Some months ago, addressing a pan-India lecture series on biotechnology, I was delighted with the interest evinced by scientists and several technocrat-entrepreneurs. I was equally surprised by the lack of interest in government circles except in some states that are showing themselves as forward-looking in many sectors.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Ananda Chakrabarty:</B> Biotechnology stuck in IP warp</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>The Indian government

Ananda Chakrabarty: Biotechnology stuck in IP warp

The Indian governments approach to intellectual property rights in the biotechnology sector remains old-fashioned

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