The State with its rich natural resources, abundant and diverse agricultural and forest wealth , huge marineresources and cattlepopulation , provides tremendous opportunities in the Multi Billion $ biotech industry.

The State already has several agri biotech companies doing multi- million $ business.

The presence of a large number of corporate and government hospitals in Hyderabad and facilities for healthcare education and research also facilitates clinical trials of biotech products.

Andhra Pradesh has premier research institutions like the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, the National Institute of Nutrition, the International Crop Research Institute for Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), etc. The existing infrastructure for research provides the necessary support for the development of biotechnology in the State.

The State Government has declared an area of 600 square kilometers as the Genome Valley in which biotech activities will be encouraged and promoted.

Andhra Pradesh is called as 'Vaccine Capital of India'.

'Genome Valley' an exclusive Biotech Cluster first of its kind in India is located in Hyderabad