Telangana emerges as a global life sciences hub with over Rs 54,000 crore invested since 2024

Hyderabad: Telangana has attracted more than Rs 54,000 crore in life sciences investments over the past year, reinforcing its position as a key global hub in the sector.

According to officials at the Telangana Life Sciences Board Meeting held recently, the state’s cumulative investments—across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, vaccines, digital health, and advanced therapies—are projected to generate over 200,000 jobs. Hyderabad is currently ranked among the world’s top seven life sciences clusters and remains the only Indian city on the list.

Senior government officials and industry leaders reviewed progress at the Board Meeting of Telangana Life Sciences held under the chairmanship of D. Sridhar Babu, Minister for IT, Industries & Commerce, Electronics & Communications, and Legislative Affairs. Special Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar IAS, VC&MD TGIIC Mr. Shashanka IAS, CEO of Telangana Lifesciences Shakthi M. Nagappan, Chairman of DRL Satish Reddy, Chairman of Laurus Labs Satya Chava, among others attended the meeting.

According to D Sridhar Babu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs in the state of Telangana. “Telangana has emerged as a global epicentre for innovation-led life sciences and is now home to over 2000 Life Sciences Companies. The progress made in the last year reflects our strategic commitment to creating a future-ready, knowledge-driven ecosystem. Hyderabad’s emergence as one of the Top 7 global life sciences clusters is a direct outcome of Telangana’s progressive policies, robust infrastructure, and talent-rich ecosystem. This is a result of our focussed efforts and I take this opportunity to congratulate our team on the significant growth”.

During the review, the Minister also directed that the proposed Life Sciences University be developed in a world-class manner as the Telangana School of Life Sciences, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. This initiative is envisioned to become a premier institution fostering cutting-edge research, innovation, and talent development, thereby strengthening Telangana’s position as a global leader in life sciences.

Telangana life sciences ecosystem is valued at over $ 80 billion and it is the only region in the world to host more than 250 USFDA approved sites. The city has over 20+ Life Sciences and MedTech Incubators fostering R&D and innovation in next generation technologies. Hyderabad offers world class talent for Research, Manufacturing and Innovation supported by best-in-class industry infrastructure. It has been the Government’s endeavour to facilitate strategic investments in the state by laying down favourable government policies and incentives for both National and International corporations. Telangana also offers the right bandwidth of talent with over 40 National Research and Academic Institutions providing the required resources to fuel the sectors growth.

Shakthi Nagappan, CEO, Telangana Lifesciences said “Hyderabad has now become home to 8 of the top 10 big pharma companies, and we are well on the way to making it 10 out 10 under the leadership of CM and Minister (I&C). As part of the board meeting, Minister reviewed the plans for upgradation of Genome Valley and medtech park, etc. The Board assessed the sharp rise in investments, the growth of Hyderabad’s global standing, and the state’s progress toward becoming a $250 billion life sciences economy by 2030. Board also reviewed the draft of the upcoming Telangana Life Sciences Policy, which aims to catalyze sectoral expansion through incentives, talent development, infrastructure, and sustainability initiatives.