Tag: Biotech
16th edition of BioAsia 2019 kicks off at Hyderabad
On the first day, the Genome Valley Excellence Award 2019 was presented to Dr Don W. Cleveland of the University of California recognizing his pioneering work in cancer genetics. Also, the Governor of Telangana launched State government’s Vaccine Skilling program...………….
CTDDR-2019: The 7th Mahakumbh of Drug Research
The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute organized the mega event on drug research dedicated to Malaria, Leishmania, Multi-drug Resistance and Natural Product Chemistry for Drug Discovery......……….
IIT Hyderabad researchers find Antarctic fungi that could help in treating...
This work could lead to development of hemotherapeutic treatment methods that have fewer side effects than the existing methods...……………..
DBT to establish Biotech KISAN hubs across India
The Department of Biotechnology is set to establish 15 hubs in partnership with multiple institutions across India for carrying out the agricultural biotechnology research to tackle major issues affecting productivity and quality of agri products................
PM asks scientists to focus on local innovation at 106th Indian...
As we boost our discovery science ecosystem, we must also focus on innovation and start-ups, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the 106th session of Indian Science Congress being held at Jalandhar
Tomato gene involved in viral infection and heat stress identified
The National Institute of Plant Genome Research's scientific team has observed that two genes (SlDEAD23 and SlDEAD35) help plants to withstand biotic and abiotic stresses...............
DBT signs MoU with AYUSH ministry, to focus on R&D of...
The Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the biotechnological research and development of Indian natural products that have displayed immense positive health benefits...……….
2019 can be a game-changer for bioscience industry?
The second last year of this decade signals towards fast nearing end of the obsolete regulations, technologies and ideas. The next decade is surely going to offer a huge leap forward to the bioscience sector in India and globally...……………..
Rewind 2018: An action packed year for the DBT!
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) initiated many new programmes, ranging from collaboration to scaling up, aimed at boosting industry and academic research. The top policymaking agency has been at the forefront of promoting the growth of the sector throughout the year..................
Chinese biotech revolution to have highest impact globally in 2019, says...
The government-supported Chinese biotech revolution will bring forth many Chinese drug developers to compete with well-established multinational drug companies...............