Kerala Biotechnology Board
The importance of Biotechnology for India is manifold. In addition to generating trained manpower and a knowledge base, India is proving to be an ideal setting for manufacturing activities and high-level biotechnology research programmes. It can bring revolutionary changes in people's lives and provide he path way to the unexplored secrets of nature.
Government of Kerala announced its Biotechnology Policy in 2003. To achieve the vision in Biotechnology, to ensure hazzle-free implementation and to provide sustained leadership and resources, two major initiatives, Kerala Biotechnology Board and Kerala Biotechnology Commission were made in 2003. The Biotechnology Board will take all top level administrative and financial decisions to create the best environment in the state for growth of BT. The Kerala Biotechnology Commission is responsible for the implementation of the BT policy and other guidelines laid down by the Biotechnology Board
The BT policy for Kerala is designed to catalyze the development and application of BT, taking advantage of the State’s resources and emphasizing its specific needs while meeting global requirements. The policy is aimed to ensure the rapid exploitation of pipeline technologies and opportunities available in the State to products and processes and to promote the sustained build-up of an elite knowledge cadre and knowledge base through the strengthening and creation of educational and R&D institutions, establishing infrastructure and putting in place administrative, regulatory, legal and financial framework conducive for investment and growth of BT enterprises, for the economic development and human welfare.
Members of Kerala Biotechnology Board
(Reconstituted on January 2008)
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Chief Minister |
Chairman, Biotechnology Board |
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Minister for Industry |
Member, Biotechnology Board |
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Minister for Agriculture |
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4. |
Minister for Health |
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The Vice chairman, State Planning board |
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The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala |
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Dr. K.K.Narayanan, Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Plot No.3, KIADB, 4th Phase, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bangalore- 563 158 |
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Shri. K.O. Issac, Chairman & Managing Director, ABL Biotechnologies Limited55, 3rd East Street, Kamaraj Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai 600 041 |
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Prof. M. Vijayan, Molecular Biophysics Unit, IISC, bangalore560 012. |
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Dr. E.P.Yesodharan, Executive Vice President, KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom, Trivandrum-4 |
Convener, Biotechnology Board |
