Biotechnology in India
Agencies of the Government of India concerned with the biotechnology industry include the Department of Biotechnology and the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India.
Department of Biotechnology
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is an Indian government department, under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for administering development and commercialization in the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. It was set up in 1986.
Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India
The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) is a 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
- Advanced Enzymes[3]
- Bharat Biotech.[4]
- Biocon.[5][6]
- Hester Biosciences[7]
- Laurus Bio.[8] The company is a subsidiary of Laurus Labs, and was originally company named Richcore, before Laurus acquired it and renamed it.[8][9]
- Sea6 Energy is a startup working for producing fuel from seaweed.[10]
- Serum Institute of India.[11] The company is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Advanced Enzymes. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Bharat Biotech International Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ "Who we are - Biocon - Global Biopharmaceutical company". Biocon. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "Biocon Ltd". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "About". www.hester.in. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ a b Ramarathinam, Ashwin (2020-11-25). "Laurus Labs buys 73% stake in Biotech firm Richcore Lifesciences for Rs247 crore". mint. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Laurus Bio | Enabling precision fermentation and synthetic biology". LAURUS Bio. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ How Bengaluru became the biotech capital of India, The Economic Times, 12 November 2015
- ^ "About Serum Institute Of India Pvt. Ltd". www.seruminstitute.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ Kalra, Aditya (2022-05-24). "Indian vaccine giant Serum plans African plant in global expansion". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ Robertson, Chiyo (2021-02-28). "Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the world". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
External links
- Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science & Technology)
- Indian Biosafety Rules & Regulations
- eProMIS (Department of Biotechnology)
