BBC launches innovative products developed by nurtured startups

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC), under the aegis of Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka has recently launched five innovative products developed by startups being nurtured there. Sclareolide, developed by Tojo Vikas, is a fermentation product of Sclareol and is a key fragrance intermediate in the development of amber notes. This is the first company from India to develop this through synthetic biology approach. On the other hand, Vyvuz has been developed by Atrimed Biotech, as a herbal supplement against COVID-19. FibroScar gel, developed by Fibroheal, is effective for skin scar management and moisturisation. K cat Enzymatic has designed engineered enzymes using 7D Grid Technology which is an Artificial Intelligence-based enzyme engineering framework. In addition, Spike S1 protein and Pseudovirus have been developed by Neuome Technologies, to be used for COVID-19 detection. These products are imported currently and indigenous production by Neuome will help in avoiding imports and developing our own capabilities in research.