Biotech Park

The Department of Biotechnology promotes innovative research & development activities in biotech sector and also helps to translate research into products and services. The Department has been establishing specialized Biotechnology Parks in the country in partnership with various state Governments. The Biotechnology Parks, offer facilities to Scientists, and Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) for technology incubation, technology demonstration and pilot plant studies for accelerated commercial development of innovative leads. The overall objectives of Biotech Park scheme is to translate research outcomes into large scale manufacturing and product development and commercialization of biotechnologies by providing necessary infrastructure support to develop high quality basic infrastructure and high end central equipment facilities. This has helped in the promotion of commercial development of biotechnology within the country by setting up of research laboratories for product development, start-up companies and small and medium enterprises. The Department has so far supported 12 biotechnology parks at various States for accelerating the commercialization of new technologies, nurturing and maintaining emerging ventures and assisting new enterprises to forge appropriate linkages with other stakeholders. These are: i) Biotech Park, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; ii) Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana; iii) Tidco Centre For Life Sciences (TICEL) Biotech Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; iv) The Golden Jubilee Biotech Park For Women, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; v) Biotech Park Technology Incubation Centre, Guwahati, Assam; vi) Biotechnology Incubation Centre, Cochin, Kerala; vii) Biotechnology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka; viii) Two Industrial Biotechnology Parks (IBTPs), Jammu & Kashmir; ix) Chhattisgarh Biotech Park, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh and (x) Biopharma Growth Phase park and a common Scale up manufacturing facility with training provision in Genome valley, Hyderabad.

These parks are successfully accelerating the commercialization of new technologies, nurturing and maintaining emerging ventures and assisting new enterprises to forge appropriate linkages with other stakeholder of biotechnology sector including academia and Government. Recently, DBT has approved a project for Setting up a Madhya Pradesh Biotechnology Park. This Biotech Park would be a robust platform which would support the agri-entrepreneurs, Startups, Progressive farmers, young entrepreneurs, scientists, scholars and students not only from Madhya Pradesh but also from nearby States. This will also provide the opportunity to develop a culture for promoting plant tissue culture industries to enhance the farmer’s income.

The Department has come up with ‘National Biotechnology Parks Scheme’ in which it is proposed to create an ecosystem to absorb the start-ups graduated from the incubators and give them a platform for further scaling up their R&D activities in collaboration with the state government and industry. As per guidelines, the Department initially would support new BT Park for 3 to 5 years after review of their business plan and detailed project report. It is expected that afterwards, the unit would work towards becoming self-sustainable and will take care of maintenance and upkeep the assets created.

Specific objectives of the ‘National Biotechnology Parks Scheme’ are as follows:

• To develop high quality basic infrastructure and high end central equipment facilities with the required support services for undertaking Research & Development, product development, piloting and validation by SMEs and Biotech Industries.
• To boost the biotechnology sector across the country by incentivizing States for setting up biotechnology parks.
• Strengthening the existing infrastructure facilities in order to make Indian Biotech industry a global leader.
• To foster innovation and entrepreneurship
• To facilitate establishment of a congenial ecosystem for the growth of biotechnology industry
• To enhance competitiveness of biotechnology industry by providing easy access to robust infrastructure and enabling environment

