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Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines

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  • Published
    31st Jul, 2021

Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines” are released by the DBT.

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Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines” are released by the DBT.

  • The website of the Indian Biological Data Centre, IBDC was also launched.

About theBiotech-PRIDE

  • The guidelines were developed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology.
  • Biotech-PRIDE is an indigenous database which will have a huge enabling mechanism for the exchange and adoption of data.
  • The guidelines aim at providing a well-defined framework and guiding principle to facilitate and enable sharing and exchange of biological knowledge, information, and data and
  • The wide range of large-scale data will help in advancing the understanding of the molecular and biological processes which will contribute to human health on agriculture, animal husbandry, fundamental research.
  • The Guidelines will be implemented by the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at Regional Centre for Biotechnology supported by the Department of Biotechnology.
  • Other existing datasets/ data centers will be bridged to IBDC which will be called Bio-Grid.
    • Bio-Grid will be a National Repository for biological knowledge, information, and data.
    • It will be responsible for enabling its exchange, developing measures for safety, standards, and quality for the dataset.
  • The Biotech PRIDE Guidelines will facilitate and enable the exchange of information to promote research and innovation in different research groups across the country.

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