India, March 28 -- image credit- PIB

At a high-level meeting of the Department of Biotechnology, Union Minister of Science and Technology (S&T) Dr Jitendra Singh announced the creation of Regional BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) Centres across India, in collaboration with States, to accelerate startups and biomanufacturing, and thus harness the biotech potential in different parts of the country.

The Minister emphasised the need for comprehensive mapping of states based on their biotech potential and directed the department to collaborate with them in establishing Bio E3 (Economy, Environment and Employment) Cells highlighting that Assam is the first state to establish a dedicated BIO E3 cell. These specialise...