Govt Unveils Biomanufacturing Hubs to Drive Bioeconomy Growth

Speedy Summary

• Initiative: India launched advanced biomanufacturing hubs under the BioE3 Policy (Biotechnology for Surroundings, Economy, and Employment) on September 1, 2025.
• purpose: the hubs aim to strengthen the country’s bioeconomy and accelerate innovation across health, agriculture, energy, climate resilience, and industrial biotechnology sectors.
• Technology Integration: Utilizing synthetic biology, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and omics technologies for lasting solutions.
• Facilities Offered: Shared infrastructure for start-ups, SMEs, industries, and academia to scale up bio-based innovations from laboratory stages to pilot/pre-commercial phases.
• Scale of Hubs: Includes 21 bio-foundries nationwide supporting projects in cell therapy facilities, mRNA-based precision medicine hubs, animal stem cell repositories, CO2 sequestration systems among others.
• Economic Impact: India’s bioeconomy has grown significantly from $10 billion to a projected $300 billion by 2030.
• Statements:

– Union Minister Jitendra Singh compared biotechnology’s potential with IT’s transformative influence in the ’90s while highlighting geopolitical advantages like reduced petroleum dependency.- DBT Secretary Rajesh S. Gokhale emphasized biotech’s alignment with engineering/digital tech as critical for resource sustainability.!