The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is an Indian government department, under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for administrating development and commercialisation in the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. It was set up in 1986.
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Autonomous Institutions Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) National Institute of Immunology (NII), Delhi National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBG), Kalyani National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NIBI), Mohali National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad International Organization
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi Public Sector Undertakings
Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited, Bulandshahr Indian Vaccine Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Delhi Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), New Delhi Supported Institutes and laboratories
Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT), Visakhapatnam NIMHANS-IOB Laboratory, the Institute of Bioinformatics (IOB) and NIMHANS collaborative laboratory
Leadership
National Biotechnology Development Strategy In December 2015, the Department of Biotechnology launched the National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015–2020 programme. The stated aim of the programme is to intensify research in the fields of vaccines, humane genome, infectious and chronic diseases, crop science, animal agriculture and aquaculture, food and nutrition, environmental management and technologies for clean energy. The mission, through stakeholders in the biotechnology and technology domains is backed with significant investments to create new products, creating a strong infrastructure for research and development, commercialization, and empowering human resources scientifically and technologically.
Collaboration With an emphasis on microgravity research, space biomanufacturing, bioastronautics, and astrobiology, the Department of Biotechnology and the ISRO have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 25 October 2024 to collaborate on space biotechnology research. The application will be in ISRO's human space flight project, Gaganyaan. The MoU will address problems like food storage, radiation, microgravity, and constant nutrient supply, as well as health risks like cancer, cataracts, and loss of bone and muscle.
See also Maharaj Kishan Bhan
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External links Official website