Author: Biotech Express

Introduction Progress is not about how we grow, it is about how we make a difference in lives of others! This is the guiding principle at Yashraj Biotechnology Limited (YBL), a pioneering biotechnology company located in Navi Mumbai, India. The founder members of the company Mr. Arvind Bhanushali, Mr. Bharat Dagha and Dr. Paresh Bhanushali started the company in 1999 and this year the company is celebrating its 20 years of existence. The company was established with a vision to be the best in the diagnostic field and make diagnostics affordable and easily available to the common man. Today, YBL…

Introduction Founded by Dr. K.I. Varaprasad Reddy in 1993, Shantha Biotechnics was one of the first Indian biotech to create a recombinant product, obtaining World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification for its Hepatitis B vaccine in 2002. Then, the firm grown to 750 employees and brought 11 novel products to market. In 2009, Shantha sold over 120 million doses of Hepatitis B vaccine to dozens of developing countries around the world and had revenues exceeding USD$90 million [1]. Later, in 2019, Shantha Biotechnics was acquired by the multinational giant Sanofi-Aventis (France) at a valuation of USD$784 million. The example given above…

Introduction Protein Biologics are class of Biopharmaceuticals that are composed of protein molecules. Biologics, in general, can be composed of sugars, proteins, or nucleic acids or complex combinations of these substances, or may be living cells or tissues. Other Biologics include vaccines, blood, blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapies, tissues, recombinant therapeutic protein, and living cells used in cell therapy (including stem cells). Biosimilars are biologics that are highly similar to the reference biological product with no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety profile, purity, and potency. Protein Biologics and Biosimilars include Modified human proteins, Monoclonal antibodies, Vaccines, Growth factors and cytokines, Hormones, and other protein Blood products.…

Introduction In 2005, eminent Indian scientist and late President A P J Abdul Kalam noted that India has the “potential to tap research opportunities in proteomics and biochips to help understand the biological processes and treat diseases. This is possible even though the country has missed the opportunity to partner in the human genome project India has no dearth of protein Scientists and some like Har Gobind Khorana and G N Ramachandran have received global recognition for their outstanding discovery of Ribosome structure which has revolutionized the way drug makers think. The proteomics in India was mainly started with cancer…

Abstract It was the first time in 1789 when Antoine Fourcroy distinguished several types of proteins (then called “albumins” or “Eiweisskörper”) such as albumin, fibrin, gelatin, and gluten. Today in 2019 we have evolved to Proteomics when we can study total proteins of a cell or an individual. The transistion occur due to knowledge and efforts of great many scientists which is further helping us to combat major issues like medical, food, environment and many others.

Do investigations into research misconduct allegations need better standards? The Association for the Promotion of Research Integrity (APRIN) in Japan, a group of volunteers who “commit themselves to the promotion of research of high integrity” and provide “e-learning material for research ethics education,” thinks so. Today, we present a guest post by Iekuni Ichikawa, who chaired an APRIN committee that recently came up with a new checklist for such investigations, about the effort. The procedures currently employed by various institutions in Japan are highly variable; hence there is a risk that complainants or respondents might be treated unfairly and that…

China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move that could boost its overseas grains purchases and ease pressure from the United States to open its markets to more farm goods. The United States is the world’s biggest producer of GM crops, while China is the top importer of GM soybeans and canola. U.S. farmers and global seed companies have long complained about Beijing’s slow and unpredictable process for approving GM crops for import, stoking trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The approvals, announced on the agriculture…

The Name of Professor Ashok Pandey has come up among the top 1% highly cited global researcher from India and only name from CSIR which is largest research organization in the country. Professor Pandey is currently Distinguished Scientist at CSIR-Indian Institute for Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India and Honorary Executive Director at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability- India. Formerly, he was Eminent Scientist at the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali and Chief Scientist & Head of Biotechnology Division at CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology at Trivandrum. His major research and technological development interests are…

Introduction India’s oldest scientific gathering Indian Science Congress (ISC) is gaining much attention worldwide these days, not only because breakthrough discoveries are coming out of sessions but also because we have started to take dig the past for more imaginative thinking. Many call it Indian Science and many call it PseudoScience. In this article we will see as much detail as possible to understand Science, Pseudoscience, Non Science, Religious beliefs and current scenarion in Indian perspective in Science.  In this way in future, we can think of a special session in each event which will focus on Sci-fi, so that…

Tech Mahindra Pvt. Ltd. a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business reengineering services and solutions in Life Sciences and allied areas signed MoU with the UoH-BioNEST, a bio-incubator at the University of Hyderabad (UoH). The MoU was signed in presence of the Prof. Podile Appa Rao, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, Prof. Gandham Prasad, Director, TIE-U, Prof. Pallu Reddanna, Project investigator, UoH-BioNEST, Mr. Kandimalla Venugopal, Global Head Healthcare and Life Sciences, Tech Mahindra, Dr. Palakodeti, Ratnakar, Head Life sciences and Healthcare, Tech Mahindra, and other dignitaries. “UoH-BioNEST is unique in having located within the School of Life Sciences,…