By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, March 13, 2019: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of country’s leading think-tanks, will set up an industrial incubation facility, the TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Research Centre (TDNBC), in Odisha.

The TERI-Deakin unit was set up for developing innovative nanobiotechnology-based solutions to address the challenges in the field of agriculture and environment based on TERI’s expertise in agriculture, biotechnology, green energy, bio-remediation and nanotechnology and Deakin’s expertise in material, chemical and physical sciences.

The Odisha government has come out with Odisha Biotechnology Policy-2018 based on three key pillars– innovation, entrepreneurship and investment.

The TDNBC is open to participate and support the state government’s vision to promote and to assist further in implementing innovation and translational research”, TERI sources said.

The start-ups coming up at the incubation facility will have access to infrastructure facilities, equipment, and co-working space to accelerate technology development.

Entrepreneurs will also be provided required mentorship and guidance from experts in the field of biotechnology that address issues related to agriculture, environment and energy among others.