National Biopharma Mission-NBM in English Current affair

 National Biopharma Mission-NBM

The National Biopharma Mission (NBM) is an academic-industry collaborative mission to accelerate discovery research for the early development of biopharmaceuticals. The mission aims to enable and nurture an ecosystem to build upon India's technological and product development capabilities in biopharmaceuticals including vaccines, biologics, medical devices and diagnostics that will be globally competitive over the next decade.

Recently, information related to the National Biopharma Mission (NBM) was released by the Ministry of Science and Technology in the Lok Sabha. National Biopharma Mission, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.

Background:

India has been very active in the pharmaceutical industry and has been a major contributor to the manufacturing of life saving drugs and low cost pharmaceutical products for the needy on a global scale. It is anticipated that this will bring a big change in the Indian biopharmaceuticals industry. This will also create the necessary ecosystem for promoting entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing.

The Dedicated Program Management Unit (PMU) in the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the aegis of Department of Biotechnology is the implementing agency for the mission. Under the National Biopharma Mission, skill development training programs will be facilitated for young professionals to build next generation inter-disciplinary skills for product innovation, knowledge to navigate regulatory policies, business development capabilities, IPR systems Next generation leaders through close engagement and collaboration of practices and industry and academia training partners to better manage and build an effective workforce.

The skill development training programs under the National Biopharma Mission will play a vital role in equipping the potential workforce with employable skills and knowledge and capacity building of the industry workforce so that they can make a significant contribution to the Indian biopharmaceutical sector.

Keeping in view the above, National Biopharma Mission has appointed Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) to conduct a series of practical and lecture-based workshops in various areas of Biopharmaceuticals across the country

National Biopharma Mission-NBM

This mission is implemented by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).

BIRAC conducts this mission through a Program Management Unit (PMU).

NBM is an Industry-Academia Collaborative Mission for the development of the country's biopharmaceutical sector.

Under this mission, the government has launched the Innovation-3 (i3) program to create an enabling mechanism for promoting entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in the biopharmaceutical sector.

The activities of the Mission are overseen by the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee headed by the Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) approves and reviews scientific progress.

Major focus of the mission:

Develop affordable and accessible biopharmaceuticals (vaccines, biosimilars and medical devices) to meet India's public health needs with the help of public and private institutions, researchers, startup companies and entrepreneurs.

Development of vaccines for cholera, influenza, dengue, chikungunya and pneumococcal disease.

Developing biosimilar products for diabetes, psoriasis, emergency situations and oncology.

Developing MedTech Devices  for Dialysis, MRI and Molecular Biology devices.

Establish and strengthen shared infrastructure:

Strengthening existing shared infrastructure.

Promoting participation in technological development.

Emergence of common infrastructure and establish it as a hub for product discovery and manufacturing.

15 shared infrastructure funding has been done, which are as follows-

Biopharmaceutical Development- 7

MedTech Equipment- 6

Vaccination- 2

To strengthen knowledge and management skills:

The objective of this mission is to develop disciplinary skills in the present and the next generation.

The main objective of this mission is to provide specialized training to new biotechnology companies for critical skills for product development in areas such as product development, intellectual property registration, technology transfer and regulatory standards.

Developing Technology Transfer:

Establishment of Technology Transfer Offices.

To impart training in technology transfer and management of intellectual property.

To provide assistance for acquisition of technology.

To help in the growth of industries related to the educational sector and provide opportunities to academicians, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop products through technology.