Biocon signs pact with Deakin University

Bangalore: Biocon Ltd has inked an MoU with Australia''s Deakin University for collaboration in research and education. The two will establish the Deakin Research Institute in Bangalore. They will jointly build a mammalian cell bio-processing facility at Geelong, Victoria. Deakin will undertake research in metabolic diseases on behalf of Biocon. This alliance will give valuable access to a world of medical knowledge and scientific training, together with opportunities for exchange of scientists to facilitate projects in areas of mutual interest.