Indian Biotechnology - Why is India important?
The importance of India in the field of Biotechnology is manifold. In addition to generating trained manpower and a knowledge base, India is proving to be an ideal setting for manufacturing activites and high-level biotechnology research programmes. With the initiatives taken by the government, Indian Biotechnology is poised for a tremendous growth.
- Trained manpower and knowledge base
- Good network of research laboratories
- Rich Biodiversity
- Well developed base industries (e.g.: pharmaceuticals, seeds)
- Access to intellectual resources of NRIs in this area.
- Extensive clinical trials and research - access to vast & diverse disease populations
- Bio-diversity - India's human gene pools offer an exciting opportunity for genomic studies.
- Agriculture being the mainstay of the masses translates into a corresponding growth of the Agribiotech sector.