Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India

The Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB) is a R&D programme jointly funded by the Indian and Swiss Government (Department of Biotechnology in New Delhi and Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation in Bern and New Delhi).The primary objective of ISCB is to take steps to ensure food security in India through innovative approaches in the field of life sciences and biotechnology and supporting sustainable agriculture.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India has signed a Programme of Cooperation with Centre for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), Spain. The focus of the collaboration is to develop market driven products, processes and technologies with involvement of Industry and Academia. 

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India,  has signed a MoU with Ministry of Education & Research of the Republic of Estonia in the field of biotechnology. 

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, had signed an MoU with National Institute of Advanded Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, on February 12, 2007 to work jointly in advanced areas of Science & Technology. This MoU involved bilateral collaboration on three themes, namely Bioinformatics, Biomedicine, and Glycoscience.  In order to promote close and effective collaboration, AIST and DBT have set up a lab (DAILAB) at the Biomedical Research Institute of AIST in AIST Tsukuba.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, is collaborating with Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Government of Denmark to develop joint projects in Medical biotechnology (stem cell research; chronic and infectious diseases); agriculture biotechnology and environmental biotechnology. Joint call for proposals are announced in the area of health science biotechnology.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, has strategic partnership with International Bureau (IB) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany and German Research Foundation (DFG). The department signed a Programme of Co-operation (PoC) with the German Research Foundation (DFG) in 2012. Under the POC, the Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and  International Research Training Groups (IRTGs) will be developed and several research Projects will be implemented.

A MoU was signed between India and Brazil in 2012 to support collaborative research activities in the areas of healthcare, agriculture and bioenergy. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, is implementing the MoU and has prepared a joint call for proposal on mutual agreement

In 2013, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India and Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Russian Federation signed a Programme of Cooperation (PoC) in the area of Biotechnology. The priority areas identified are Bioenergy, Nano-biotechnology, and Bioinstrumentation, Affordable diagnostics in Human Health and Agriculture, Affordable Devices in Human Health and Agriculture. 

A joint agreement between Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, and CNRS, France for establishing International Associated Laboratories (LIA) in the areas of System Immunology and Genetics of Infectious Diseases (SIGID) is under final stages for signature of various stakeholders.