To mark ‘Biotech Startup Expo-2022’ BGSBU holds an event.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, JUNE 09:–Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, BGSBU, Rajouri, on Thursday organised a one-day event as a part of the Biotech Startup Expo-2022, which was attended by faculty members, research scholars & students.
Biotech Startup Expo-2022 is being held to mark the completion of ten years of setting up of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), the Government of India.
The theme of the Expo is ‘Biotech Startup Innovations: Towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Pragati Maidan(New Delhi) today.
The Biotech Startup Expo 2022 will provide a common platform to connect investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, industry leaders, manufacturers, bio-incubators, regulators, and government officials.
“The Indian biotechnology industry is one of the fastest-rowing knowledge-based sectors & currently India ranks amongst the top 12 biotechnology destinations worldwide and is a global leader in the production of drugs and vaccines,” said Prof. Akbar Massod, VC,BGSBU.
For an economy like India, biotechnology is a powerful enabling technology that can revolutionize agriculture, healthcare, industrial processing, and environmental sustainability, he added.
Dr. A. A. Shah, Associate Dean, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology said that India is witnessing a paradigm shift in its conventional policies in education, Biotechnology employment avenues, and the role of academics and industry to make India self-reliant, as we call it Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
Several participants expressed their views on the theme; including Yaser Rafiq Mir (Senior Research Fellow), who delivered a talk on the ‘Role of next-generation sequencing technology in health care entrepreneurship’, and Sajid Ali Shah (Research Scholar) also discussed “Role of biotechnology in entrepreneurship”.
Nadia Gul (Senior Research Fellow) conducted the event proceedings, Dr Saima Aslam addressed a formal vote of thanks.