Biotechnology in India got boost from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
that was set up in 1986 under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Since
then many research and development projects by the Department of
Biotechnology have been undertaken that have given pace to biotechnology in
India as a whole. With this the face of biotechnology in India has changed
and many new biotech companies in India have emerged since then. Not only
Indian companies but also MNCs are now interested to set up a plant and
companies related to biotechnology here because of the immense knowledge and
easy availability of manpower. Health care, agriculture, environment and
industrial sectors are few to name that have been benefited by the impetus
work done by many biotech companies in India.
Top biotech companies in India has developed many new hybrid varieties of
crops that are good in producing large quantity of crop along with high
quality. This has given a boom to agriculture. By altering the genetic
constitution more nutritious vegetables and fruits are now grown and
moreover these are now available across the year. Also many disease
resistant crops have been developed by the biotechnology companies in India
that results in enormous growth.
New vaccines have also been invented by the biotechnology companies in
India that include Hepatitis-B, anti rabies vaccine, MMR and so on. New
protein or molecules have been developed by the biotech companies along with
pharmacology that can directly hit the path of the disease and provide the
permanent cure against any disease. Insulin, blood clotting factor, enzymes,
vaccines etc that are the product of biotechnology can now cure many human
diseases. So the healthcare is the sector that has been benefited by the
marvelous work done in biotechnology sector.
With
advancement in biotechnology we can also make our environment cleaner and a
better place to live. We can find out the present degrading pathway and make
ways to improve it. With this more emphasis is given to the green
environment and green living. Moreover such micro-organisms have been
developed that help to control and degrade the pollutants in water and soil.
At present there are close to 350 biotech companies in India that are
constantly working on projects and giving us something new and useful.
Government of India has helped the biotech companies in India to grow and
touch new height by waiving custom duties, allowing 100% direct foreign
investment and many incentives that has been introduced by the Govt of
India.
List of Top Biotech Companies in India with detailed contact information
1. Biocon
20th KM, Hosur Road,
Electronics City, Bangalore, India - 560 100
Phone: +91-80-28082808, +91-80-40144014
Fax: 91-80-28523423
Website:
www.biocon.com
E-mail:
contact.us@biocon.com
2. Serum Institute of India
212/2, Hadapsar,
Off Soli Poonawalla Road, Pune-411028. India
Phone: +91-20-26993900, +91-20-26993921
Website:
www.seruminstitute.com
E-mail:
hr@seruminstitute.com
3. Panacea Biotec
-1 Extn./ A-27,
Mohan Co-op. Industrial Estate,
Mathura Road, New Delhi -110044, INDIA
Phone: +91-11-26945270, 26974500, 41678000
Fax: +91-11-41679081
Website:
www.panacea-biotec.com/
E-mail:
corporate@panaceabiotec.com
4. Piramal Healthcare
1st floor
D-Mart building
Goregaon Mulund Link Rd
Mulund (W)
Mumbai 400080
Phone: +91-22-39536666
Website:
www.piramalhealthcare.com/
5. Wockhardt Limited
Wockhardt Towers,
Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051,
Maharashtra, India.
Tel.: + 91-22-26534444
Fax: + 91-22-26534242
Website:
www.wockhardt.com
E-mail:
contactus@wockhardt.com
6. GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Mumbai - 400 030
Phone: +91-22-24959595
Website:
www.gsk-india.com/
E-mail:
askus@gsk.com
7. Bharat Serum
Corporate Office
Hoechst House, 16th Floor,
Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021. Maharashtra, India.
Tel. No. : 91-22-66560900
Fax. No. : 91-22-66560901
Website:
www.bharatserums.com/index1.htm
E-mail :
corporate@bharatserums.com
8. Krebs Biochemicals and Industries Limited
#401/402, 4th Floor,
Cyber Heights, Plot No 13, Road No 2, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad - 500033 Andhra Pradesh India
Phone: +91-040-23540415, +91-040-23540416, +91-040-23541278,
+91-040-55593175
Fax: +91-040-23540320
Website:
www.krebsbiochem.com/
E-mail:
mail@krebsbiochem.com
9. Zydus Cadila
Corporate Headquarters Cadila Healthcare Ltd.
Zydus Tower, Satellite Cross Roads, Ahmedabad – 380015 Gujarat, INDIA
Tel: +91-79-26868100 (EPBX) (20 Lines)
Fax: +91-79-26862365
Website:
www.zyduscadila.com/
10. Indian Immunologicals
Road # 44, Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad - 500033 Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone: +91 40 23544585, +91 40 23544593, +91 9948298322, +91 9948298422
Fax: +91 40 23544007
Website:
www.indimmune.com/
E-mail:
info@indimmune.com
Apart from these you can also check the other biotech companies in India
which are
- Astrazeneca
- Sisco Research Laboratories Private Limited
- Biotech India
- Biotech Support Services
- Care Biomedicals
- Indo-America Hybrid Seeds (India) Private Limited
- Life Science Technology
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
- Brainwave Bioinformatics Limited
- Bangalore Genei
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