precision medicine

March 13, 2026 7:26 PM

India emerging as global hub for precision medicine and biomanufacturing: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India is entering a transformative phase in healthcare, with advances in biotechnology, genomics and multi-omics research positioning the country as a global leader in precision medicine, biomanufacturing and medical innovation. Speaking at the Multi-Omics Summit 2026 organised by the Proteomics Society, India with advocacy partnership of the IHW Council, the minister said India has moved from a stage where patients travelled abroad for advanced trea...

March 13, 2026 7:23 PM

India entering era of personalised and precision medicine driven by genomics and AI: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said India is entering a transformative era of personalised and precision medicine, powered by genomics, artificial intelligence and advanced biotechnology, which will enable early detection of diseases and targeted treatment even before symptoms appear. Addressing the NXT Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Singh said India’s vast genetic diversity and expanding genomic databases are opening new opportunities for predictive healthcare, precision diagnostics and ...

November 19, 2025 7:05 PM

India Takes a Genomic Leap: CSIR-IGIB and Serum Institute Partner to Deliver Indigenous Gene-Editing Therapies

India is stepping into a new era of genomic innovation, and at the heart of this transformation is a powerful collaboration between two scientific giants CSIR–Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SIIPL). Their partnership marks a defining moment in the country’s pursuit of accessible, high-precision gene therapies. The collaboration centers on enFnCas9, an engineered high-fidelity CRISPR-Cas9 platform developed by IGIB. This i...