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Pidilite Industries
Madhukar Parekh
Co-Founder
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Chemical Technology
PartnersinChange
A story of Better Ceasons and the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), a nine-decade-old institution and a new-wave biotech company coming together to redefine how India handles its waste, its energy, and its future.
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Technology Licensing Statement · 22 May 2026
8%
of India's GDP attributed to ICT alumni
The Roll Call
The Roll Call of Those Who Built Modern India
Institute of Chemical Technology
The roll call of alumni of our partner in development, the Institute of Chemical Technology, reads like a directory of Indian industry's most defining names.
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Reliance Industries
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
Chairman & Builder
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Asian Paints
Ashwin S. Dani
Key Leadership
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Finolex Industries
Prafulla Chhajed
Leadership
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Kallam Anji Reddy
Founder
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Lupin Limited
Nilesh Gupta
Leadership
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Piramal Pharmaceuticals
Ajay Piramal
Founder
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Bisleri International
Ramesh Chauhan
Chairman & Builder
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Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Indravadan Modi
Founder
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Praj Industries
Pramod Chaudhari
Founder
The Partnership
A strong, disruptive technology needs an equally strong, passionate development partner.
Hence, we at Better Ceasons, decided to take our technology and partner with one of the leading Bio Technology development experts in the country.
The Institute of Chemical Technology stands as one of India's most respected institutions in chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and allied sciences, with roots tracing back to 1933. Over decades, it has built a reputation for rigorous academics, deep industry integration, and a research-driven culture that has directly shaped India's chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
What ICT brings to the partnership
A Deemed University whose platforms in Bio-Technology provide bridges for new wave start-ups to explore global opportunities in deep-tech.
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ICT's areas of strength
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Dedicated to industrial collaboration.
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Premier reputation in Biotechnology, largely driven by its unique "bioprocess" approach which bridges pure biology with industrial engineering.
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Widely considered one of the top institutions in India for specialised biotech research.
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The impact is defined by its ability to move research from the lab to the factory floor.
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ICT is accomplished in technology transfer, with developments in hydrogen production and waste-to-energy successfully scaled and integrated with companies like ONGC and BCPL respectively.
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DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences is India's first centre dedicated to bio-energy and bio-fuels.
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A global leader in 2G-Ethanol technology, which has been commercialised with major oil companies like HPCL.
ICT Biological Sciences & Biotechnology
A global leader in translational research and industrial bioprocessing.
The department's impact is defined by its ability to move research from the lab to the factory level — and to help industry create and execute solutions to the most intricate waste-to-energy problems.
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Lab to Factory
The most recent venture is the joint development initiative with BCPL for transforming the landscape of waste management across geographies and across platforms using bio science.
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Translational Research
The department's impact is defined by its ability to move research from the lab to the factory level and to help industry create and execute solutions to solve the most intricate waste to energy problems.
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Bio-Industrial Focus
ICT's Biotechnology division stands out for its specialised focus on bio-industrial applications and commercialised technology.
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World Authority
ICT is now a world authority in Bioprocess Technology, Biofuels and Industrial Biotechnology.