Agenda | Bio Connect 3.0

Day 1: 9th OCTOBER 2025 (THURSDAY)

Venue: RCC HALL

Duration: 5 min

Speaker: Shri. APM Mohammed Hanish, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Kerala

Duration: 55 min

Speaker: Mr. Tim Rowe, CEO, Cambridge Innovation Centre and Co-founder Lab Central, Boston, USA

Duration: 15 min

Speaker: Shri. APM Mohammed Hanish, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Kerala

Duration: 15 min

Speaker: Shri. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, TDB Secretary, Govt. Of India

Moderator: Shri. C. Balagopal, Chairman, KSIDC

Panelists:

Dr. James George, Chairman, Careon Healthcare Solutions
Dr. Sreeraj Gopi, Co-founder, Molecules Biolabs Pvt Ltd
Shri. Feroze, Managing Director, Lividus Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Dr. Maneesh Mailankot Ph.D, CEO, Trita Biotech Pvt Ltd
Shri. Rahul Mamman, Founder, Haeal Enterprises

Presented By: Shri. R Hari Krishnan, IRTS, Executive Director, KSIDC

Keynote: Dr. Viju Jacob, Exec. Chairman, Synthite Industries

Speakers:

Dr. Viju Jacob, Executive Chairman, Synthite Industries

Moderator: Shri. C. Padmakumar, Special Officer, KMTC

Panelists:

Dr. Usha Thekkedath, Managing Director, UCSF Surgical Innovations, USA
Dr. Harikrishna Varma, Head, BMT Wing, SCTIMST, GoI
Dr. Sateesh B., Director, Malabar Cancer Centre, GoK
Shri. Piyush Das, Country Director & GM, Haier Biomedical, India

Speaker: Dr. Atantra Das Gupta, Head, South West Asia, Samsung Health and Medical Equipment

Speaker: Dr. Villoo Morawala Patel, Founder & CMD, Avesthagen Limited & Avestagenome Project International

Moderator: Dr. Raju Ree, CEO, KGDC

Panelists:

Prof. Ronald Clarence Geye, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Manoj Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Algorithmic Biologics Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. Shane Meirsch, University of Waterloo and CSO, Simisca Labs Ltd (SFO and India)
Dr. A. Sreekumar, Director, Wellness Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Events:

Welcome Address : Shri. A. P. M. Mohammed Hanish IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Kerala
Presidential Address : Shri. P. Rajeev, Honourable Minister for Law, Industries and Coir, Govt. of Kerala
Inaugural Address : Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala
Honouring the Guests of Honour
- Shri. Rajesh Kumar Pathak , Secretary, Technology Development Board, Govt. of India
- Shri. Tim Rowe , CEO, Cambridge Innovation Centre and Co-founder, Lab Central, Boston, USA
Introducing Bio Economy Report of Kerala : Shri. Vishnu Raj IAS, Managing Director, KSIDC
Release of Kerala Bio Economy Report : Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala
Session Introduction : Dr. Praveen K. S.
Announcement of KLIP DNA Centre – MG University, IUBCR
MoU Handover
Receiving EOI
Product Launch
Keynote Address : Smt. Veena George, Honourable Minister for Health, Women and Child Development, Govt. of Kerala
Vote of Thanks : Dr. Praveen K. S., CEO, KLIP

Events:

Inauguration : Shri. Vishnuraj P IAS, Managing Director, KSIDC
Opening Remarks : Prof. A. Sabu, Member Secretary, KSCSTE
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm – Panel: Pitching by R&D Institutes : Dr. Sarika A. R., Principal Scientist, KSCSTE

Day 2: 10th OCTOBER 2025 (FRIDAY)

Venue: RCC HALL

Speaker: Dr. Anantharamakrishnan, Director, CSIR-NIIST

Moderator: Narayanan Suresh, Advisor, Association of Biotechnology-Led Enterprises (ABLE)

Panelists:

G.S. Krishnan, Hon. President, ABLE
Shri. Vishnuraj P, IAS, Managing Director, KSIDC
Prof. A. Sabu, Member Secretary, KSCSTE
Ms. Taranjeet Kaur, Senior Manager & Incharge - BIG, SEED & LEAP, BIRAC, GoI
Smt. Manbeena Chawla, Executive Editor, BioSpectrum

Speakers:

Shri. Anoop Ambika, CEO, Kerala Startup Mission
Dr. Sandeep Menon, Chief Development Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Moderator: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Former Senior Research Officer, DSU, Govt Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram

Panelists:

Dr. Ajay George Varghese, CEO, Bipha Drug Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd
Dr. Sajikumar S, Chairman & Managing Director, Dhathri Ayurveda
Dr. Hari N Namboothiri, Vice Chairman, Sreedhareeyam
Dr. Raj Mohan, Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram

