One of the most rapidly growing sectors in the realm of biotechnology in India, bioinformatics holds immense future potential. A number of large domestic information technology-based companies are offering biotechnology solutions, as they respond to an increase in demand for biotechnology products. The country offers a number of competitive advantages in the field of bioinformatics that include high quality infrastructure, strong presence in pharmaceutical research and IT-based services and the availability of a skilled workforce at comparatively low costs. The government is also actively encouraging research into bioinformatics through a number of initiatives. At the same time, bioinformatics is also mutually benefitted by the growth in genomics and customised medicine. Hide this