About
VIF@TANUVAS was established as a “not for profit” section 8 company by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai on 6th March, 2019. This symbolically embarked TANUVAS had opened its doors for startups to explore the vast knowledge base created in the last few decades. The lab facility, farm facility, clinical facility and other resources were made available for the start-ups. Our focus is to fully reap the benefits out of the Government thrusts on start-up promotions especially in the veterinary sector
VIF@TANUVAS presently supports Twenty-Two start-ups working on application of cross-cutting technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, 3D printing, Artificial Intelligence etc. in the veterinary sciences domain. Some of the products developed / being developed by the incubatee start-ups at VIF@TANUVAS include mass vaccine delivery systems, identifying animals through artificial intelligence, app development for estimating the production capacity of cows, pregnancy independent lactation, biodegradable progesterone implants, 3D scaffolds, etc.
VIF@TANUVAS is being financially supported by The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Govt. of Tamil Nadu and BioNEST, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Govt. of India. VIF@TANUVAS has also Branch offices at three of our constituent colleges; VCRI, Namakkal, CFDT, Koduvalli and CPPM, Hosur.
VIF@TANUVAS also implements novel business models in veterinary sector. A door-step diagnostic service for detection of haemoprotozoan parasites in canines is being implemented in association with TRPVB and M/s. Illume Gene India LLP, Bengaluru to expand the reach of veterinary diagnostic services to practicing veterinarians. In addition, to promote entrepreneurship, VIF@TANUVAS organizes lecture series, awareness programs, workshops, webinars, Vetpreneurship Grant Opportunity (WeGrow), Student – Incubatee Linkage (SIL) programmes and Pre-Incubation Support to Promote Entrepreneurship (PISPE) for prototype development.
During the pandemic COVID-19, our Incubatees at VIF@TANUVAS has played pivotal role to combat COVID-19. TranScience Innovative Technologies developed RT-PCR kit for diagnosis COVID-19 and Viral Transport Media (VTM) which are approved by ICMR and CDSCO. Some other products 3D printed Automatic sanitizer dispenser, MedShield, Hands-free sanitizer dispenser were also developed and supplied.
VIF@TANUVAS in collaboration with the Directorate of Extension Education (DEE), TANUVAS has taken a new initiative to identify and enrol around 100 progressive farmers as members of the Progressive Livestock Farmers Network (PLFN) who will help validating new products, technology acceptance studies, field-based performance of products, refining of technologies, etc., developed at VIF@TANUVAS.
With respect to seed fund support, four of our incubatees have received the Voucher A funding support of Innovation Voucher Program (IVP) of the Government of Tamil Nadu seed funding support for developing the innovative products one incubatee has received Biotechnology Initiation Grant from the BIRAC, New Delhi. M/s. Chimertech Innovations LLP, an incubatee of VIF@TANUVAS was awarded a cash prize of Rs.5.00 lakhs at National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition – 2019 with an investment opportunity of 1.00 lakh USD from Capital Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
About the Host Institution
Infrastructure
♦ 120 sq.ft dedicated office space / Co-working space
♦ State-of-the art laboratory facility
♦ Cell culture lab with ISO class 7 & 8 clean room facility
♦ BSL-2 laboratory for bacterial work
♦ BSL-3 laboratory for virology research
♦ Small & Large animal experimentation facility
State-of-the-art Lab facility
TANUVAS has sophisticated instruments for conducting research to develop novel technologies. Incubatees can use lab facility at concessional rate.
