Bangalore INDIA BIO is an annual event organized by Department of IT, BT and S & T, Government of Karnataka, under the guidance of Vision Group on Biotechnology, an apex advisory body comprising of members from Government, Public and Private Sectors including Industry and Academia. Since 2001, Bangalore INDIA BIO has been instrumental in promoting the inherent strength of the Indian Biotech Industry to the outside world and is now acknowledged as the biggest and India' s National event on Life Sciences.
The potential of Biotechnology sector is tremendous and the vision of Department of Biotechnology and the Biotech Industry is to acheive a size of US$ 100b by 2025. India' s Biotechnoloygy sector has grown steadily over the last decade from US$ 500m in 2003 to US$ 4b in 2011 - 12. Today Indian Biotech stands 4th in term of volume and 13th in terms of value, holding 2% of global Biotech industry share.
The focal theme of Bangalore INDIA 2014 was"Biotech for a better tomorrow". The event was a grand sucees as it saw participation from Global Biotech Fraternity.
India' s first Bioscience Incubator Unveiled at Inauguration
