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BIRAC Success Stories | 2016 Aristogene Biosciences

Key Highlights

* Product commercialized in 2013.
Breakthrough * 51 Kits already sold to 10 users.
* 8000 reactions worth Rs. 23 lakhs in
• Single tube nested PCR kits developed revenue already sold.
for four viruses infecting shrimps. * Reduced dependence on costly imported
• Product well accepted by the kits.
customers. * BIRAC Innovator Award in 2013.
• Kits successfully commercialised and
rated better than imported products.
• Work underway to develop lateral
flow and real time PCR based kits for
WSSV.

BIRAC’s Support

Support and mentoring under SBIRI
scheme by BIRAC helped the company
to grow in its initial days. The project
has also nurtured many scientists.

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