About the Program:

The 11th Convention of Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFE) & International Conference on “Bioeconomy from Bioresources: Promoting traditional medicine and medicinal plants of NER for Viksit Bharat” will be jointly organized by the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development - Regional Centre, Gangtok, Sikkim; Society for Ethnopharmacology, India in association with the Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim; State Medicinal Plant Board, Sikkim, Gangtok and Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Sikkim, Gangtok during November 15-16, 2024 at Chittan Bhawan, Sikkim, Gangtok, India.

In the North East Region (NER) of India, there are significant opportunities for developing a bioeconomy exploring the rich biodiversity and natural resources. A bioeconomy strategy in the NER, could involve various bioresources including plant resources, microbial resources and animal resources to develop biobased industries with the integration of research and development activity, capacity building and training with the involvement of different stakeholders, which will be helpful to identify opportunities, overcome challenges, and promote sustainable development.

This event will highlight on several contemporary aspect on Development of Bioeconomy from all natural resources of North Eastern region of India with special reference to those having impact on human health in all aspects. Several aspects of the impact on transformation of traditional knowledge based bioresources for the emerging economy will also be discussed. This will includes traditional medicine, medicinal plants, traditional foods and many others for betterment of the healthcare of the society and also promotion of Bioresources for Vikshit Bharat.



Highlights of the Conference:

Eminent academicians, scientists, researchers, technologists, policy makers from universities, industries and other research organizations, traditional health practitioners, will share their experiences on the following topics:

  • Bioeconomy from bioresources
  • Globalization of Traditional Medicine: Tradition to Translation
  • Promotion of AYUSH drugs
  • Exploring medicinal plants for its cultivation, Sustainability and related aspects 
  • Ethnopharmacology in drug discovery and development- global perspectives
  • Development and evaluation of traditional fermented foods
  • Synergy research for development of Bioresources
  • Bioprospecting of natural products – an approach towards drug discovery
  • Ethnopharmacological survey and documentation of traditional healthcare practices
  • of NER
  • Business meet - Industry-institute partnership
  • Exploring bioresources for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
  • Ethnopharmacology conclave - Traditional healthcare practices
  • Ethno veterinary medicine
  • Evaluation of safety, efficacy and quality of botanicals
  • Analytical techniques for quality control and standardization of medicinal plants
  • Perspectives of edible insects traditionally consumed in NER for health benefit.
  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science in developing bioresources.


Targeted discipline and attendees :

Students, researchers, academicians, scientists, industrialists, healthcare professional, traditional healers and others from the discipline of Life Sciences/ Pharmaceutical Sciences/ Ethnopharmacology and Medicinal plant research. Professionals with experience in product development, policymakers can also participate in this program. We welcome scientific presentations from the researchers from industry and academia. Total number of participants in the seminar is limited & registration will be in first come first serve basis. This event will be conducted in both online and offline mode.

Accommodation:

Participants have to make their own arrangements for accommodation. The organizing committee will be helping in getting hotels in Gangtok city.

Organizing Committee :

ibsd

INSTITUTE OF BIORESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IBSD)

Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) is an autonomous Institute under Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC),Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Imphal, Manipur, having its presence in Gangtok, Sikkim; Aizawl, Mizoram; and Shillong, Meghalaya. The institute is working on Bioresources development and their sustainable use through biotechnological interventions for the socio-economic growth of the region with the major goal of scientific management of bioresources in the Indian region falling under Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
For further details please visit: www.ibsd.gov.in

ibsd

SOCIETY FOR ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY (SFE)
“Globalizing local knowledge and localizing global technologies”

Society for Ethnopharmacology, India is a registered under the West Bengal Society Registration act and affiliated to the International Society for Ethnopharmacology. The society was formed in 2012 and has made its presence with different activities throughout the country, for development and promotion of medicinal plants and ethnopharmacology. Society has organized 25 international event in different parts of India and abroad. The Society works on dissemination of knowledge in this area in different parts of India with the major highlights on “Globalizing local knowledge and localizing global technologies.” ”
For further details please visit: www.ethnopharmacology.in



In Association with :

State Medicinal Plants Board

State Medicinal Plants Board
Sikkim, Gangtok, India

Regional Ayurveda Research Institute

Regional Ayurveda Research Institute
Sikkim, Gangtok, India

Organizing Committee Members

Prof. Pulok Kumar Mukherjee

Chairman, ICSFE 2024

IBSD, Imphal

Dr. K. Jeyaram

Coordinator

Venue & Local logistics Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Sikkim

Mr. Birendra K Sarkar

President

SFE, India

Dr. Lokesh Deb

Organizing Secretary, ICSFE 2024

IBSD, Imphal

Dr. S. Indira Devi

Coordinator

Press & Publicity
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Imphal

Mr. Indraneel Das

Vice President

SFE, India

Dr. Nanaocha Sharma

Jt. Organizing Secretary

ICSFE 2024
IBSD, Imphal

Dr. W. Mohendro Singh

Coordinator

Website Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Imphal

Dr. C K Katiyar

Vice President

SFE, India

Dr. Pardeep K Bhardwaj

Jt. Organizing Secretary, Coordinator

Scientific Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Imphal

Dr. J.K. Shukla

Coordinator

Transport Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Maghalaya

Mr. Amitavo Das

Treasurer

SFE, India

Dr. Sunil S Thorat

Coordinator

Accommodation Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Mizoram

Mr. Bishan Oinam Singh

Coordinator

Management and Finance Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Imphal

Dr. Amit Kar

Coordinator

Registration and Volunteer Management Committee
ICSFE 2024, IBSD, Imphal

Contact

For any queries please contact:

Dr. Lokesh Deb
Organizing Secretary, ICSFE 2024
Email id - icsfe24@gmail.com
Contact No.- +91 9436890969; +91 9612445625

Dr. Nanaocha Sharma
Jt. Organizing Secretary, ICSFE 2024
Email id - icsfe24@gmail.com
Contact No.- +91 8974622314

Dr. Amit Kar
Coordinator, ICSFE 2024
Email id - icsfe24@gmail.com
Contact No.- +91 98310550902