Biotechnology
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Press Release
Karnataka Microalgae Biotechnology Startup Novalgae Closes Seed Round to Turn Ballari’s Arid Land into High-Value Spirulina Farms
Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India] July 07 2026: Bengaluru-based microalgae biotechnology startup Novalgae Private Limited has closed an undisclosed seed round from three angel investors to expand its community spirulina farming programme in Ballari District, Karnataka, targeting 150 tons of annual production by 2027. Founded by brothers Siva Sankar and Atul Ghosh, Novalgae is working with smallholder farmers who have pooled resources…
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Study kindles new hope for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease
New Delhi: Efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease is expected to get a big boost with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras finding that energy deficiency in certain cells in the human brain could be a major cause for the development of the neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinson’s Disease is the second most prominent neurodegenerative disease across the world…
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Remembering the architect of modern biology and biotechnology in India
New Delhi: Council of Scientific &Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Hyderabad-based constituent laboratory Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB)recently celebrated its founder’s day event commemorating the 93rd birth anniversary of its founder-director, Dr. Pushpa Mittra Bhargava. Dr. Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and…
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National
“DBT-ILS excelled in S&T applications for improving tribal livelihood”
New Delhi: Minister of science & technology, earth sciences and health & family welfare; Dr. Harsh Vardhan has hailed the scientific contribution of the Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneshwar, an autonomous institute of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), on its 32nd Foundation Day. ‘DBT-ILS has excelled in application of science and technology for improving livelihoods of the tribal population’, said…
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