Foundation laid for antivenom research centre in Bengaluru
The HinduIn five years from now, Bengaluru will house the Antivenom Research and Development Centre, the foundation for which was laid on Monday at the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bengaluru Helix Biotech Park, Electronics City. It will also house a research facility and incubation centre for start-ups interested in pursuing biodiscovery research on venoms, Mr. Narayan stated. Next generation therapy “The objective of the centre is also to pursue research towards the development of a broadly efficacious next-generation antivenom therapy. The centre will also assist commercial Indian antivenom manufacturers in efficacy testing of venom and antivenom products, as well as in advancing the effectiveness of conventional antivenoms,” Mr. Karthik added.