India has been given the baton for presiding over the G-20, a premier forum for international economic and financial cooperation. The prime minister will host the leaders of the other G-20 nations for the bloc’s 18th summit, which will be held in New Delhi on September 9 and 10 next year. As part of the series of meetings planned in India through the year, the first “Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting” of India’s G-20 presidency was held in Bengaluru from 13th to 15th of December 2022. This included a tech-showcase, especially from the start-up ecosystem that Karnataka hosted on 15th December at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus.

Government of Karnataka and the Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T inititated the start-up demo showcase where various companies innovations, achievements and ideas were displayed to a global audience. The companies showcased the financial viability and costeffectiveness of the solutions that India can offer, especially in the Biotechnology, AI and Deep Tech space.

The biotech startups that participated in the interaction meeting with G20 Secretaries were Immuneel Therapeutics Pvt Ltd, Bugworks Research, Pandorum Technologies, String Bio Pvt Ltd, Sea6Energy, Hanugen Therapeutics and Medgenome Labs.

The first “Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting” of India’s G-20 presidency was held in Bengaluru from 13th to 15th of December 2022.