The State Minister for Science and Technology of the Union Jitendra Singh launched the first “animal stem cell Biobank”, the most modern facility to store and maintain high -quality stem cells from various animal species, at the National Institute of Biotechnology Council for Animals on Saturday Institute on Saturday.
The Minister also revealed a set of five breakthrough technologies developed by NIAB to protect the health of animals and the protection of the livelihood of farmers, such as a brudiva – a diagnostic test that distinguishes between animals infected with brucelosis and those that are vaccinated to become more effective.
Care of the Vetera: Affordable terrain -friendly set for early detection of mastitis, a common udder infection in milk that reduces milk production and quality.
Curecheck: Portable devices for rapid testing of sensitivity to antibiotics in livestock infections such as mastitis providing results in less than two hours.
Fast Test Antibodies Toxo: A simple test on site to detect toxoplasmosis, parasitic disease affecting both humans and animals causing abortion and dead births in livestock.
The Rapicx test is NS1: A rapid diagnostic set for Japanese encephalitis, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affect humans and animals.
Dr. Singh appreciated the NIAB research team and said that in the field and available innovations they would play a key role in improving animal health, increasing livestock productivity and ensuring the livelihood of farmers. In addition, such advances also strengthen the ability of India to fight zoonotic diseases, diseases that spread from animals to humans and represent almost two thirds of new and new diseases around the world, including Covid-19.
CEO of Minister Bric and DBT Rajesh S. Gokhale noted that livestock production based on knowledge and sustainable use of livestock as a biological source is a key pillar of growing bioeconomics of India. Praised the director of Niab Dr. G. Taru Sharma for innovations focused on farmers’ management that bridges top science with an impact on the field level.
The animal cell biobanka, developed in cooperation with Himedia Laboratories, provides well -controlled animal stem cells and indigenous, cost -effective media for cell culture at veterinary clinics, research institutions, hospital and industry, said.
He also laid the foundation stone for a new hostel and a residential block in the Institute campus to support his growing scientific community, the press release said.
Published – 9. August 2025 21:00
