BRIC- Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council

December 7, 2023

The inaugural meeting of the new Apex Autonomous Society called Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) Society, emphasized the need to define a “Bio-vision” for India.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology is functioning as the nodal agency for promotion of Biotechnology in the country.
- It was accorded the Cabinet approval for rationalization of its 14 Autonomous Institutions (AIs) by subsuming them under one Apex Autonomous Society Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), for centralized and unified governance to maximize impact of biotech research across the country.
The BRIC Society aims to
- engage in public-private research partnerships,
- receive endowments from non-governmental resources, and
- maintain distinct research mandates for each of the 14 subsumed institutions under a common governing body.