13 March 2013 | News | By Rahul Koul Koul
BioSpectrum declared India's best biotech magazine
Mr Pradeep Gupta, chairman, CyberMedia, and Mr Narayanan Suresh, group editor, BioSpectrum recieving the award from Mr Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation
BioSpectrum, most popularly known as the voice of the biotechnology industry, received the "Best Indian Biotech Magazine Award" during the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE), held on March 11, 2013 at New Delhi. The prestigious award was given under the category of "President's Award" by ABLE. Present at the ceremony were well known ministers of government of India, who also released the 10th anniversary special issue of the BioSpectrum magazine.
Launched by CyberMedia in March 2003, BioSpectrum is India's first and exclusive magazine and a media platform dedicated to biotechnology. BioSpectrum chronicles the Indian biotechnology industry by highlighting the policy changes, success stories of entrepreneurs, technological innovations and above all providing a neutral platform to discuss all matters connected with India's biotech ecosystem. Some initiatives of the magazine include campaigns for a national biotech policy, regulatory reforms, the students lecture series, CEO summit, and the technology forum. The Public-Private Partnership series as well as the CSO series have been showcasing the best from industry month after month.
The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation, Mr Sharad Pawar, who spoke on the issue of biotechnology to ensure food security and rural prosperity at the event, looked very appreciative of the magazine. At the same time, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad released the copies of the magazine and spoke on the issues concerning affordable healthcare for inclusive economic development. Also seen flipping thorough the pages was Mr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, who highlighted the challenges and solutions for human resource development for R&D.
The occasion also marked the release of the report, "ABLE: A History of Biotechnology in India". The celebrations were enjoyed by the audience that comprised of renowned people from academia and industry.