DBT and BIRAC invite proposals for Bio-AI 'Moolankur' hubs under BioE3 Policy
The Department of Biotechnology and BIRAC on 5 May 2025 announced a joint call for proposals to set up Bio-AI 'Moolankur' hubs under the BioE3 Policy for biomanufacturing.
Summary
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) issued a joint call for proposals on Bio-AI for establishing 'Moolankur' hubs under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment & Employment) Policy, as announced on 5 May 2025. The Union Cabinet approved the BioE3 Policy in August 2024 for fostering high-performance biomanufacturing. The Bio-AI hubs, across academia and industry, are meant to combine AI and biology for research in health, agriculture and environment, with problem areas including biomolecular design, sustainable agriculture, synthetic biology, Ayurveda and genome diagnostics.
Key facts
- Issued by
- DBT and BIRAC
- Hubs
- Bio-AI 'Moolankur' hubs
- Policy
- BioE3, approved by Cabinet in August 2024
- Focus
- Health, agriculture, environment
- Areas
- Biomolecular design, sustainable agriculture, synthetic biology, Ayurveda, genome diagnostics
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The joint call for Bio-AI 'Moolankur' hubs announced in May 2025 was issued by the Department of Biotechnology and:
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Correct answer: A — BIRAC
The call was issued jointly by DBT and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
The Union Cabinet approved the BioE3 Policy for high-performance biomanufacturing in:
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Correct answer: D — August 2024
The BioE3 Policy was approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2024.