnapriya P.S.
  4. Manisha Glora R.
  5. Abinesh A.

Mentor Name : Mr. A. Vignesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, S. Thangapazham Agricultural College, Vasudevanallur, Tenkasi.

Innovation Title: Development and Characterization of Nanocomposite Starch Based Biodegradable Polymers as a Packaging Material for Fruits and Vegetables

Team Members:

  1. Soumia Arrthi M.
  2. Menagadevi S.
  3. Ragul P. A.

Mentor Name : Dr. M. Deepa, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Periyar University, Salem

Innovation Title: Solar-powered Hand Harvester

Team Members:

  1. Srinivasan
  2. Akash
  3. Nivedhya
  4. Sangeetha
  5. Karpaga Illakkiya

Mentor Name : Dr. Mahendiran R, Associate Professor, Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, AEC & RI, TNAU, Coimbatore

Innovation Fellows

Dr. T. Praveen

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Project Title: Exploring Spices Associated Antifungal Volatilome Biomolecules and Development of Volatilomes Formulation against Fusarium Wilt Pathogens in Tomato

Mentor Name : Dr. G. Thiribhuvanamala, Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology TNAU, Coimbatore.

Dr. T. Bowya

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Project Title: Development of farmer-friendly on-site sensor for soil health assessment

Mentor Name : Dr. D. Balachandar, Professor, Dept. of Agrl. Microbiology, TNAU, Coimbatore

Ms. S. Chitra

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Project Title: Versatile products from kalpavriksha

Mentor Name : Dr. U. Sivakumar, Professor and Head, Dept. of Agrl. Microbiology, TNAU, Coimbatore

UIC Phase-II

Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Lone

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Mentor Name : Dr. S. Mohankumar, TNAU

Company partner : NA

Technology developed :

Cloning and expression of a novel Bt protein isolated from an indigenous Bt isolate and validating its efficacy against lepidopteran and hemipteran insects.

Dr. S. Naganandhini

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Mentor Name : Dr. U. Sivakumar, TNAU

Company partner : Sri Selliamman Sago Factory Pvt. Ltd, Namakkal; PSK Poultry Farms, Namakkal

Technology developed :

Functional feed for quality chicken meat and eggs: Production of poultry feed with hypocholesterolemic compounds of probiotic origin from cassava bagasse (CB).

Dr. P. R. Deepu Krishnan

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Mentor Name : Dr. R. Gnanam, TNAU

Company partner : To be formed

Technology developed :

Development of a single-use mini bioreactor for the production of biopesticides for integrated pest management

Post Master Fellows

Dr. S. Parthasarathy

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Mentor Name : Dr. T. Raghuchander, TNAU

Company partner : M/s. Romvijay Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry

Technology developed :

Techniques to prepare formulation of mycoparasitic biofungicide for use against powdery mildew
Filed provisional patent no : 2018/410/44650

Dr. C. Sivananth

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Mentor Name : Dr. S. Amutha, TNAU

Company partner : M/s. Qualfis Foodz Pvt. Ltd., Erode

Technology developed :

Groundnut germ oil extraction by cold processing thereof
Filed complete patent no : 2018/410/04040

Mrs. M. Tamilmozhi

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Mentor Name : Dr. A. Michael, PSG CAS

Company partner :M/s. T. Stanes & Co. Ltd., Coimbatore

Technology developed :

Antibody and herbal based formulation (hair cream and shampoo) to control Dandruff
Attained proof-of-concept

UIC Phase-I

Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr. R. N. Suganthan

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Mentor Name : Dr. R. Renuka, TNAU

Company partner : M/s. Indian Vanilla Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Pollachi

Technology developed :

Diagnostic method for detection of viral diseases in plants
Incorporated startup company : M/s. Utilis Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
Startup grant from GoI (Biotechnology Ignition Grant) : Rs. 49.10 lakhs
Incubated at Technology Business Incubator at TNAU

Dr. Sentila Rajan

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Mentor Name : Dr. A. Michael, PSG CAS

Company partner : M/s. T. Stanes & Co. Ltd.,Coimbatore

Technology developed :

IgY based formulation against dental caries & oral candidacies
Incubated at Technology Business Incubator at TNAU
Brand established : SoapVogue