Asia's leading drug discovery research and development organisation , GVK Biosciences, has set up the largest isotope labelling facility in India.
This Isotope labelling technique is used to track the passage of an isotope, or an atom with a variation, through a reaction.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) ha also approved the 3H and 14C synthesis activities to be carried out by GVK Biosciences, a Hyderabad based company.
This Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliant facility has an specific equipment designed to meet the indents of companies involved in the area of drug discovery and development, agro and veterinary chemicals, cosmetics, perfumery and specialty studies, said a company statement here Monday.
"Several of our customers requested us to extend our chemistry services to include isotope labelling services. We listened to our customers and set up this state?of?the art facility, the largest such facility in India," said Manni Kantipudi, CEO, GVK BIO.
GVK BIO's diverse portfolio of approximately 200 customers includes some of the world's largest and renowned pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agro, life-sciences companies and leading academic and research institutions.
-With inputs from IANS
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