CIPHET transfers microencapsulator technology to AP based Biotech Company

Ludhiana, December 28:

Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) licensed the microencapsulation technology for encapsulation of food ingredient/enzymes to Andhra Pradesh based M/s Unique Biotech Ltd., Hyderabad . The technology is highly useful for biotechnology and nutraceutical industries. As per the MoU, M/s. Unique Biotech Ltd. would be getting non-exclusive rights for droplet generator of microencapsulator developed by the CIPHET. The technology was jointly developed by Senior Scientists Dr. K. Narsaiah and Dr. H.S. Oberoi. Elaborating more about the technology, Dr. K. Narsaiah said that the technology was highly useful in nutraceutical and biotechnology industry for providing protection to sensitive probiotic microorganisms, food ingredients and nutraceuticals during processing, storage and consumption. Dr. S.N. Jha, Head, Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control Division said that the encapsulated probiotics and enzymes are useful for mitigating stomach disorders as well as animal disease management to reduce use of antibiotics, poultry feeds for effective feed conversion.Transferring technology to Mr. Jawahar Babu of M/s. Unique Biotech. Ltd., CIPHET Director Dr R.T. Patil revealed that a company for production of encapsulated probiotics and feed enzymes could be set up with the investment of around Rs.70 lakh and profit could be as high as Rs.8 lakh per annum. Company can save lot of foreign currencies using the indigenous technology developed by CIPHET. He further added that a new project of costing about Rs.2 crores on microencapsulation is being awarded in this field to CIPHET under national fund for basic, strategic and, frontier application research in agriculture by ICAR.
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