A separate Department of Biotechnology (DBT) was finally set up in February, 1986 and the NBTB selected Dr S Ramachandran as the first Secretary of the department..
A separate Department of Biotechnology (DBT) was finally set up in February, 1986 and the NBTB selected Dr S Ramachandran as the first Secretary of the department.Feb 7, 2023.
The department has ensured that through several R&D projects, demonstrations and creation of infrastructural facilities a clear visible impact of this field has been seen.
The setting up of the department in 1986 gave a new impetus to the development of the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India.
Plant Biotechnology and Bioresources Plant Biotech Microbial and Natural Sciences Medical Interventions Biomedical Engineering Medical devices & Diagnostics Vaccine R&D & Drug Development Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Infectious Disease Biology Indo US VAP & NBM IDB-1 (Bacterial & Fungal Diseases) .
Despite the challenges, the department started to roll on almost as soon as it was formed.
The first autonomous institute, the National Institute of Immunology which was set up in 1981 was brought under the wings of DBT.
The remarkable march of India into the world of bio-sciences and technological advances began in 1986.
Topics referred to by the same term
