New Delhi, June 13 -- In a landmark initiative, the Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial support to Clearsynth Labs Limited for establishing a large-scale facility to manufacture deuterated reagents and building blocks.

This move aims to reduce India's reliance on imports and boost self-reliance in high-end chemical technologies.

Deuterated compounds, critical for pharmaceuticals, OLEDs, semiconductors, and fiber optics, are currently mostly imported into India.

Despite a strong pharmaceutical manufacturing base, Indian companies have limited capacity to produce isotope-labelled compounds.

The new facility, enabled by TDB's support, will al...