Tag: DBT
DBT’s strategy meet discusses roadmap for $100 billion biotech industry
At the Department of Biotechnology's meeting, the top policymakers agreed that a mechanism needs to be developed of rewarding promising projects of societal importance, taking them to translational stage & communicating them...........
C-CAMP & BIRAC launch SEED for unfunded novel bioscience startups
Life sciences technology and innovation hub Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has launched a fund, in partnership with the government’s Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)......
Ashwagandha has capacity to deal with complicated cancers, finds research
The Indian and Japanese scientists in the joint research efforts have concluded that the ashwagandha plant has multi-modal anticancer activities.....
Indo-Canadian science programme on clean water technology
The top Indian and Canadian science and technology agencies are collaborating to work on finding technology solutions for clean water..........
BioVoice eMag April 2017 Issue-11 Volume-1
BioVoice eMag April 2017 Issue-11 Volume-1:
The ‘April 2017’ issue of BioVoice eMagazine includes the COVER STORY on Biorevolution 2.0: India’s quest to become a biotech...
India, UK to establish joint crop science centre for research &...
The aim of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two nations is to develop a long-term partnership between India and UK in plant sciences..........
“Indian biotech sector is yet to unleash its true potential”
In an exclusive interaction with BioVoice, Mr Rupinder Singh, Chief Executive Officer, BioHouse gave latest details about the company besides an overview of the industry’s growth in last one decade. Read the excerpts below:
“Biotech is an intrinsic component of 21st century knowledge economy”
Government funding through grants can only provide initial ignition. It is imperative we create necessary enablers, which will improve availability of risk capital, writes the union minister of state for S&T, Mr Y S Chowdhary........
‘Grand Challenges India Meeting’ on improving public health begins at Delhi
The mission-directed research initiative was collaboratively launched in 2012 under the umbrella of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DBT and BMGF. Read details.........
BIRAC celebrates its 5th birthday amid resolve to make India a...
The intense discussions at the 2-day event to celebrate the 5th foundation day of the Biotechnology Research Assistance Council, were focused around the theme “BIRAC@5: Impacting the Biotech Ecosystem”........