• 2009 Small Grants Competition

    to adopt a cross-learning and iterative approach that will enable all researchers to learn from each other across different types of bio-innovation throughout the region.

  • Overview of the Project

    to enhance biological innovative capabilities, policies & institutions to support just, equitable & sustainable social & economic development in developing countries.

  • Bio-innovations in the NEWS

    Policy briefs and articles on relevant dimensions of bio-innovation.

Enabling bioinnovation for poverty allevation in Asia.

Contact Details and Other Useful Links

General enquiries regarding the Call for Proposal can be directed to:

Enabling Bio-innovations for Poverty Alleviation in Asia Project

School of Environment Resources and Development

Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand

Tel. no: 66 2 524 5671
Fax. no: 66 2 524 6166
Email: bio-innovations@ait.ac.th
Website: www.bioinnovationpolicies.ait.asia

c/o Ms Lena Sthapit

 


 

or to the AIT Project Core Team:

  • Dr Edsel Sajor, Urban Environmental Management esajor@ait.ac.th

  • Dr Bernadette Resurreccion, Gender and Development Studies babette@ait.ac.th

  • Prof Sudip K Rakshit, Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology and Vice President for Research rakshit@ait.ac.th


 

Enquiries regarding technical details of the proposal can also be addressed to the AIT Project Core Team, as well as, to the Project's Advisory Committee. Subject: Bio-innovations Enquiry and cc: bio-innovations@ait.ac.th in your email.

 

Project Advisory Committee Members:

  • Dr Ellie Osir, Senior Program Specialist, Information Technology and Society (Singapore), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) eosir@idrc.org.sg

  • Dr Rajeswari Sarala Raina, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, India rajeswari_raina@yahoo.com

  • Prof Boonsirm Withyachumnarnkul, Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand boonsirm@yahoo.com

  • Dr Sachin Chaturvedi, Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India sachin@ris.org.in

  • Dr Keng-Yeang Lum, Chief Scientist, Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI) Southeast & East Asia, Malaysia ky.lum@cabi.org

  • Prof  Phua Kai Hong, Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore  spppkh@nus.edu.sg

  • Dr Thelma Paris, Senior Gender Specialist,  International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines  T.PARIS@cgiar.org

  • Dr Darryl Macer, Regional Advisor, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO d.macer@unescobkk.org