National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) announced the first National Biotechnology Development Strategy in September 2007. In 2015, the department of biotechnology announced the National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-20 which was framed after consultation with all the key stakeholders. It was built on the earlier strategy to increase the growth in the biotechnology sector to make the biotechnology sector at par with global requirements. It aims to establish India as a world class biomanufacturing hub backed with significant investments for strong infrastructure for R&D, the creation of new biotech products and empowerment of India’s human resources scientifically and technologically.
Key elements of the national biotechnology development strategy 2015-20
- To provide an impetus for utilising the life processes, knowledge and tools for the advantage of humanity.
- launch a major well directed mission with significant investment for Biotech products, processes, and technologies for increasing the efficiency, productivity, safety of agriculture, food and nutrition, health and wellness, biofuel, environmental safety etc.
- To scientifically and technologically empower India's human resource.
- To establish India has a world class hup for bio-manufacturing for developed and developing markets.
- To create a strong R&D infrastructure and ensure its commercialization for a robust economy.
Guiding principles of the strategy
- Build a skilled workforce and leadership
- Revitalize the knowledge environment at par with the bioeconomy
- Enhancing the opportunities for research in basic, disciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences
- Encouraging the use-inspired Discovery and research
- For inclusive development, focusing on biotechnology tools
- Nurturing innovation, translational capacity, and entrepreneurship along with the commercialization of technology
- Ensuring a regulatory system which is transparent, efficient and globally best, along with a proper communication strategy
- Foster Global and National alliances for Biotechnology Corporation
- To strengthen the institutional capacity by redesigning the governance models
- Creating a matrix of measurement of processes and outcomes
Sectoral priorities
DBT has identified following sectors for accelerating growth in the biotechnology sector
- Human Resource Development
- Building Knowledge Environment
- Research Opportunities in human genome research, vaccines, stem cells & regenerative medicine, infectious & chronic disease biology, maternal & child health, bioengineering, and bio-design etc.
- Agriculture sector, Animal Health, and their productivity
- Medicinal plants and Aromatic plants
- Fortification of food and biofortification
- Bioprospecting, value-added biomass & their products
- Marine biotechnology & biodiversity
- Environment management, and Clean bio-energy
- Nurture entrepreneurship – IP Landscaping, Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship, Incubators, and SME Support Systems
- Biotechnology and society
- Biotechnology Cooperation