Biotechnology News

"In recent years, a large number of new bioproducts businesses have opened and closed due to the inability to produce quality bio inputs that meet the established quality parameters and farmers' expectations

IIT Kharagpur has launched an ambitious programme to encourage beginners of undergraduate engineering courses at the institute to enrol for Genomics Study.

While the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 have reportedly reduced even terror funding and corruption to a certain level, the move itself has been questioned by many.

Biotechnology major Biocon on Monday said it has appointed Suresh Subramanian as the Head of the company's branded formulations (India) business.

India may have created a competitive market by abolishing licence raj, but it has been replaced by an equally time-consuming "approval raj" fraught with potential corruption, Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has said.

India had entered into an agreement in 2006 with UNESCO regarding establishment of Regional Centre for Biotechnology Training and Education.

Kolkata-based JIS University announced it will soon start offering courses in technology, pharmacy, education and media.

Biocon Ltd Tuesday said it has earned the distinction of being the only Asian biopharma company to feature among the top biotechnology employers in the world as ranked by Science magazine.

Biotechnology major Biocon's custom research arm Syngene has appointed Peter Bains as its Chief executive Officer (CEO).

Biotechnology firm Biocon Ltd could file a prospectus for a share listing for its research services business arm Syngene International within the next two months, two sources directly involved in the process said.

Biotechnology major Biocon on Wednesday reported a flat growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 102.05 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.