BIODATA 2012

JNTBGRI has also submitted a `3 crore Mega project to Kerala State HorticultureMission. The major areas of activity of this project are commercial multiplication ofBananas, Anthurium, Nepenthes etc. We have also asked for a 25,000 sq. ft building tohouse the commercial micropropagation unit in this project.JNTBGRI is offering Consultancy Service to Finura Bioteks, Nagercoil to set up a planttissue culture laboratory. JNTBGRI is undertaking the laying out of the Garden at thecampus of Women and Children's Hospital, Thycaud on consultancy basis. The CentralUniversity, Kasargode officials have approached us to design the Garden of theircampus and it is being negotiated. The Royal Medical Consultancy, Singapore, hasapproached us to transfer product data and patent of our product Eczemol, which is aherbal dermal ointment for burns and eczema and this is also in negotiation stage. Theyhave agreed to do clinical trial and toxicity testing at Health Sciences Authority underMinistry of Health, Singapore.JNTBGRI is also about to sign MOU for foreign collaboration with South Korea R& Dcentres like Korea National Arboratum and Ewha Women's University. One young ladystudent, Ms Sangmi Eum, Curator of Natural History Museum is already at JNTBGRIstudying the orchid genus Arundina and she will be around until August 2012. Othermembers of the team who will be visiting JNTBGRI are Dr. Kwang Woo Park, Director,National Arboretum and Prof.Nam Sook Lee, Ewha Womans University.JNTBGRI is presently conducting pre-clinical trials of a Hepatoprotective, AntidiabeticImmunomodulatory and Antioxidant poly herbal formulation after having signed anMOU with Shahul Hameed Vaidyan, a traditional healer of Karunagapally. The resultsare very promising and we hope to release the drug in to the market shortly aftercompleting all formalities.JNTBGRI and HELP Foundation, an NGO from Kollam have jointly submitted aresearch project to MoEF, Government of India entitled “Development of traditionalKavu (sacred grove) as nature's class room in a Kanyavanam (virgin forest )” to beimplemented in 100 selected primary schools of Kerala at a cost of `22 lakhs. Thisproject is primarily aimed at creating awareness on biodiversity conservation,environment protection and creation of urban forests primarily targeting the High schoolstudents of Kerala.JNTBGRI has entered in to an agreement with the Janasree Mission of Kerala to supply 1lakh Banana plants in poly bags at a cost of ` 10/-plant.The Institute is facilitating the establishment of herbarium in 6 schools of North Parur byway of supplying herbarium sheets to them and also training the students in herbariumsheet making and its upkeep and maintenance.35