India’s top biotech policy maker, Dr Rajesh S Gokhale, secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) stressed the importance of global biological manufacturing networks moving to sustainable environmental mode and improve access to affordable products to all citizens.

Speaking at a special global Round Table on ‘Biomanufacturing for Health: Advancing Healthcare and Global Preparedness’, organized by Europa Bio as part of the International Council of Biotech Associations (ICBA), at the BIO Boston 2023 conference, Dr Gokhale, highlighted how India vaccinated more than 4 million people daily in 2021 with Covid vaccines made in the country and conducted 1.2 million covid test daily. Without our biomanufacturing capabilities, we would not have succeeded in tacking the pandemic he said. 

Dr Claire Skentelbery, Director-General, Europa Bio chaired the Round Table session. 

The Round Table offered a great opportunity to focus on biomanufacturing ambitions from different places around the world, finding common challenges and asks and including this in our work and collaborations. 

Regulators from EU, UK, USA, and industry representatives from around the world participated in the discussion.
 

India calls for sustainable biological manufacturing strategies at global meet