bio event
of making ‘cell factories’
i.e., converting microbes
into manufacturing hubs
for making industrial
chemicals, drugs for
pharma and so on.
The discussion at the
meeting was highly
interactive with
participants asking
various interesting
questions to the speakers.
The new opportunities
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in the various areas
where bioengineering
could be applied were
discussed too.
Pharmaceuticals is
predicted to be the third
largest market by 2020
in terms of growth.
The business of generic
drugs will contribute
the greatest. India’s
patent pool is expected
to increase to over 20
percent in the next 10
years. We are the fourth
largest global producer
of agro chemicals. A
global shift towards Asia
as the world’s chemicals
manufacturing hub.
The field of biological
engineering will have
significant role to play
in all these sectors.
Similarly, the Indian
Biotech Industry is