National Biotechnology Parks Scheme Guidelines

Biotech Park, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Biotech Park, Lucknow was set up jointly by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India & Department of Science and Technology, Government of Uttar Pradesh and is functioning from 2007. The mandate of the Park is to improve the quality of life and economic status of people through biotechnological interventions. Park is striving to develop knowledge-based economy in biotechnology, assure benefits of biotechnology to all sections of the society, and promote entrepreneurship in biotechnology-based industry.The Park has incubated a large number of entrepreneurs. Currently Biotech Park is holding hands with 14 incubatees in which 5 are new entrepreneurs namely M/s Vatican Shona Agrotech Pvt. Ltd., M/s Capre Diem (UK based), M/s Adayma Herbals Pvt Ltd, M/s Ceyon Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Rad Care Research Pvt. Ltd. with these entrepreneurs. Presently Park is actively expanding its Analytical and Quality Assurance and Extraction Unit facilities along-with strengthening of HRD programs. 195 samples were tested by the Analytical Laboratory, which has helped many entrepreneurs, industry and research scholars. The Park is also providing the extraction facility to new venture business for agribusiness, pharmaceutical, biochemical, nutraceuticals, healthcare and other micro-manufacturing companies. During this current year, a total of 234 biotech/bioscience students were trained in different areas of Biotechnology for a period ranging from 1-6 months. An MOU has been signed on June 7, 2023 between Biotech Park, Lucknow and ISMN, International Institute of Food and Nutrition, (Study Centre) Department of Physiology, King Georges Medical University to support each other endeavors in delivery of academic programmes and research activity. On February 16, 2023 M/s Gene to Protein Pvt. Ltd. a co-occupant of the Biotech Park, Lucknow has launched their new product the ‘GreenRTM dye’ for nucleic acid staining and the qPCRMastermix. A two days seminar were organized on “Nutrition for Health Summit” Nature Health and Vegan Festival 2023 at Biotech Park, Lucknow in association with Department of Bio Engineering and Centre for innovation and Entrepreneurship Development, Integral University, Lucknow held on 15-16 October 2023.

Chhattisgarh Biotech Park

The Chhattisgarh Biotech Park was setup in joint collaboration of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India and Department of Agriculture, Farmer Welfare & Biotechnology, Government of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh Biotechnology Promotion Society is the nodal agency for CG Biotechnology Park. The Park has seen significant success by promoting research & development in biotechnology. Through strategic partnerships and linkage development with academic institutions, industry leaders, incubators and government support, the park has become a catalyst for innovation. The Biotech Park’s Incubation Centre has BS-IV standard lab, cumulating space for 23 companies. The Park has been promoting in agri-biotech, healthcare and industrial biotech sectors. Applications for incubation is open throughout the year and till date it has successfully supported more than 15 biotech startups in terms of handholding and mentoring support and farmers for societal benefit leading to the development of novel products (More than 20,000 litres of biofertilizers/biopesticides) and solutions. The park emphasizes on imparting skill based trainings to 30 under-grad and postgraduate students from five different institutes for their holistic development so as to increase their employment ratio and thus creating a pool of talented professionals contributing in creating the region as biotech hub. The Chhattisgarh Biotech park reflects the commitment to fostering scientific advancement, economic growth and job creation in the biotechnology sector. Biotechnology Incubation Centre under Chhattisgarh Biotechnology Park is named as Subhash Chandra Bose Biotechnology Incubation Centre (SCBinc) and is located in Raipur Chhattisgarh. SCBinc is involved and successfully supported more than 15 biotech startups in terms of handholding and mentoring support by organizing WISE: “Workshop on Innovation, Start-ups & Entrepreneurship” event. Startups/ young entrepreneurs have been continuously supported as per their requirements and more than 500 youth have been participated in different activities during start-up programs. Center also encourages best innovation/Start-up ideas for incubation & entrepreneurship development in the state. The Park is committed to foster scientific advancement, economic growth and job creation in the biotechnology sector. To cater social responsibility, Chhattisgarh Biotech Park developed a bio-fertilizer using 6 microbial strains to improve the soil health and overcome the shortage of chemical fertilizers. The Park has produced more than 15000 liters of bio-fertilizers which was distributed to farmers’ community, Gothan samitis and Self Help Groups of the state. In addition to this center has also provided training for use and scaling-up the bio-fertilizers.

