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CLEANER TECHNOLOGY

Centre of Excellence on Flow Chemistry to come up

in Hyderabad

The Telangana State Government eminence, and will receive funding government, jointly with DRILS, has
has announced the setting up of a multi- and patronage from DRL and Laurus envisaged establishment of this hub to
industry-supported innovation and Labs. Research activities at the CoE support pharma companies in the city
technology hub for fl ow chemistry in will benefi t from the scientifi c mentor- build scientifi c capabilities, support
Hyderabad, to ensure greater incorpo- ship and support from world-renowned process development and also train-
ration of its techniques during pharma scientists like Prof. Goverdhan Mehta ing,” said Mr. Ranjan.
R&D and greater adoption of continu- (University of Hyderabad) and inter-
ous synthesis for manufacturing of national advisers such as Prof. Steven Dr. Nagappan said the CoE is an-
active pharma ingredients (APIs). Ley (University of Cambridge, UK), other milestone in accelerating the
Prof. Oliver Kappe (University of Graz, growth of the life sciences sector in the
A consortium agreement for setting Austria), and Prof. Shu Kobayashi State, and is part of a larger effort of the
up the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on (University of Tokyo). State to become a $100-bn life sciences
Flow Chemistry was signed in the pre- ecosystem by 2030.
sence of Telangana Industries Minister, The government will facilitate stra-
Mr. K. T. Rama Rao and Secretary, tegic support and scale up for the hub “As an early adopter of sustain-
Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, in Hyderabad on by encouraging more industries to join ability as a core value, we look forward
August 24, 2023. the consortium and benefi t from it. to contributing to the creation of deep
local expertise in sustainable and
Mr. G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman and Mr. Rama Rao said the hub would green manufacturing processes,” said
Managing Director, Dr. Reddy’s Labo- be an enabler for the pharma indus- Dr. Prasad.
ratories Ltd. (DRL); Dr. Satyanarayana try in the country to make a paradigm
Chava, CEO, Laurus Labs; Dr. Shakthi shift towards incorporation of modern Hyderabad is regarded as the life
Nagappan, CEO, Hyderabad Pharma approaches from R&D to manufacturing sciences capital of India and an impor-
City; and Dr. Srinivas Oruganti, Director, and migration to greener and sustain- tant life sciences hub in Asia-Pacifi c.
Dr Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, able processes. With over 800 pharmaceutical compa-
signed the agreement on behalf of the nies, the city hosts the highest number
industry The CoE is being set-up at “We remain committed to the of USFDA-approved facilities globally
Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences growth of life sciences sector and con- and contributes to about 35% of India’s
(DRILS), a research institute of global solidating our leadership position. The overall pharmaceutical production.
HUGE POTENTIAL

India could become wind industry export hub: Report

India has the potential to become recent years due to a slowdown in the 10.4-GW of standalone wind and
a key player in the global wind energy domestic market. This, though, should hybrid projects, of which 4.7-GW
supply chain by revitalising its local change as tender volumes in India are was awarded, the report noted.
wind energy market, according to a expected to increase and the country
report released by the Belgium-based could also take advantage of the fore- According to the study, India will
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) cast global supply chain crunch, stated add 21.7-GW of wind energy capacity
and MEC Intelligence (MEC+). the report on “From local wind power over the next fi ve years, at the current
to global export hub: India wind energy pace of growth, while an accelerated
India boasts annual wind manufac- market outlook 2023-2027.” scenario could see the addition of
turing capacity of 10-12 GW, which, 26.2-GW over this period. The country
however, has been underutilised in In 2022, India issued tenders for has a 500-GW renewable energy target

144 Chemical Weekly September 5, 2023

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