♦ Animal Feed Analytical & QC Lab
♦ Avian Disease Lab
♦ Centralised Clinical Lab
♦ Centralised Instrumentation Lab
♦ Central University Lab
♦ Pharmacovigilance Lab
♦ Poultry Disease Diagnostic Lab
♦ Vaccine Research Centre Bacterial
♦ Vaccine Research Centre Viral
♦ Zoonosis Research Lab
Farm facility
♦ Piggery Unit | ♦ Sheep and Goat Units | ♦ Cattle and Buffalo Units | ♦ EMU Unit | ♦ Farm Waste Management Unit
♦ Fodder Unit |♦ Animal Science Park
Clinical Facility
The facilities in small animal services include specialty in Cardiology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic surgery, Immunization, Dentistry, Theriogenology and General Surgery and in Large Animal – Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics. The specialty services for both large and small animals includes Radiology, Arthroscope, C-arm, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Gastrofibroscope, Bronchofibroscope, Rhinoscope, Colonoscope, Otoscope with Endoscopic image documenting system, Slit lamp Bio-microscope, Laparoscope and Vaginoscope.
♦ Endoscopy and Ultrasonography
♦ Cardiology
♦ Radiology and Physiotherapy
♦ Arthroscopy and Orthopaedics
♦ Ophthalmology
♦ Operation Theatre Services
♦ Canine Breeding
♦ Large Animal Clinical Services
♦ In-patient facility
♦ Pharmacy
♦ Centralised Clinical Laboratory
♦ Ambulatory Veterinary Care and Ambulance Services
♦ Veterinary Medical Record
♦ Emergency and Critical Care Units
♦ Clinical Referral Services and Specialty Practice Units
Services Offered
VIF@TANUVAS offers following facilities for incubatees
- Office space and Lab space
- Farm facilities
- Clinical facilities
- Mentorship
- Linkages for legal, IP and financial services
- Linkage with Angel investors and Venture Capitalists
- Workshops on entrepreneurship development and leadership
- Seed Funding
Collaborations
Incubated Startup List
| S.No | Company | Person Name | Area of Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chimertech Innovation LLP | Mr.Ragul Paramasivam | chimertech.innovations@gmail.com | Bead based delivery system for vaccines + mineral supplements/ probiotics + mineral supplements |
| 2 | Tropical Animal Genetics | Dr.S.Dinesh | dinesh.subramaniam@tbgindia.in | Pregnancy Independent Lactation |
| 3 | Illume Gene India LLP | Mr. S. Venkatesan | salesillumegene@gmail.com | Life sciences products manufacturing |
| 4 | Jeshron Biotech Pvt. Ltd. | Ms. Evangeline Radha | Jestech25@gmail.com | To develop novel innovative veterinary products |
| 5 | Ariviya | Dr.M.Sivakumar | drsiva@ariviya.com | Germicidal activity of Nanobio liquid foam against bovine mastitis |
| 6 | Transcience innovative technologies | Mr.Thooyavan | thooyavan@transcience.in | Novel canine parvo vaccine (CPV) |
| 7 | Praani Plus | Mr.M.Vekatesan | praaniplus@gmail.com | App development for pet care services |
| 8 | SCADA Geoinformatics Private Limited | Mr.Bhaskar Krishnamurthy | Bhaskar.k@scadageoinformatics.com | IoT devices for animal diseases management |
| 9 | Chimertech Education LLP | Dr.Ragul Paramasivam | chimertech.innovations@gmail.com | Novel multiplex PoCT device for diagnosis |
| 10 | Diagnomics (OPC) Pvt. Ltd | Mr. S. Venkatesan | salesillumegene@gmail.com | Multiplex PCR/RT-PCR kit for Animal Diseases diagnosis |
| 11 | Spark Biologics | Ms.Lalithya | sparkbiologics@outlook.in | Generation of mAb |
| 12 | GA-Biouram | Mrs.Uma | uma.thavamani@gmail.com | Vermi-composting |
| 13 | Mooris Clean Cold Air Systems | Mr.Nayagam | jknayagam@gmail.com | Portable sanitizer dispenser |
