AAPS National Biotechnology Conference: THE Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Meeting Join over 1300 colleagues and visit with 130+ exhibiting companies at this must attend scientific event! By: AAPSPharmaceutica … Continue reading →

The citys biotechnology cluster will be scaled up to international quality, says the Union Budget 2014-15. This effort will include global partnerships in accessing model-organism resources for disease biology, stem cell biology and high-end electron microscopy, it adds. The cluster will give small and medium enterprises the opportunity to set up labs for innovative solutions to problems in agriculture, health, energy and environment, said Tanusree Deb Barma, Director, Information Technology and Biotechnology directorate. It is being developed near Electronics City, in collaboration with the Karnataka Vision Group on Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, the industry and academia, she said. It will complement the existing biotech cluster of north Bangalore. The cluster will also provide opportunities for translational research and collaboration, and in the future for business marketing. Developed in a public-private partnership mode, the campus may be able to explore bio-manufacturing capabilities, Ms. Deb Barma said. A biotech cluster in Faridabad will similarly be scaled up, according to the budget. Chair of Karnatakas Vision Group on Biotechnology and CMD Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said scaling up these biotech clusters will give a boost to the Indian biotech sector which has the potential to position India as the global biotech hub. Here is … Continue reading →

The Senate on Wednesday approved the legislative action to regulate the application of biotechnology when it passed for second reading, the Bill seeking to establish the National Bio-Safety Management Agency. The Bill seeks among others, to address the National Bio-safety requirements and regulate the practice of modern biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms in order to ensure safety to the environment and human health. The sponsor of the bill, Senator Domingo Obende, while reading the lead debate, said it will apply to safety administration of any activity of importing, exporting GMOs and the products derived into and out of the country. He noted that the absence of Bio-safety law had hampered research and development in modern biotechnology in Nigeria. He said, A Bio-safety law will, therefore, enable our research institutes to carry out their statutory functions The Bio-safety Bill will address issues concerning food security, health issues, diagnostic, and environmental problems like desertification, soil erosion, among others. Senator Smart Adeyemi, in his contribution, said Nigeria needs to embrace modern technology to ensure food security for the population, creation of jobs and wealth for the youth. He said, Nigeria has to apply relevant technology to guarantee food security for the people because … Continue reading →