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FACE TO FACE
Bio-entrepreneurs must learn
to do the market assessment
before taking up any idea
Dr Renu Swarup, Managing Director, BIRAC
COVER STORY
Two Years and Counting: Modi
Govt’s Report Card on
Bioscience Sector!
BIO CHAT
India’s public spending on
health is one of the lowest in
the world
Dr Kenneth E Thorpe, Chairman of
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
EXPERT COLUMN
Synthetic Biology and the
Responsible Futures
Prof Pawan Dhar, Dr Satya Prakash Dash
and Deepak Singh
WOMEN HEALTH
Shame no more, it’s my right to
get proper menstrual hygiene
Nancy Muller’s TED Talk
STARTUP SPEAKS
Made in India and for the world
HEALTH INNOVATION
Patient blood management