News: DBT along with the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), will establish “Bio-AI Mulankur” hubs in 2026.
About Bio-AI Mulankur
- “Bio-AI Mulankur” hubs is to create integrated, closed-loop research platforms where AI-based predictions, laboratory validation and data analytics operate in a unified framework.
- Established by: Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
- The initiative aligns with the Biotechnology for Economy, Environment, & Employment Policy.
- Aim: To strengthen high-performance biomanufacturing to drive economic growth, environmental sustainability and employment generation.
- Objective: To institutionalise AI as a core scientific engine within biotechnology
- Bio-AI hubs are proposed to be established across academia and industry to provide critical and novel research leads impacting Health, Agriculture and Environment through conglomeration of AI and Biology.
- Focus: The hubs will focus on frontier domains including Genomics diagnostics, Biomolecular and therapeutic design, Synthetic biology and Ayurveda-based evidence research.
