Gujarat to focus on biotech to woo investment

 The state government had last week reconstituted the Gujarat Council of Biotechnology which will now be headed by state chief minister Narendra Modi.

 The government also has plans to set up Biotech Mission, an organisation which will work on issues related to biotechnology initiatives in the state.

 Gujarat-based pharmaceutical majors such as Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila Healthcare, Intas Pharmaceuticals and Sun Pharma are at present investing heavily in research and development, and biotechnology research.

 Torrent Pharma has created a special division called Torrent Biotech, while Intas has its own exclusive biotech company, Inuds Biotherapeutics.

 Cadila Pharma has been playing a major role in the biotech segment with a state-of-the-art plant.