New Delhi, Feb 3 : A two day Global Biotechnology Summit on “Destination India” will be held on 5th & 6th February 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The event would showcase India’s Biotechnology strength and capacity. It would provide an opportunity to bring together all stakeholders to discuss opportunities, collaborations and to prepare a joint action plan for achieving the target of 100 billion US dollars for the Biotech sector by 2020.
The Summit will be held as a run up to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) celebrating its 30th Foundation Day on 26th February, 2016. The last 30th years, after the Department can into existence in 1986, have been crucial for the growth of Life Sciences and Biotechnology in the Country and DBT’s impact has been both national and global.
The Department is also making efforts to spread the message across the country and internationally on the impact which Life Sciences and Biotechnology have made on society. It also feels that this is an occasion to explore new opportunities and build new partnerships.
The Summit would also help attract investors and other key partners to invest in the biotech sector in India, in response to the call given by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Make in India and for encouragement of the start-up ecosystem with a potential for scale-up. It would broadly focus on the priority themes – Make in India,
About 1200-1500 participants are expected to attend the event including eminent scientists from national and international public and private sector organizations and universities.
