New Delhi: The 22nd edition of BioAsia 2025, a leading life sciences and healthcare conference, themed ‘Catalysts of Change – Expanding Global Healthcare Frontiers, Transforming Healthcare with Innovation, Collaboration and Progress’ was inaugurated by A Revanth Reddy, CM of Telangana, Dr. Jeannette Young, Governor of Queensland, and D Sridhar Babu, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Government of Telangana along with other dignitaries.
Speaking at the event, A Revanth Reddy, Chief Minister of Telangana said “BioAsia over the years has helped position Hyderabad as the global Life Sciences capital of the country. The city of Hyderabad has a long history of excellence in healthcare, biosciences, life sciences, pharma, bulk drugs, generics, contact manufacturing and biotech industries. We are excited to host Bio Asia today. We will develop Hyderabad and Telangana into one of the largest ecosystems for biosciences, biotech and life sciences innovation, R&D, manufacturing, skill development, and investment. We are the number one state which has attracted both domestic and foreign investment. We have lowest inflation rate and are creating employment opportunities in the state of Telangana. We already have 160 Km ORR and we are building a Regional Ring Road of 360 KM outside the core urban area along with a network of radial roads connecting the two ring roads with radial roads and creating manufacturing hubs for pharma, EV’s data centres, green energy, seed manufacturing, agri-processing and other sectors. We are developing 10 pharma Villages between ORR and RRR which will generate over 5 lakh jobs.”
“The Green Pharma city is also a key initiative under the Future City Project and is progressing rapidly. We have already signed 6 MOU’s and signing another 11 MOU’s today creating more jobs for the youth. We are all set to launch a new Life Sciences Policy which will chart a bold new growth trajectory for the sector. With this we will enter new domains such as cell and gene therapy, genomics, biologics, precision medicine, peptides, digital innovation, advanced R&D and complex manufacturing,” added Reddy.
Sridhar Babu, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Government of Telangana, said: “The BioAsia has been built over the past 2 decades a culmination of excellence, and it has become a cornerstone for the healthcare and sciences industry. For the past 12 months we have witnessed a huge surge of investment from several international and domestic companies who have chosen Telangana as the gateway to India which is rapidly growing in terms of the life sciences ecosystem. From Pharma manufacturing and R & D centres to GCCS innovation hubs. We have witnessed several global life sciences companies open operations in the city and have created more than 51,000 direct jobs and 1,50,000 indirect jobs over here.”
The inaugural day also featured four insightful panel discussions. The session on AI Transformation in Healthcare brought together eminent speakers, including Dr. Ken Washington, CTO, Medtronic; Dr. Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Founder, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG); Dr. Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Dr. Olga Kubassova, President, Image Analysis Group (IAG); and Dr. Ricardo Gaminha Pacheco, Director, Insilico Medicine.
The second panel discussion, ‘Unleashing the Tiger: The Indian CRDMO Sector,’ featured industry leaders such as Peter Bains, CEO Designate, Syngene; Manni Kantipudi, CEO, Aragen Lifesciences; Krishna Kanumuri, Managing Director & CEO, Sai Lifesciences; Nandini Piramal, Chairperson, Piramal Pharma Ltd; Ramesh Subramaniam, CEO, PI Health Sciences; Guilano Perfetti, Managing Director & CEO, Jubilant Biosys; and Akhil Ravi, CEO, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services.
Additionally, the panel on ‘Innovations Shaping the Future of the Global Life Sciences Landscape’ featured distinguished speakers such as Dr. Shekar Mande, Former Director General, CSIR; Dr. Boris Stoffel, Managing Director, Miltenyi Biotec; Christian Jones, Chief Commercial Officer, Nanoform; Nitin Dharmadhikari, Chief Operating Officer, SPARC; Sandhya Sreepathy, Novartis Biomedical Research Head; and Dr. Anil Kaul, Vice President & Head, Global Public Health Discovery, Johnson & Johnson.
In the last panel of the day, Strengthening the Global Bioeconomy and Transforming Human Health Through Generative Biology (in collaboration with the World Economic Forum), key insights were shared by Dr. Toon Overstijns, CEO, Miltenyi Biomedicine; Dr. Marinna Madrid, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Cellino Biotec; Dr. K. Anand Kumar, Managing Director, Indian Immunologicals Limited; Sanjiv Navangul, Managing Director and CEO, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd; Prof. Ullas S Kolthur, Director, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics; and Sai Prasad, Executive Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
Lastly, a high-profile CEO Conclave, titled ‘India’s Century: Leading the Global Innovation Charge in Life Sciences,’ also took place, featuring distinguished speakers, including Dr. S. Somanath, Former Chairman, ISRO; G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman & Managing Director, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; Dr. Satyanarayana Chava, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Laurus Labs; Cesar Concepcion, Chief Commercial Officer, APMA Region, Novartis; and Winselow Tucker, President and General Manager, Lilly India, USA.
Investment Announcements at Bio Asia 2025:
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Telangana Government welcomed MSD, USA to the vibrant ecosystem of Telangana. Unmatched Technology and lifesciences capabilities of the city will help accelerate growth of MSD.
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AGILISIUM, a company HQ out Los Angeles,USA has launched its new office at RMZ Spire, Hyderabad. The company also establishes a Life Sciences and Innovation & Talent Development Lab.
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ALS, a global leader in testing, inspection, certification, and verification solutions, is establishing a state-of-the-art Bio Pharma cGMP testing lab in Genome Valley
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MEISHI PHARMA – A Lotus Company is setting up its 2nd R&D center in Hyderabad under its new Indian subsidiary, MEISHI Pharma Services Pvt Ltd.
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•Pharma MOUs were signed for the Green Pharma City, a flagship initiative of the Government of Telangana. Already 6 pharma companies have signed MOUs with the government of Telangana with 11 more companies joining the initiative, as MOUs signed with Granules, Orbicular, Aizant, Biological E, Virchow, Virupaksha, Jubilant, Vimta, Aragen, Bharat Biotech and Sai Life Sciences, bringing an investment of Rs. 5445 Crore, and creating 9800 new jobs. With these commitments, the total investment in Green Pharma City now stands at Rs.11,100 Crore, with employment opportunities exceeding 22,300.
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Strategic partnerships by the Telangana Government to advance the life sciences ecosystem:
