- It is first ever Biocuration conference in India.
- Biocuration refers to collection, curation and integration of information related to the biological sciences into databases or resources.
- It was organised by the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC).
- IBDC is the first national repository for life science data in India, supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
- In the conference, it was highlighted that growth of bio-economy in India will be derived by Bio-manufacturing and Bio-foundry.
- Bio-economy is the production, utilization and conservation of biological resources, including related knowledge, science, technology, and innovation.
- Bio-manufacturing: A process of production which uses both natural and engineered biological systems, to produce biomaterials which can be used on a commercial scale
- e.g., microorganisms and cell culture.
- Bio-foundry: A state-of‑the‑art facility providing a platform to accelerate discovery and bioengineering for the emerging bio-economy.
- It is based on the mechanism of Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycle.
- Importance: Will provide environment-friendly alternatives such as biodegradable polymers, bio-plastics, bio-pharmaceuticals and bio-Agri-inputs.
- Will change current consumptive manufacturing paradigm to the one based on regenerative principles.
- Bio-manufacturing: A process of production which uses both natural and engineered biological systems, to produce biomaterials which can be used on a commercial scale
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