Global Bio-India: Govt has simplified patent regime for start-ups, MSMEs, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: The Union Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce & Industry, Mr Piyush Goyal has said the Government has simplified the patents regime for Start-ups, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) among others to encourage innovation. He assured the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion will extend all support to new and emerging enterprises in the biotechnology sector.

Mr Goyal was addressing the gathering after giving away Awards at the Global Bio-India Summit, 2019 at New Delhi on 22nd November.

Mr Goyal said biotechnology is a key sector to fulfill India’s aspirations. “The Prime Minister’s Vision of New India is intertwined to DBT’s enterprising endeavors”, he said. “The aspirations of 1.3 billion Indians rests on our success to adopt technology, – innovations that lead to transformations”, he added.

Mr Goyal said India was the first country in the world to have a separate Department of Bio-Technology. “Outside the US, the largest number of FDA approved drugs, 523 in numbers, come from India”, he said. “From the present nearly Rupees 3.5 lakh crore worth of BT industry in India, the DBT aims to top Rs 7 lakh crore output by 2025 and analysts say this could even touch Rs 11 to 12 lakh crores”, he added.

Calling upon academia, industry and government to come together, Mr Goyal said sustainability will be the fulcrum for innovation.

Mr Goyal gave away Global Bio-India awards and also released various reports besides launching a web portal for biotech start-ups.

Member, NITI Aayog, Dr Vinod K. Paul and Secretary, DBT, Dr Renu Swarup also addressed the gathering.