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GLOBAL BIO INDIA 2021
- The second edition of Global Bio-India-2021 is being conducted by India virtually from New Delhi.
- The 3-day event will showcase the strength and opportunities of the India’s biotechnology sector at national level and to the global community.
- The theme for this year is “Transforming lives” with the tag line “Biosciences to Bio-economy”.
India’s Biotechnology Sector
- The Biotechnology sector has emerged as an integral part of the Indian economy over the past few decades, and the Government of India is playing a transformative and catalytic role in building a USD 150 billion bio-economy by 2025.
- The sector is recognized as one of the key drivers for India to achieve its USD 5 trillion target.
SOURCE:PIB,THE ECONOMIC TIMES