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Leading Research/Academic Institutions
•  Spices Biotechnology
Research at the Indian Institute of Spices Research
K. V. Peter and J. Rema

•  The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
A Synthesis of Quality Service and Globally Competitive Science
G. V. Rao and Seyed E. Hasnain

•  The National Institute of Immunology
Sandip K. Basu

•  The Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology
India's Pioneer Organization in Cellular and Molecular Biology Research
J. Gowrishankar and D. P. Kasbekar

•  The National Centre for Biological Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

•  Division of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Company News
•  Research and Development at Shantha Biotechnics

•  The Biocon India Group
The Largest Biotechnology Conglomerate in India

•  Indo-American Hybrid Seeds
At a Glance

•  Rallis India Limited
An Overview of Biotech Related Activities

•  Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
India's Largest Home-grown Drug Multinational

•  Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
One of India's Leading Forces in Healthcare

Calendar of Events