KOCHI: The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has signed an MoU with the Hyderabad based Uniloids Biosciences. The MoU will provide Uniloids Biosciences access to technology developed at CIFT, to convert process waste to Chitin and Chitosan,considerably versatile and promising biomaterials with wide use in various industries such as pharma, food processing and cosmetics.
Also, Uniloids Biosciences will receive support from Zonal Technology Management Business Planning and Development Unit, an agribusiness unit and the Fish Processing Division and Quality Assurance and Management Division for commercialising the technology. CIFT director T K Srinivasa Gopal said: "The CIFT is prepared to facilitate transfer of commercially viable technologies and extend expertise in the field. We urge industries cutting across all domains to access the institute to understand and commercially exploit such technologies developed in our labs."
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