Biotechnology in India
Bengaluru is the Biotechnology capital of India. More than half of Bio tech companies are based in Bengaluru. Hyderabad is the second Bio tech hub in India and is fast developing and has largest bio tech park in India like the Genome valley.
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Department of Biotechnology[edit]
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is an Indian government department, under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for administrating development and commercialization in the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. It was set up in 1986.
Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India[edit]
The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) is an proposed regulatory body in India for uses of biotechnology products including genetically modified organisms (GMOs).[1] The institute was first suggested under the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) draft bill prepared by the Department of Biotechnology in 2008. Since then, it has undergone several revisions.[2]
Companies[edit]
- Sea6 Energy is a startup working for producing fuel from seaweed.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Regulatory Authority to be Set Up on Bio-Technology, PIB, GOI, 22 May 2012
- ^ "BRAI Bill leaves biotech commercialisation in limbo", The Hindu, 9 September 2010
- ^ How Bengaluru became the biotech capital of India, The Economic Times, 12 November 2015
External links[edit]
- Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science & Technology)
- Indian Biosafety Rules & Regulations
- eProMIS (Department of Biotechnology)
