Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday said India has already stepped into the next industrial revolution powered by biotechnology, positioning itself among global leaders in bio-innovation.

Speaking at the inauguration of the NHP-ABSL-3 facility and delivering the keynote address at the second Foundation Day of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) at BRIC-National Institute of Immunology (NII), Dr. Singh said India is one of the few nations with a dedicated biotechnology policy, BioE3.

He praised the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for emerging as one of the most dynamic and integrated scientific ecosystems in the government and said the “best of DBT is yet to come.”

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