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India, Australia sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech

May 28, 2016

India and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance research and development (R&D) capabilities in biotechnology by launching a joint funding call. The MoU was signed between India’s BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) and Horticulture Innovation ..

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Lok Sabha passes Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016

April 25, 2016

The Lok Sabha passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 to provide statutory status to the existing Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad, Haryana. The Bill seeks to provide legislative backing to the Regional Centre and also confers upon ..

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India, UK institutions ink agreement for collaboration in Crop Sciences

February 27, 2016

Department of Biotechnology in the Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed a MoU with a consortium of top United Kingdom (UK) research institutions for joint India-UK collaboration programme in crop science. The consortium UK research institutions included representatives ..

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Union Government unveils National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020

December 31, 2015

Union Government has unveiled National Biotechnology Development Strategy (NBDS) 2015-2020 to establish India as a world-class bio-manufacturing hub. It was unveiled by the Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi. Key facts NBDS intends to launch ..

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Government gives nod to introduction of Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2015

December 3, 2015

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2015. The bill aims for establishment of a Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) in Faridabad, Haryana and provide ..

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Union Government launches BIRAC AcE Fund to accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology

March 19, 2015

Union Government on 19 March 2015 launched Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) AcE Fund to accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology. It was announced by Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology (S&T) and Earth Sciences Y.S. Chowdary ..

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"Right to Research (R2R) Foundation" to promote Indian researchers launched

August 3, 2014

With a view to support foreign-educated and trained Indian researchers to help them find suitable jobs, upon their return to the country, a group of researchers and academicians have launched the Right to Research (R2R) Foundation. It has been observed ..

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RTS,S: World's first vaccine against Malaria to hit markets soon

July 30, 2014

The world’s first malaria vaccine— RTS,S created by pharma company GSK, is expected to hit the markets by 2015. GSK has submitted a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S. Application of RTS,S: ..

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