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Mission
The virtual institute does the following:
- Create and expand a knowledge map in biotechnology.
- Establish a searchable web site database of the expertise available, and make these accessible to all participants.
- Organize meetings of people in a specific field to brainstorm, develop ideas, and stimulate cooperative research.
- Help finance cooperative research and short exchange visits.
- Help in developing a feasibility study for a project and a business plan.
- Help in obtaining financing to start an identified feasible project.
- Help in obtaining patents. (See patenting for details)
- Help in strengthening the ties between academic institutions and commercial companies in the country.
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