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08/06/22 07:32 AM IST

Biotech Startup Expo - 2022

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  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo - 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Biotech Startup Expo 
  • It  is a two day event being held on 9th and 10th June.
  • It is being organised by the Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
  • It is being held to mark completion of ten years of setting up of BIRAC.
  • The theme of the Expo is ‘Biotech Startup Innovations: Towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.
  • The Expo will act as a platform to connect entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, scientists, researchers, bio-incubators, manufacturers, regulators, government officials, etc.
  • About 300 stalls will be set up at the Expo, which will showcase the applications of biotechnology in various fields such as healthcare, genomics, biopharma, agriculture, industrial biotechnology, waste-to-value, clean energy, among others.
Source- PIB 

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