India 2018

Scientific and Technological Developments 499
Institute of Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), Bangalore
has successfully attracted outstanding investigators, who have initiated theme
driven programmes. A key focus is given to support young investigators through
a fellowship programme in stem cell research and applications.
National Agri Food Biotechnology Centre (NABI), Mohali engaged in research
programmes and technologies for the biotech cluster at Mohali to make Indian
agriculture and food industry more innovation driven, remunerative and
sustainable. It is providing sustainable and meaningful answers towards quality
nutrition and provides multiple biotechnological and inventive products in
agriculture and food sector.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Delhi
is endeavouring to bring excellence in genetic engineering with collaborative
partnership of scientists from all over the world. The centre is engaged in
conducting training programme on discovery of new drugs against malaria
and micro RNAs in plant development and stress management. The broad
research areas are malaria, virology, immunology, recombinant gene products,
structural and computational biology, plant molecular biology, insect resistance,
plant transformation and synthetic biology and bio-fuels.
Industrial and Entrepreneurship Development
Under Industrial and Entrepreneurship Development schemes, the Department
supported translational research and public private partnership programme
including bio-incubators and biotech parks.
Biotechnology Parks and Incubators
The Department of Biotechnology promotes biotech research and helps to
translate research into products and services. One of the means by which
development of new commercial products is to be achieved through the setting
up the biotechnology parks, where facilities for technology incubation,
technology demonstration and pilot plant studies are provided for accelerated
commercial development of biotechnology. The Department in partnership with
state governments/state government organisations/central government
organisations has established biotechnology parks and incubators in diffferent
parts of the country to facilitate biotech product development, entrepreneurship,
research and innovation.
Bangalore Life Science Cluster for Multi-scale Basic and Applied Research in
Biological Sciences (B-Life), Bengaluru is established to promote research and
technology development through generation of ideas, sharing resources and
infrastructure amongst the partnering institutes. The cluster partnering institutes
are: Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), National
Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Centre for Cellular and Molecular
Platforms (C-CAMP), and Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology
(IBAB). The clusters are engaged in establishment of innovative institutional