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Biotechnology – The way towards a Biobased economy Biotechnology companies have developed to form backbone support to the economy of the nation. The bio-economy includes all activities related to the production of biomass and the ways in which the biomass and its residues can be used subsequently. Introduction to Biotechnology There is growing consumer demand for natural products, low-carbon solutions, and bio-based innovation. Industrial biotechnology is a key enabling technology for delivering these solutions. At the same time, there is a huge opportunity for biotechnology aligned with Agriculture & chemical sectors. However, in the modern financial world, biotechnology companies comprise an industry sector collectively known as the biotech. The research, develop, and produce a wide variety of commercial products, though most of them focus on medical or agricultural applications. Green Biotechnology (Agricultural Biotechnology) – Huge growth opportunities ahead Green Biot...

India Emerging as a Next Biologic Drug Hub SHUCHI.P.NAHAR The Indian pharmaceutical companies always had strong chemistry skills to work on small molecules to make generic drugs, but they lacked skills, people and ecosystem to work on large molecules to come up with reverse engineered versions of biotech drugs, many experts complain. However, it is beginning to change.   'India: the emerging hub for biologics and biosimilars', the Indian pharmaceutical companies have launched 123 biosimilars and currently have 201 active biosimilars covering multiple indications in the development pipeline. Further, India has 95 approved biosimilars in the domestic market, more than any other country in the world. Biologics are the biological products regulated under the rules of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They are used to either diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure various medical conditions.  Significantly, biologics are large, complex, and diverse molecules produced through biotec...