Capt virtually inaugurates Rs31-cr project in Mohali

Mohali, August 17

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today virtually inaugurated the construction of Punjab Biotechnology Incubator’s Building in Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali. The announcement was made during a state-level function on Independence Day.

The construction work of the building on one-acre land at a cost of Rs31 crore was started by the PWD (B&R) amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

Punjab Biotechnology Incubator (PBTI) is the first public sector multi-field NABL-accredited lab in Punjab with more than 2,500 parameters covered under its scope. It became the first lab in India to establish nuclear techniques based on honey authenticity testing facilities in 2015

It will benefit industries, exporters, traders, farmers, bee-keepers, entrepreneurs, start-ups and regulators of the country and Punjab by the availability of these facilities on their doorstep.

The PBTI has also established a Covid-19 testing lab in record time with a capacity of 1000 tests per day and contributed in the state’s initiative to enhance testing capacity through non-medico laboratories. — TNS