About SUJVIKA Portal:
- It is an AI driven Biotech Product Data Portal.
- It is developed in collaboration with Industry partners ABLE.
- SUJVIKA is a Trade Statistics Digital Intelligence Platform that presents authenticated biotechnology product import data in a structured and accessible format.
- Features of SUJVIKA Portal:
- The portal provides sector-wise insights into biochemical products, industrial enzymes, and other biotechnology imports.
- It enables researchers, startups, and industry to identify high-value and high-volume imports, assess import dependency and prioritise indigenisation and R&D efforts.
- The portal also supports evidence-based planning and promotes public–private partnerships for strengthening domestic biomanufacturing.
Key Facts about Department of Biotechnology
- It was set up in 1986.
- It acts as a nodal agency supporting research and its applications in the Life Sciences and promotes & accelerates the pace of development and large-scale use of biotechnology in the country.
- DBT also supports Research and Development innovations and manufacturing in advanced Biofuels as well as ‘Waste to Energy’ technologies.
