Biotechnology in India Current Affairs, GK & News

Gujarat New Biotechnology policy

February 18, 2022

On February 17, 2022, Government of Gujarat unveiled new Biotechnology Policy, that offers up to 25 per cent financial support on capital investments in the biotechnology sector. About the New Biotechnology Policy Operative period of the new biotechnology policy will be five years, from 2022 till 2027. The policy seeks to create around 1.2 lakh ..

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BioAsia 2021- Highlights

February 10, 2021

The 18th edition of BioAsia event will be held in between February 22, 2021 to February 23, 2021. It will be organised under the theme: ‘Move the Needle’. Highlights This year, the BioAsia event will focus on Covid-19, pharma, medtech and global health. The event would comprise of a wide array of panels. The panel ..

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New Biomolecules to fight Kala Azar Drug Resistance

June 24, 2020

A team of researchers from Department of Biotechnology, National Centre for Cell Science have found ways to combat drug resistance of Kala Azar disease. Miltefosine is the only drug available against Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar and is losing its effectiveness lately. What is the issue? The transporter proteins play a major role in carrying miltefosine ..

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‘BioAsia 2020’ commenced in Hyderabad

February 17, 2020

The 17th edition of Asia’s largest biotechnology and life sciences forum, ‘BioAsia 2020’ recently commenced in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. The three-day event began with the theme of ‘Today for Tomorrow’. More than 2000 delegates from as many as 37 countries.  A massive exhibition with 175 exhibitors and experts is also set to be ..

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First Global Bio-India 2019 Summit Begins In New Delhi

November 21, 2019

With an aim to showcase India’s potential in the biotechnology sector, one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate “Global Bio-India 2019” begins in New Dehli on Thursday 21st November 2019. The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the summit. In a 3 day long ..

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Union Government launches Manav human atlas initiative for holistic understanding of human body

July 9, 2019

The new human atlas initiative – named Manav – has been launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Persistent Systems for holistic understanding of human body. The aim of the initiative is to create a unified database of molecular network of all the tissues in the human body and to derive a holistic picture ..

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