Table 1.

Program and Session Facilitators

Time	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
9:00 – 10:30	Introduction and Course Overview Dr Vasantha Muthuswamy – ICMR Dr Peter A. Singer – University of Toronto Dr Abdallah S. Daar – University of Toronto	Ethical guidelines for Medical Research in India Dr N.K. Ganguly – ICMR	Intellectual Property Rights Dr Malathi Lakshmikumaran – TERI	Opinion Leaders' Network Dr Peter A. Singer Dr Rakesh Dubey – Ocimum Biosolutions
11:00–12:30	New Science 1 : Genomics Dr S. S. Agarwal – ACTREC DNA Vaccines – Relevance for India Dr G. Padmanabhan – IISc	Business Models Dr Chandu Nair – Scope Marketing & Knowledge National Systems of Innovation Dr Peter A. Singer	Public Health – Community Ownership Dr Saraswathi Sankaran – DESH
2:00–3:30	New Science 2 : Stem Cells Dr Dipika Mohanty – ICMR (Institute of Immunohaematology)	Indian Business Perspectives Mr Khalil Ahmed – Shanta Biotech Dr Krishna Ella – Bharath Biotech	Group Presentations Biotechnology: From Benches to Bedside Dr Rajesh Behl – Centre for Human Genetics	Group Presentations
4:00–5:30	Genomics and Global Health Dr Abdallah S. Daar	Pharmaco-genomics Dr C. M. Gupta – CDRI Dr Vasantha Muthuswamy Dr R. H. Jani – German Remedies	Legal Regulations of Genomics – Emerging Scenario Dr Madhava Menon – WB National University of Juridical Sciences	Summing up Dr Sandhya Tewari – CII Discussion & Closing – Dr Peter A. Singer