With digital payment adaptability at 87%, India working on next-gen fintech ideas, says FMInteracting with students at IIT-Dharwad, where Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the dhaRti BioNEST Incubation Centre, the finance minister p...
14 Oct, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
Focus on ideas, not profit: Nirmala Sitharaman tells young innovatorsUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman encouraged young innovators to prioritise idea development over immediate profits. She assured go...
14 Oct, 2025, 09.38 PM IST
New high tech incubators to get millions in fundingThe Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) launched a competitive proceeding to establish new high-tech incubators with up to a 40 million Sheke...
20 Jul, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
New biotech startups: Maharashtra emerges on top, Telangana & Karnataka followMaharashtra is home to 966 biotech startups, the largest number in any state.
27 Jul, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates Biotech Startup Expo 2022, hails rapid growth of the sectorPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Biotech Startup Expo - 2022 on June 9. The biotech sector is looking to India as a land of opp...
09 Jun, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Innovations can help India's biotechnology economy to hit USD 100 billion by 2025: Amitabh KantAddressing a webinar titled 'Global Perspective on India's Biotech Potential: Manufacturing Hub & Foreign Investment', Kant said India is w...
24 Jul, 2020, 11.23 PM IST
Bengal offers dedicated space for biotech incubationWest Bengal is uniquely positioned to harness the potential of biotechnology due to its bio-diversity, conducive climate, geographic locati...
29 Nov, 2019, 01.51 PM IST
Punjab to invite global investors to set up life Sciences park at MohaliA state-of-the-art Life Sciences Park spread over 80 acres is being developed with a series of consultation with the Government Departments...
28 Nov, 2019, 08.58 PM IST
Manipal Academy opens Bio incubatorThe new technology business incubator has been set up to facilitate incubation of start-ups, the IT/BT department said in a press release.
25 Oct, 2019, 07.21 PM IST
Move afoot to ease norms for VC funding in startupsOut of the sanctioned amount, Rs 114 crore has been released to five VC funds. The government is hoping the move will encourage more VC fun...
20 Mar, 2017, 08.31 AM IST
India's biotech capital spreads its wingsConsidering the state of the industry, and the presence of so many academic institutions in Bengaluru, seasoned entrepreneurs think that th...
22 Dec, 2016, 12.59 AM IST
EDII appointed as nodal institute for start-ups by Gujarat governmentThose with innovative ideas in the fields of agri-business, food processing, bio-technology, chemicals, plastics and manufacturing will ben...
16 Mar, 2016, 07.55 PM IST
T-Hub to launch its first accelerator for health-tech startupsThe state government backed incubator T-Hub in Hyderabad will launch its first accelerator programme in health-tech in partnership with Mer...
10 Feb, 2016, 10.19 PM IST
Govin Capital to mentor and invest in med-tech startups from IIT-MadrasSingapore based Venture Capital firm Govin Capital plans to mentor and invest in med-tech startups from IIT-Madras.
28 Jan, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Karnataka aims at being bio-economic power house of world: SiddaramaiahAbout 26% of the Biotech revenues of the country, particularly in terms of exports, are generated by the Biotech Industry in Karnataka, he ...
09 Feb, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
First govt bio-incubator plant in Gujarat to aid small enterprisesTo address need of small enterprises in bio-tech industry, first government-run 'bio-incubator plant' in Gujarat is all set to be establish...
11 Aug, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
- Uttarakhand to set up Bio-tech park
The Uttarakhand biotechnology department has decided to set up a biotech park in the hill state in order to promote industries based on the...
01 Aug, 2011, 05.37 AM IST