Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Odisha Launches Marine Biotech Research Initiative (OMBRIC)
Odisha is starting a new project called OMBRIC to study and use marine life.
This project will help protect the environment, bring in tourists, and create jobs.
The government is working with research groups and universities to discover new things and make the coast better.
They will study things like genes and create new products to help the environment and make money.
Odisha launched the Marine Biotechnology Research and Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC).
The initiative aims to boost environmental protection, science-based tourism, and employment.
An MoU was signed between Odisha's Science & Technology Dept. and NIOT for R&D collaboration.
Six higher education institutions, including IIT Bhubaneswar, signed MoUs for R&D support.
The project focuses on marine biotechnology innovation for job creation and sustainability.
- Who
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Science & Technology Department
- What
- Odisha launched the Marine Biotechnology Research and Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC).
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Odisha
- Why
- To advance marine biotechnology and blue economy development.
- Initiative Name
- Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research and Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC)
- Primary Focus
- Marine Biotechnology
- Key Goals
- Environmental protection, job creation, economic growth
- Collaborating Institutes
- NIOT, IIT Bhubaneswar, NIT Rourkela, IISER Berhampur, ILS Bhubaneswar, Berhampur University, Fakir Mohan University
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