Helix – the Biotech Park of Bangalore will be operational in about two years time,said Shri. Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister of Karnataka at the inauguration of Bangalore INDIA BIO 2014. Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission, Bangalore, World Food Prize Laureate 2013 Em. Prof. Dr. Marc Van Montagu - Founder & Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology Outreach (IPBO), Belgium, Nobel Laureate 2012 Professor Sir John Gurdon, Kt DPhil DSc FRS - Distinguished Group Leader, The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK, The Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, UK, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - Chairperson, Karnataka Vision Group on Biotechnology; Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited Shri S.R. Patil - Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology and Planning & Statistics, Government of Karnataka, Shri K. Govindaraj - Member of Legislative Council, General Secretary, KPCC and Shri Roshan Baig - Hon’ble Minister for Infrastructure Development, Information & Haj, Govt. of Karnataka were also present at the inauguration function.
