Author: Biotech Express

Introduction From the very beginning of Science career, we are made of aware of IIT-JEE and Medical entrance exams (now NEET), and several among us get admission in coaching classes, even fromClass V/ VII; so we see people get really serious when career is concerned. And the moment we think of coaching classes, a city called Kota in Rajasthan comes to our mind. It has become a hub for producing future Engineers and Doctors. This development led to the development of Kota, generating employment/self-employment to thousands of people through shops, restaurants, hostels, etc. by Piyush Kumar, PhD

Two International Conferences “Biomarkers- From Research to Commercialization” and “Antibody Drug Conjugates” were organized on May 24- 25, 2018 in Hotel Le Meridian Bangalore, Bengaluru in which about 75 Scientists from India and abroad participated. These two day events witnessed above 30 enlightening invited talks, 7 oral presentations, 4 company presentations and an exhibition featuring technology giants like Agilent, Sartorius, GeNext Genomics and Krishgen Biosystems. During his welcome address, Dr Sanjay Bajaj, Managing Director, Select Biosciences India Pvt. Ltd. greeted all the speakers, delegates and exhibitors and introduced the organization and its activities to the audience. This was followed by…

Introduction It was the start of millennium when Biotech coachings started to enter in this new phase of revolution. These were the institutes and people who thought of strengthening roots of future generation of India. This entrepreneurship for some people and institutes gave them satisfaction and new heights to crawl. There are only few good coachings out of a total of 65 coachings which are providing teaching assistance to Biosciences students of India, though the people offering biotech and life sciences coaching are much more than this number. These all are spread in different parts of India and some have…

THE EMERGENCE OF GYAN BINDU ACADEMY WAS SERENDIPITOUS Brief background of Dr. Poonam Sharma Dr Poonam Sharma studied at Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi and successfully obtained her M.Phil. and Ph.D. from there in 2000. She has published over a dozen of research papers and review articles in several refereed and reputed national and international journals. She has attended several national and international conferences/seminars related to her area of academic research interests. She has already published eight books while another two are in the press. She is the Founder and Director of Gyan Bindu Academy Pvt. Ltd., a 2005…

It was the efforts of Late Rajiv Gandhi which brought Biotechnology in India and since then ‘’We’’ Indians put every effort to make this sector shine globally. Today India is 12th world’s best biotech destination, now we have best research labs, best institutions, top scientists, top companies and most of all smooth regulations which makes India one of the top country in Biotechnology. We will see what are the facilities for academicians and students in India in this article. In the current scenario the line between Life Sciences, Biotechnology and BioSciences is becoming very thin and students, researchers and corporate…

Abstract Advent of recombinant DNA technology paved way towards genome editing. Since then, genome editing technology evolved steadily with consistent improvisation of the former technology. One such improvised technology was CRISPR-Cas9 which exploited the microbial adaptive immune system – CRISPR – found in bacteria and archaea. It provides acquired immunity against foreign viruses and plasmids. It was initially found in the E.coli K12 bacterial genome as repeated motifs of <50bp that were neatly and consistently ordered. At that time, it was considered to be “exotic junk of DNA”. Later, in the year 2002, this junk of DNA was named as…

How beneficial are Stemedica’s Unique Patented Adult Hypoxic Allogeneic Immune Privileged Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BMMSC) in Multiple Diseases & Injuries? Keywords: Hypoxic (Low Oxygen), Allogeneic (Donor), Immune Privileged (No immune response, act as Universal Donor Cells), Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) by Dr. Shivinder S. Deol MD, Founder, SanoStem Global, LLC

There are few companies that can boast of being insightful, cost-effective in the first year of operations and Transcell is one such. At present, the group comprises of 40+ members including technologists and sales personnel taking inhouse research based service and product offerings to the market. We arranged a talk with CEO of India’s pioneer biotech company built on stem cell based technologies at Hyderabad, India. She talks about current govt. regulations and business revenue generation of Stem cell industry. Recently govt. has also decided to frame Stem Cell therapy guidelines with high possibility to bring it in the gamut…

Recently Govt has proposed to amend the laws regarding Stem Cell treatment. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, all is considered to be experimental, with the exception of bone marrow transplants. However, the guidelines that were put into place in 2007 are largely non-enforceable. Regardless, stem cell therapy is legalized in India. Umbilical cord and adult stem cell treatment are considered permissible. Embryonic stem cell therapy and research is restricted.

The Union health ministry earlier in this month has proposed to amend Drugs and Cosmetics Act that may finally bring stem cells and cell-based products under the ambit of the law. In a notification issued on April 4, the ministry defined the category of stem cells and their derivatives that would be termed a drug, and would thereby have to follow the protocols mandated for any drug  development. Drug Controller General of India S Eswara Reddy said the Union Health Ministry has proposed amendments in the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 to regulate the Stem Cell-based drugs. Reddy was speaking…