Advantage India
Skilled human
capital
* With a total population of 1.3 billion, 50% being under the age of 25, India has large pool of young and skilled workforce.
* India has a large reservoir of scientific human resources including scientists and engineers.

Infrastructure
facilities
* 9 DBT-supported biotech parks and 60 BIRAC-supported bio-incubators.
* In the Union Budget 2022-23, DBT was allotted US$ 343.56 million for developing basic infrastructure, genetic engineering, bioinformatics, agriculture biotechnology, and training people.

Policy
Support
* 100% under automatic route for greenfield projects for pharmaceuticals.
* While 74% is permitted under automatic route for brownfield projects, 100% under government route is permitted for brownfield investments.
* 100% under automatic route is allowed for the manufacturing of medical devices.

Epidemiological
factors
* Patient pool expected to increase over 20% in the next 10 years, mainly due to rise in population.
* New diseases & lifestyle changes to boost demand for drugs and devices.

BIOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS
- Haryana
- Bengaluru
- West Bengal
- Maharashtra

Industry Contacts
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE)
- The Biotech Research Society, India
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