Genome Valley 2.0: (“GV 2.0”)

• Elevating Genome Valley to Asia’s premium biotech and R&D hub.
• Surbana Jurong, Singapore (planners for Biopolis, One North Cluster, etc.) have been engaged to develop the masterplan
• Integrated Development – Growing on the anchor R&D landscape, a larger influence area nurturing knowledge and skilling initiatives.
• Ensure a live-work-learn-create environment for high functioning professionals.




Initiatives around GV 2.0:

• First of its kind animal based clinical trial facility in India (ICMR NARF-BR) commissioned, to spearhead the state’s position as the leading clinical trials destination
• Biologics Hub to provide scale up manufacturing facility for Biotech R&D and incubation ecosystem for biology-based start-ups

Biomedical Research Institute

• Creation of a unique, internationally competent biomedical research institute (in Genome Valley 2.0) that transcends traditional barriers in moving scientific discoveries into the clinic
• Proposed in partnership with Govt of Telangana, CCMB and Govt of India.




Objectives of the Biomedical Research Institute

• Develop and provide precise and affordable health care solutions with advanced technologies facilitated through researcher-clinician network
• To integrate emerging cellular and molecular understanding of diseases with clinical data to accelerate better diagnostic and treatments

CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology)

Digital Medicines Hub

• First of its kind cluster synergising State’s thriving lifescience ecosystem & strong technology ecosystem
• A “Digital Medicine Strategy Group” has been constituted for developing the architecture of Digital Medicines Hub, and also formulate mechanism for the protection of personal health information, addressing concerns and building a robust framework.

Enhancing Ease of Doing Business

A task force on EoDB was constituted and based on the recommendations the process for test license and manufacturing license were made online by the regulatory agency (DCA)

Skilling Initiatives

• Facilitating industry focused training programs for upskilling of talent pool in Hyderabad
• Partnerships include: Regulatory guidelines & quality standards with USP; GLP, GMP for vaccines with Bharat Biotech, BE and Shantha Biotech; B-Hub GMP Bioprocessing training; QC training with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; AI in healthcare in partnership with IIIT, HYD.

Competency mapping and synergizing

• Profiling life sciences companies, institutions, start-ups and incubators to deepen the current understanding on the baseline of resources, capabilities, etc. in the State
• Will assist in bringing out tailormade policy more relevant to its industry base; undertake skilling initiatives; create a network for several government initiatives.

Life Sciences Vision Group

Think Tank for the Government to make Telangana a globally attractive destination, recommend new initiatives, programmes and policies to be implemented by the Government.

Medtech Consortium

Comprising of experts from Government, incubators, institutions, industries, etc. and also clinicians hosts a monthly meet up for healthcare start-ups called T-Health Cafe. Each edition features an expert talk on a specific topic like clinical trials, regulatory compliance, etc, followed by start-ups making one minute pitch seeking mentorship / assistance from consortium.

Innovation Policy and Telangana State Innovation Cell

Promoting Start-ups and entrepreneurship ecosystem

IoT Policy

The “Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self- Certification System (TS-iPASS) Act, 2014” (Act 3 of 2014)