Gandhinagar, Oct. 8 -- The Government of Gujarat under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has proposed a Rs.100-crore investment over five years to develop the Marine Biotechnology Research & Innovation Corridor (M-BRIC) at Mocha village in Porbandar district, aiming to transform the state's rich marine biological resources into high-value products, new industries and sustainable livelihood opportunities for coastal communities.

An initiative of the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), Department of Science and Technology, the proposed corridor is envisioned as an integrated ecosystem connecting marine science, biotechnology research, field cultivation, technology development, pilot-scale biomanufacturing, entrepren...