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Skilled human
capital
*With a total population of 1.4 billion, 47% being under the age of 25, India has a large pool of young and skilled workforce.
*India has a large reservoir of scientific human resources including scientists and engineers.
*Biotechnology has emerged as a trending career option among the youth. According to a survey of Class 12th students in Delhi, Biotechnology was ranked as the preferred stream at No.4/5.
Infrastructure
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* India currently has 12 DBT-supported biotechnology parks and 95 BIRAC-supported bio-incubators (75 Bio-NEST and 20 E-Yuva centres) as of 2025.
* Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates the Northeast's first International Biotech Conclave.
* Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) signed an MoU with Thermo Fisher Scientific to support over 500 biotech startups in the next three years through advisory, technology access, mentorship, and investor connect.
Policy
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* The National Biopharma Mission (NBM–i3), led by DBT and implemented by BIRAC with World Bank support, has a Rs. 2,137 crore (US$ 250 million) budget, supports 101 projects with 150+ organisations and 30 MSMEs, set up 11 shared facilities, and created 1,000+ jobs including 304 scientists, alongside the Genome India Programme sequencing 10,000 genomes.
* The government envisions creating biofoundries, Bio AI centres, and thematic hubs focused on bio-based chemicals, smart proteins, and carbon capture as part of policy support to foster biomanufacturing and innovation.
* The Cabinet has approved the merger of two DBT schemes into ‘Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio-RIDE)’, with a new Biomanufacturing and Biofoundry component, allocating Rs. 9,197 crore (US$ 1.1 billion) for 2021-22 to 2025-26 under the 15th Finance Commission.
Epidemiological
factors
* Patient pool expected to increase over 20% in the next 10 years, mainly due to rise in population.鈥�
* New diseases & lifestyle changes to boost demand for drugs and devices.
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