| 14 | ASS Enterprises | Mr.Yuvraj | assenterprisess2020@gmail.com | Omega 3 fatty acid enriched chocolate |
| 15 | Bonavi Foods Pvt. Ltd | Mr.Ravi | bonavifoods@gmail.com | Chocolate with immunity boosters |
| 16 | CITRUS Agro-Vet Tech | S. Arulmani | chromopark@gmail.com | Herbal health mix and mineral mixture |
| 17 | Zip Plast surgical Enterprises | M.A.Fayaz Ahamed | Fayazahamed.physio@gmail.com | Zip Suture development |
| 18 | M/s. Thiru Vengaiyamman Skin Research Center | Mrs.Vijayalakshmi Annamalai | vijicrystal@gmail.com | COVID 19 peptide vaccine and diagnostic kit preparation |
| 19 | Vanbro vet technologies | Dr. V Velan | drvelan@gmail.com | IoT devices for animal health management |
| 20 | M/S Statlogic | Mr.Vignesh M S | vignesh@statlogic.io | IoT devices for animal health management |
| 21 | M/S Aqgromalin Farmtech Services Private Limited | Mr.Prasanna | prasanna@aqgromalin.com | Livestock farming facilitation |
| 22 | Dvara E-Dairy Solutions, Chennai | Mr.Ravi | edairy@dvara.com | IoT devices for animal Healthcare |
Mentors
| S. No | Name of the Mentor / VC / Angel Investors | Affiliation | Expertise | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.P.Tensingh Gnanaraj | Registrar, TANUVAS | Livestock Production and Management | ||
| 2 | Dr.G.Dhinakar Raj | Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS | Animal Biotechnology | ||
| 3 | Dr.T.J.Harikrishnan | Director of Research (Retd.), TANUVAS | Veterinary Parasitology | ||
| 4 | Dr.S.Meenakshi Sundaram | Alagappa College of Technology | Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology | ||
| 5 | Dr.K.Kumanan | Professor and Head (Retd.) Department of Bioinformatics, ARIS Cell Madras Veterinary College, Chennai | Veterinary Microbiology | ||
| 6 | Mr.S.Parimelazhagan | Chartered Accountant Chennai | Chartered Accountant | ||
| 7 | Mr.S.Kannan | Senior Manager (Retd.) National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi | Administration | ||
| 8 | Dr.Ragul Paramasivam | Co-Founder & CEO Chimertech Innovations LLP, Vellore | 3D Printing | ||
Equipments
| S.No. | Name of the equipment | Make / Model |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biosafety Cabinet Class II | Bio-Base |
| 2 | Deep Freezer (-80C) | Thermo Scientific Forma ULT Deep freezer upright Model 906GP (651 Litres) |
| 3 | Centrifuge (Refrigerated) | Thermo Scientific Sorvall Refrigerated General Purpose Centrifuge Model ST16R |
| 4 | CO2 incubator | Thermo Scientific forma Water Jacketed CO2/O2 (Trigas) Incubator Model 3131 |
| 5 | Gradient PCR | Model No.C1000 Touch Dual Block 48/48 well PCR |
| 6 | Real time PCR machine | QIAquant 96 5Plex System, Part No.9003017 |
| 7 | Electrophoresis system with power pack | MINISUBCELLGT, Gel cast, 7X10TRA Part No.1704467 |
| 8 | Gel Documentation System | Molecular Imager ChemiDoc XRS+ System |
| 9 | Inverted and Phase Contrast Microscope | Nikon Trinocular Inverted Microscope Model Ts2FI |
| 10 | Milli Q Water | PURELAB Quest UV |
| 11 | Hot air oven | TECHNICO HSN 85141000 |
| 12 | Autoclave | INFRA & IR813 |
| 13 | Incubator | TECHNICO |
| 14 | -200C Deep Freezer, | TECHNICO HSN Code: 84184010 |
| 15 | Vortex Mixer | REMI CM101 PLUS |
| 16 | Distillation Unit | GLASSCO |
| 17 | Electrophoresis Unit | Mini-PROTEAN Tetra Cell Cat.No.1658003 & 1645050 |
| 18 | Western Blot | ORANGE & SD22A60 |
| 19 | Centrifuge (Minor Instruments) | REMI Make Model: C24 PLUS |
| 20 | 3D Printer | Form labs Form 3 SLA 3D Printer |