Speaker: Dr. Arun Balakrishnan, Chief Innovation Officer, Omnioactive Health Technologies

Speaker: Shri. Tim Rowe, CEO, Cambridge Innovation Centre and Co-founder Lab Central, Boston, USA

Note: Invite-only event for founders of product launch session

Speakers:

Shri. Biju George, Managing Director, Valikattik Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Kasargod
Shri. Varghese Malakaran, GM, Investment Promotion, KSIDC (State). Infrastructure on KRL
Dr. Siby Varghese, Senior Consultant, Rubber Board
Dr. S. Shanmuggam Supramaniam, Malaysian Rubber Board and Gloves Association – Infrastructure

Moderator: Shri. Rejoesh G R

Speakers:

Shri. James Thomas, MD, St. Mary’s Rubber
Shri. Aby Santhosh Aprem, HLL
Dr. Anil Skariah, Thai Medical Products, MAM, Austria

Speakers:

Welcome: Shri. R Hari Krishnan IRTS, Executive Director, KSIDC
Presidential Address: Shri. P. Rajeev, Honourable Minister for Law, Industries and Coir, Govt. of Kerala
Special Address: Shri. C. Balagopal, Chairman, KSIDC
Special Address: Prof. K. P. Sudheer, Ex Officio Principal Secretary & Executive Vice President (EVP), Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
Special Address: Shri. K. V. Bangarraju, CGM, SBI
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Praveen K. S, CEO, KLIP

Day 2: 10th OCTOBER 2025 (FRIDAY)

Venue: MAYA HALL

Speaker: Shri. C. Padmakumar, SO KMTC

Speaker: Smt. Sheela Thomas, IAS (Rtd.), KRL

Speaker: Shri. C. Balagopal, Chairman, KSIDC

Speaker: Dr. S. Shanmuggam Supramaniam, Malaysian Rubber Board and Gloves Association

Speaker: Shri. Anil Skariah, Thaimed Rubber Products, Thailand

Note: Translational Research Opportunities

Moderator: Prof. Sabu Thomas, Former Vice Chancellor, MG University

Panelists:

Prof. Rani Joseph, Former Head of Department, Polymer Science CUSAT
Dr. Suresh K I, NIIST

Speakers:

Shri. Santhosh Kumar, Director, Harrisons Malayalam Ltd.
Shri. Sleeba Abraham, Senior Manager, New Ambady

Moderator: Prof. G. M. Nair, President, Kerala Academy of Sciences

Panelists:

Dr. Ruby John Anto, Chief Scientist, CoE in Nutraceuticals, KSCSTE
Dr. Kajal Chakraborty, Director, ICAR-NBFGR
Dr. Rajalakshmi, R&D Director, Kemin Industries Pvt Ltd
Dr. Vinaya K.K., Head of Operations and R&D, WellGenome Biotechnology Pvt. Ltd.

Moderator: Dr. Chandrannan, Director, iQzyme Medtech

Panelists:

Dr. Sreekumar, Director, IAV
Shri. Neeraj Sharma, CEO, Onesource Specialty Pharma
Shri. Raju Bhupathiraju, Patent & Attorney, Trademark Attorney
Dr. Sabu Thomas, Director, Centre of Excellence in Microbiome

Speakers:

Shri. C. Padmakumar, SO, KMTC
Ms. Sheela Thomas, IAS (Rtd.), KRL
Dr. P.V. Unnikrishnan, Member Secretary, K-DISC

Details:

Background on Medical Rubber Strategy
Release of the Book on Rubber Product Opportunities
Release of the Medical Rubber Strategy

Moderator: Dr. Praveen K.S., CEO, KLIP

Panelists:

Dr. Ampady K. Coe, KRIBS BioNest
Shri. Balram S, CEO, SCTIMST TIMed
Dr. Vishal Gandhi, Founder and CEO, BIRIX Venture Advisor

Moderator: Shri. R. Hari Krishnan, IRTS, Executive Director, KSIDC

Panelists:

Shri. Saishyam, CEO, IIT Palakkad, India
Shri. Arie Steenhoven, Former VP of DSM, Netherlands
Prof. Ronald Clarence Geye, Professor at University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Shri. Petula Thomas, Southern Cross University, Australia
Shri. Derik Lassner, Head of Business Development, invent Diagnostica GmbH, Germany

Program Schedule

Day 1: 9th OCTOBER 2025 (THURSDAY)

Day 2: 10th OCTOBER 2025 (FRIDAY)

Day 2: 10th OCTOBER 2025 (FRIDAY)