Scope of Biotechnology, IPR and ELSI

Biotechnology · Chapter 2 · 1. Introduction to Biotechnology

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Branches of biotechnology: agricultural, medical, industrial, microbial, environmental, nanobiotechnology and immunology
Discoveries versus inventions; Intellectual Property Rights: patents and their components, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright and geographical indications
Plant Breeders' Rights and the PPV and FR Act, 2001
Ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI), e.g. IVF and stem cell therapy; biosafety of GMOs and the role of GEAC
Indian and global institutes: NCBI, EMBL, NBTB, CCMB, ICGEB, DBT, CDFD, NIPGR, NBRC and leading Indian biotechnology companies