India launches first biotech resource center

Almost eight years after it was proposed under the Maharashtra biotechnology policy 2001, India’s first Biotech Resource Center, which will be a single-window facilitator for existing and new biotech units, institutes, students and other stakeholders, is set for a phased launch on November 14. The proposed center will be run jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and the University of Pune (UoP). (November 13, 2009)