Technology Incubation Centre, Guwahati Biotech Park, Assam

Guwahati Biotech Park is the first Biotech Park in the North East India and is a joint initiative of Government of Assam and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, where Science & Business forms a platform to promote entrepreneurship in the North East India. The Technology Incubation Centre of Guwahati Biotech Park (TIC, GBP) is involved with numerous activities related to promotion of entrepreneurship and human resource development in the area of Biotechnology and allied sectors especially for North Eastern region. The Technology Incubation Centre has played a pivotal role in shaping Entrepreneurs/Startups through consistent training, mentoring and guidance and creating a positive societal impact by providing incubation support to technology oriented start-ups. The Business Enterprise Zone of Guwahati Biotech Park is expected to have a direct impact on the economy of the State. For the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem and encouraging the students as well as the industry of the region the Technology Incubation Centre of Guwahati Biotech Park has undertaken the responsibility to coordinate with various institutes of repute in and around the region. All the students of these institutes are visiting GBP to use equipment facilities awarded from DBT project.

Biopharma Growth Phase park (B-Hub) at Genome Valley, Hyderabad

The Biopharma Growth Phase park (B-Hub) at Genome Valley, Hyderabad is a joint initiative of the Government of Telangana and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India with the overall aim to facilitate the growth and expansion of early-stage companies by offering R&D Lab Suites, Collaborative Spaces and Support Infrastructure. Spread across 2 acres in India’s first systematically developed Lifesciences Cluster, B-Hub will facilitate the growth and expansion of early-stage companies by offering R&D Lab Suites, Collaborative Spaces and Support Infrastructure. The first-in-class Biopharma Scale-up facility will cater to both start-ups and established businesses, inducting them into Genome Valley’s vibrant ecosystem. B-Hub is envisaged as a state-of-the-art scale-up manufacturing facility offering provision for modular R&D laboratory space. Establishment of the B-Hub facility along with the scale-up infrastructure and training will give India an impetus to lead in biopharma innovation. Setting an end-to-end Facility coupled with scale-up manufacturing infrastructure with provision for Biopharma training in Hyderabad will support the Government of India’s vision for biopharma innovation in the country. Companies that are in early-stage development but lack the requisite expertise and resources to navigate the complexities associated with business planning, cell line development, process development, technology, and/or regulatory and risk assessment, would leverage this facility to help break down roadblocks and improve the likelihood of commercial success. Furthermore, the development and operationalization of B-Hub will create potential employment generation of 300+ skilled and semi-skilled positions in the Lifesciences sector.

Industrial Biotechnology Parks (IBTPs) at Jammu & Kashmir

The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India and J&K Science, Technology & Innovation Council have jointly conceptualized the project of establishment of two Industrial Biotech Parks, one in Ghatti, Kathua in Jammu and other in Handwara, Kupwara in Kashmir region. The project has executed through CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu as knowledge partner in the project for setting up IBTPs and on completion, will be handed over the facility to J&K Industrial Biotech Parks Society. The facilities like herbal extraction, fermentation, analytical lab., distillation, micro-propagation, plant tissue culture would be available in Biotech Park, Ghatti Kathua besides the provision of technology incubation, training & skill development. This Biotech Park would be a robust platform which would support the agri-entrepreneurs, Startups, Progressive farmers, young entrepreneurs, scientists, scholars and students not only from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh but also from nearby States of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The Biotech Park would act as hub for incubation of new ideas the startups have and would also facilitate to connect with the outside Industrial Houses.

Industrial Biotech Park, Ghatti, Kathua, Jammu

Kolkata Biotech Park

Kolkata Biotech Park is a joint initiative of Government of West Bengal and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India with the overall aim to support start-ups and biotech industry in the state of West Bengal. This project was sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology in February 2023. Presently, Kolkata Biotech Park has incubated 7 biotech companies (incubatees) who are already functional in the biotech park and 6 more biotech companies have been in-principle selected, whose lab modules are under construction and will be handed over soon. With this, 71% of the total incubation areas have already been allotted to the incubatees. The Park has been facilitating commercialization of biotech products and processes by extending a range of business support services namely Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer, Consultancy, Project Management, Regulatory Support and Information Dissemination. As of now, incubatees of the Kolkata Biotech Park has created direct job for 24 people and around 90.0 lakhs of investment has been made by the incubatee companies.

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