📌About the Event

The Advancing Food Safety Through Molecular Diagnostics: Foodborne Pathogen Detection and Molecular Testing workshop is a three-day practical training programme organised by the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K). The workshop aims to strengthen participants’ knowledge of modern molecular techniques used to detect foodborne pathogens and ensure food safety.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Type of event: Three-day hands-on workshop
• Mode of conduct: Offline
• Venue: NIFTEM-K, Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana
• Workshop duration: Three days
• Major learning areas:
  • DNA and RNA extraction techniques
  • DNA/RNA quality assessment
  • Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR
  • Real-Time PCR or RT-PCR for pathogen detection
  • Molecular diagnostic workflows
  • Assay validation and quality assurance
  • Contamination prevention and control
  • Laboratory troubleshooting
  • Interpretation of molecular testing data
  • Applications of molecular diagnostics in food-testing laboratories

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📅 Important Dates

• Registration deadline: 17 July 2026
• Registration closing time: 5:00 PM
• Workshop start date: 27 July 2026
• Workshop end date: 29 July 2026
• Workshop days: Monday to Wednesday
• Applicants should register before the deadline, as participation may be limited by the laboratory’s training capacity.

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibility :
  • Faculty members
  • Scientists
  • Research scholars
  • Quality assurance professionals
  • Food-industry professionals
  • Laboratory technicians
• The programme is particularly relevant for participants working or studying in:
  • Food technology
  • Food microbiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular biology
  • Food safety
  • Quality assurance
  • Laboratory testing
  • Food-processing industries
  • Participants should be interested in learning practical molecular diagnostic techniques for foodborne pathogen detection.
  • Registered participants will be required to attend the programme physically at NIFTEM-K, Kundli.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Participants will receive practical exposure to advanced food-safety testing methods.
• Attendees will gain hands-on experience in PCR and Real-Time PCR-based pathogen detection.
• Participants will learn laboratory quality assurance, assay validation, contamination control, and troubleshooting.
• The workshop provides an opportunity to interact with experts from academia and the molecular diagnostics industry.
• The programme can help participants strengthen their research, laboratory, and food-testing capabilities.