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Two incubators supported by the departments of Electronics, IT, BT, and Science and Technology have bagged the top rankings, as per an annual survey that covered 40 bio-spectrum initiatives across the country in the public sector.

Highlights

• Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre stood first while C-Camp (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms) attained the second rank.
• These two initiatives of the Department of IT and BT are supported through its nodal agency Karnataka Innovative Technological Society (KITS).
• The Manipal Bioincubator, which is also incubated through KITS, has secured the fifth ranking in the private sector category.

• This national-level recognition established the fact that Karnataka had been the frontrunner in creating the ecosystem needed for startups, with a focus on bio and health sciences,