India, Feb. 16 -- At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, a session titled "AI Meets Biology to Power the Future of Biomanufacturing" explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping research, therapeutics and sustainable industrial production. The discussion brought together Dr Anand Deshpande (Persistent Systems), Dr Anurag Agrawal (Ashoka University), Dr Aravind Penmatsa (IISc Bengaluru), Dr Ashish M Gaikwad (Praj Industries), Dr Debasisa Mohanty (BRIC-NII), Dr Lipi Thukral (IGIB), Dr Madhura Vipra (Medvolt), Dr Manju Tanwar (Organic Recycling Systems), Dr Rajesh S. Gokhale (DBT, DG BRIC and Chairman BIRAC), and Prof. Santanu Chaudhury (School of Advanced Computing, Ashoka University).

The session positioned BioAI as a strategic priority...