Development of biotechnology in india
- 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN INDIA SEMINAR Presented by mohit kumar meena Agriclaas@gmail.com
- 2. •The term biotechnology was first coined by Hungarian engineer, Karoly (Karol) in 1919. • Biotechnology is the branch of biology which exploits the biological processes to produce various products which are useful to human beings. •Government of India set up the department of biotechnology under the ministry of science & technology in 1986 with the aim of enhancing the biotechnology in India. •India has become the hub of biotechnology since the last decade & has become the main center of attraction for global investments due to the skilled & knowledgeable manpower available in India. INTRODUCTION
- 6. MAJOR MILESTONES IN INDIAN BIOTECH INDUSTRY 1978: India’s 1st biotech firm, Biocon, was setup 1986: Department of Biotechnology (DBT) was formed 1998: Monsanto Research established an R&D centre for plant genomics 2010: Cadila Healthcare, Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech launched 1st H1N1 swine flu vaccine. 2012: India ranked 12th in the world in biotech and 3rd largest in Asia Pacific, after Japan and Korea 2016: India's National Intellectual Property Rights policy was launched. 2017: Ministry of Health, Malaysia, awarded, Biocon, a contract worth US$68.43 million to supply recombinant human insulin formulations for a duration of three years.
- 11. EMPLOYMENT OPPURTUNITIES In today’s advanced era, when people are exposed to so many physical disorders, biotech plays a vital role in developing medicines, vaccines, energy production & conservation. Today in India there are more than 350 biotech companies providing employment for over 20,000 scientists. Opportunities in India are great with many universities & other institutions offering B.Sc., B.E, B.Tech courses in biotech. PG can be done in special areas like agriculture biotech, marine biotech, medical biotech or biomedical engineering. Those who have done PG courses can apply for research work starting as junior researcher.