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  • It is first ever Biocuration conference in India. 
    • Biocuration refers to collection, curation and integration of information related to the biological sciences into databases or resources.
  • It was organised by the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC). 
    • IBDC is the first national repository for life science data in India, supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
  • In the conference, it was highlighted that growth of bio-economy in India will be derived by Bio-manufacturing and Bio-foundry.

 

  • Bio-economy is the production, utilization and conservation of biological resources, including related knowledge, science, technology, and innovation.
    • Bio-manufacturing: A process of production which uses both natural and engineered biological systems, to produce biomaterials which can be used on a commercial scale
      • e.g., microorganisms and cell culture.
    • Bio-foundry: A state-of‑the‑art facility providing a platform to accelerate discovery and bioengineering for the emerging bio-economy.
      • It is based on the mechanism of Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycle. 
    • Importance: Will provide environment-friendly alternatives such as biodegradable polymers, bio-plastics, bio-pharmaceuticals and bio-Agri-inputs.
      • Will change current consumptive manufacturing paradigm to the one based on regenerative principles.

 

Initiatives taken

  • In the Interim Budget 2024-2025, a new scheme of bio-manufacturing and bio-foundry  has been proposed 
  • Promotion of Biotechnology research, Bio StartUps, Bio-incubators and Bio-clusters.
  • National Biotechnology Development Strategy, 2015.
  • National mission on Bio-economy, 2016, by Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD).
  • National Biopharma mission, 2017.
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