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Genome Valley Excellence Award to Nobel Laureate Prof Kurt Wuthrichand and Dr Paul Stoffels , Worldwide Chairman Pharmaceuticals and Chief Scientific Officer of Johnson & Johnson for their immense contribution in the field of life sciences and healthcare .
The inaugural ceremony of BioAsia 2017 witnessed many strategic partnerships and investment announcements of around INR 3,382 Crores . Earlier , the day started with a delegate visit to the BioPark at Genome Valley , as a part of BioAsia 2017 , where several companies showcased their state of the art infrastructure to the high profile delegation . Additionally , Mr K T Rama Rao inaugurated MN Park ’ s iHub Phase II and SME Hub , IKP . He also unveiled building plans of Country ’ s largest animal resource facility being set up by Government of India in partnership with Government of Telangana . The first half of the day also witnessed groundbreaking of Biological E ’ s SEZ Campus in Genome Valley . Overall , projects totaling INR 1,680 Crores were inaugurated at Genome Valley on a single day .
While addressing the delegates , Mr K T Rama Rao , Minister of IT , Industries , MA & UD , NRI Affairs , Govt . of Telangana said ,
“ Hyderabad has always been known as the top pharma destination worldwide . The city is and will remain the pharma production and innovation hub for the world and the proposed Pharma City will strengthen its position significantly . With new industrial clusters like Pharma City and Medical Devices park , Hyderabad is ready to assume leadership role of the life sciences industry in Asia and the world .”
India ’ s rise as a healthcare leader
The second day witnessed , a high profile CEO Enclave on the topic
Mr E S L Narasimhan , Governor for Telangana ( right ) presenting Genome Valley Excellence Award to Nobel Laureate Prof Kurt Wuthrichand ( right ) in the presence of Mr K T Rama Rao ( middle )
“ Serving A Billion New Patients – The Role of Indian Life Sciences Industry ” which had eminent panelists such as Mr KT Rama Rao , Minister for Industries & Commerce , IT E & S , MAUD , Government of Telangana , Dr Vasanth Narasimhan , Global Head of Drug Development & CMO , Novartis , Switzerland , Dr . Patrick Vallance , President R & D , GSK , UK , Dr . Satish
26 BioVoiceNews | March 2017