Gateway to the biotech world
Bangalore Bio 2005, the fifth edition of Bangalore Bio tradeshow is promoted by Government of Karnataka, India and the Vision Group on Biotechnology. Over the past five years, this event has emerged as the biggest congregation of India’s biotech community.

Biotechnology dawns a new era in health care
The combination of technological advancements like DNA chip (in the experimental stages) and biomedical engineering has led to several breakthrough in targeted therapy, finds R Baby Manoj

Biotechpreneur feels Karnataka government’s policy lacks clarity
UNLIKE its counterpart in the centre, the Karanataka state government has failed in bringing in clarity and focus to its IT policy, feels a city based biotechpreneur who has recently invested Rs two crore in setting up his biotech firm for exclusively developing high quality soilless plants, mainly for export.

‘‘Understanding the mysteries of life is the challenge of biotech”
‘Manipal Acunova’ is committed to bringing the intellectual acumen of Manipal Health Sciences University to innovation in drug discovery. Its scientists bring innovation to drug discovery and doctors bring speed to drug approval for clients worldwide.

Biotech education in India
Since the scope in biotechnology has been recognised by students and parents, many colleges have started courses in this field without proper infrastructure and teachers, feels Dr Kshitish Acharya K

Turning data into knowledge - A new paradigm for managing pharma and contract research laboratories
A look at the implementation of an application independent data management platform containing a unique ‘print-to-database’ technology that allows scientists, management and intellectual property personnel to leverage the increasing ‘high throughput’ data explosion

‘Indian biotech provides a value proposition for bio-partnering’
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the able captain of India’s biotechnology industry, has recently become the richest woman in Asia. Going by the trends in the biotech-led drug discovery and the huge potential it holds for wealth creation, she would perhaps become the richest woman in the world too. In an in-silico interview with R BabyManoj, she speaks about the future of biotechnology in India. Excerpts:

Strand Genomics: Core competency in data mining and analysis
Strand Genomics is a leading global life sciences informatics company focused on software for drug discovery and development. Strand has leveraged its core strengths in data mining and analysis to develop its products avadis and truPK.