BioTecNika Magazine - February 2016

In this issue

Being a BT professional in India is often speculated as the path towards struggle and why not- it is often surrounded by questions like will it pay me the best, does it offer enough pay hikes, do I have a job security and many more. But this new year might bring a smile to the BT professionals in India as the salary survey conducted by Mercer’s All Industries Total Remuneration says that it might witness the highest pay rise in the year 2016! Amidst the expectations of an increase in the base salaries of overall industries by 10.5%, life science domain would get lucky in terms of hike. The covers story speaks about the same which makes up for a must read.

Other stories to interest are start-up scheme by Modi and how it could enhance biotech business in the country, focusing on the talks of the science connoisseurs in the Indian National Congress held at Mysore which focuses on inventing in India, Samsung embracing biotech business and stepping into the lines of Google and much more.

Special thanks to Dr. Ramesh Raliya, Research Scientist, Nano Research facility, Washington University for interacting with Biotecnika magazine. The issue also covers an interaction with Mr. Ankur Parikh, Director, Industrial UV at Alfaa UV. Also read tete-a-tete with Mr. Mark Field, CTO and Mr. Amit Chopra, MD, ThermoFisher India at the inauguration of New Emerging Digital Technology Centre at Bangalore.