Hamburg in Germany , Hinxton in the UK , Grenoble in France and Monterotondo in Italy .
Sartorius has joined the Corporate Partnership Program , EMBL ’ s platform for fostering advanced training collaboration and activities designed to connect industry to academia . The Corporate Partnership Program includes initiatives such as creating training courses , sponsoring conferences , organizing workshops for professionals and young scientists at the EMBL International Center for Advanced Training , EICAT , which offers numerous courses and conferences each year . In addition , Sartorius will also provide long-term support to EMBL ’ s school education program by funding travel bursaries each year for teachers to attend courses run by EMBL ’ s Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences , ELLS .
Backing this well-known research institution , Sartorius is offering its expertise to enhance scientific education and practice . “ By focusing on professional training at all levels , and ensuring that the next generation of young talent has access to the latest knowledge , we aim to support the scientific community to reach its maximum potential ,” stated Karen Storm , Vice President of Marketing of the Lab Products and Services Division at Sartorius .
India has 1022 biotech start-ups ; $ 2.8 billion in biotechled investments : ABLE ’ s white paper
The Indian biotech ecosystem is booming with 1022 companies and over $ 2.8 billion ( Rs 18,700 crore ) investments in five years from 2012 to 2016 , according to a study , “ India ’ s Biotech Start-Ups Ecosystem ” by the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises ( ABLE ).
Bangalore is the biotech start-up capital of India hosting 190 of the 1022 biotech start-ups formed in the last five years . National Capital Region ( NCR ) ranks second with 164 startups followed closely by Mumbai ( 163 ) and Hyderabad ( 160 ).
“ This is good news and we are aiming to double this number with the ABLE Start-Ups 2020 initiative to take the count to 2020 companies by the year 2020 and $ 5 billion of investments ,” said Dr PM Murali , president , ABLE and CEO , Evolva India .
“ ABLE takes pride in initiating a ‘ mentoring ’ cell of senior industry leaders to guide the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs and create the world ’ s most vibrant biotech ecosystem in India ,” added Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw , honorary chairman , ABLE and CMD , Biocon . Many senior ABLE members are already mentoring startups in their individual capacities so far and these efforts will be further strengthened .
Of the 1022 new start-ups , biotech
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