Previous Year Question
Biotechnology Park is located at
Lucknow
Varanasi
Agra
None of the above
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Biotech Park, Lucknow is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It was established through collaboration between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
It is not merely a conventional industrial park; it primarily functions as a biotechnology technology-incubation and entrepreneurship development centre. Its objective is to help translate biotechnology research into products and commercial applications.
It provides biotechnology entrepreneurs and start-ups with laboratory infrastructure, technology incubation, analytical/testing facilities, training and technical support.
Its major areas of activity have included Agri-biotechnology, Bio-pharma, Plant Tissue Culture, Biofertilizers, Biopesticides and biotechnology-based entrepreneurship.
According to DBT, the Lucknow Biotech Park has been functioning since 2007. It has also played a role in promoting tissue-culture based agricultural technology in Uttar Pradesh.