Details of
the Biotechnology parks aided by Department of Biotechnology currently
functioning in the country are as follows:
i. Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
BT Park-The Park has been established at Lucknow with support from DBT and
started operations from 2006.
ii. Andhra Pradesh:
Hyderabad BT Park-The Park has been established by CSIR-IICT and Govt. of AP
with support from DBT and started operations from 2009.
iii. Tamilnadu: TICEL Bio
Park (Chennai)was established by Govt. of Tamilnadu in Chennai, India and is in
operation since Nov, 2004.DBT had sanctioned grant
for establishing a Biotechnology Core Instrumentation Facility
(BTCIF).
iv. Tamilnadu: The Golden
Jubilee Biotech Park for Women (Siruseri, Kanchipuram District) was established
by Govt. of Tamilnadu with support from DBT and is operationalsince
2001.
Details
of achievements of the above mentioned parks after being set up:
i. Lucknow
Biotech Park:
• The park has generated
employment for about 200 persons. To date 7-8 companies have graduated from the
incubator and another 9 companies are in incubation.
• The Park has NABL
accreditation for its analytical facilities and provides service to many
agro-industries in the region. The plant tissue culture facility is also
certified under DBT-BCIL certification program. They have an extraction unit, a
bioinformatics unit and a bio-fuel unit. The park is also hosting HRD programs
for research scholars and a Biotech finishing school.
ii. Hyderabad
Biotech Park:
World class
facilities have been created for use by entrepreneurs on use and pay basis.
There are 12 labs of 350 sq. ft each which is given out to incubate companies.
Business centre approach is used in this Park and 9 companies, 74 scientists are
working there.
iii. TICEL Biotech
Park:
• It has now achieved 100%
occupancy with National and International clients. The tenancy area has 74
modules of 1525 sq.ft. each, available for clients to develop their own
customized R&D labs of BSL2 standards, upgradeable to BSL3, in accordance
with GLP standards.
iv. Golden
Jubilee Biotech Park for women
•
The Park has a Lab facility for providing Quality
testing and Training programs as a means of providing hands-on experience and to
generate revenue streams for the Park.
It is
an Entrepreneurial facility for women Scientists aided with managerial skills
and capable of making small-scale investment, to independently take up the
functioning of the lab.
• At present the park is
fully occupied. 80% comprises of 1st generation entrepreneurs. All
entrepreneurs are women. In all there are 150 workers which includes 50-60% of
women both skilled/unskilled.The total annual turnover is Rs. 5 Cr.
Several State
Governments/Central Institutes have submitted proposals for setting up parks in
states like Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu &
Kashmir, West Bengal, Gujarat and Chattisgarh.
The details
of parks proposed to be set up in near future state wise is as
follows:
Ongoing
Projects:
i. Assam:
Guwahati Biotech Park
GoA has recently
allotted a land measuring 17 acres to Guwahati Biotech Park. Facilities
include 8 Modular Laboratories,
Specialized & Support Facilities.Interim facilities have
been created at IIT Guwahati in a building rented out to the State Govt for the
Park/Incubator.
ii. Karnataka:
Bangalore Biotech Park
The
Park is under construction with25 Incubation suites ranging from 200 sft to 700
sft. Also has plan for Common Instrumentation facility, Mammalian and Plant
tissue culture, Dark room/Cold room/Utilities, Animal house/Chemical store,
Cafetaria/Meeting rooms/Conference rooms etc.
iii. Kerala:KINFRA
Biotech Park
They are
providing infrastructure for industries to incubate. They have labs with
commercial facilities. 6 units are under construction. 20 acres land is
available for lease to industries. The building has been completed.
iv. Odisha: Bio
Pharma-IT Park, Andharua, Bhubaneswar
The facility
is developed in Bhubaneswar on a land parcel of 64.61 Acres. The Park area has been demarcated and walled off and utilities have
been provided. The construction of building for the incubator is yet to
begin.Focus
on Training Program & GMP quality facility.
Projects
under consideration:
Proposals
have also been received recently for setting up of Biotech Parks in the States
of Madhya Pradesh (Chhindwara), Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Srinagar), Gujarat
(Gandhinagar), West Bengal (Kolkota) &Chattisgarh. These proposals have been
examined and the Coordinators have
Union
Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Shri S.Jaipal Reddy gave
this information in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today
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