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Union govt to collaborate with States to establish regional BIRAC centers across India
At a high-level meeting of the Department of Biotechnology, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State( Independent Charge) Science & Technology announced the creation of Regional BIRAC( Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) Centers across India, in collaboration with States, to accelerate StartUps and biomanufacturing.
Dr Jitendra Singh releases India Bioeconomy Report 2025
India’ s bio-economy has witnessed a remarkable 16-fold rise in 10 years of the past one decade, from $ 10 Billion in 2014 to an impressive $ 165.7 Billion in 2024, announced the Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh while releasing“ India Bioeconomy Report 2025”( IBER 2025) at the BIRAC Foundation Day ceremony in New Delhi.
Syngene concludes acquisition of biologics manufacturing facility from Emergent BioSolutions
Syngene International Limited has concluded the acquisition of its first biologics site in the USA. The state-ofthe-art biologics facility, fitted with multiple monoclonal antibody( mAbs) manufacturing lines, was acquired by Syngene USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Syngene, from Emergent Manufacturing Operations Baltimore, a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions, at a gross value of US $ 36.5 million.
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BioVoiceNews | April 2025