India is already a generics and biosimilar leader , with a major hub in Gujarat , but we must now strive to become a leader in new biotech discoveries as well
NARENDRA MODI , PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
start-ups can be boosted .”
“ Third , impact on society . Many Nobel Prize winning discoveries have had a huge impact on our society through health and agriculture . For example , precision medicine using the tools of gene-technologies is now a reality . We must use this tool to study cancer , diabetes and infectious diseases ,” he said .
Addressing the students , he said , “ You are the foundation and the future of India . You should build new ranges from which the peaks will arise . If we focus on the foundation , in our schools and colleges and through teachers all miracles can happen . There will be hundreds of peaks from India . But , if we neglect the hard work at the base no peak will magically appear .”
While concluding , the Prime Minister thanked the Nobel Media Foundation , the Department
of Biotechnology , Government of India and the Government
of Gujarat for organising such an innovative programme .
India has great potential to be a scientific power : Nobel Laureates
While participating in the Nobel Prize Series as a part of Vibrant Gujarat Summit , the several Nobel laureates have opined that India has a great potential to be a scientific power and it should invest more in basic and fundamental research areas . The themes of the dialogue were captured by artists as they were speaking to a huge gathering of scientists , students and general public as a part of the first Nobel Prize Series being held in Ahmedabad in conjunction with the biennial summit of Vibrant Gujarat .
The Programme christened as Nobel Dialogue saw active participation of Nine Nobel Laureates including Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan , Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry , Dr Richard Roberts , Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or
Medicine , Dr . Harold Varmus , Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine , Dr Randy Schekman , Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine , David Gross , Nobel
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