Last updated: July 21, 2022
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Out of India's top 10 biotech companies, seven are in bio-pharmaceuticals and three in agri-biotech.
100%
FDI through automatic route permitted for brownfield investments
No.1
producer of recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine.
2nd
highest number of USFDA-approved plants outside the US.
No.1
producer of BT cotton variety in the world.
US$ 70.2 billion
value of biotech sector in 2020
Leading
destination for clinical trials, contract research, and manufacturing.
+500
USFDA approved pharma plants in India; 2nd largest outside of USA.
800
biotechnology companies in India, driving global partnerships.
55+
bio-incubators and 9 biotech parks, with new ones in the pipeline.
Department of Science & Technology
+91-11-26567373, 26962819
The department plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
+ 91-11-24389600
A public sector undertaking of the Department of Biotechnology.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
011-23710618
CSIR, known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization.
Autonomous S&T Institutions
+91-11-26562122/25/33/44,
A comprehensive list of S&T research organisations around India.
Department of Biotechnology
+91-11-26511439, 26510068, 23386051
