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By funding need-oriented, ambitious joint projects of high international standards, the two countries aim to help reach world-class innovations beneficial to both countries. It will also facilitate knowledge sharing and knowledge generation among scientists, researchers and industry in the two countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. Identifying innovation as the cornerstone of the collaboration, both DBT and Business Finland have agreed to cooperate with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), the Public Sector Enterprise of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India for funding and implementing ambitious industry-led innovative and transnational projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Biofuture platform: biofuels, bioenergy and biomass-based products;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Environmental and energy applications of biotechnology;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Business development of start-up and growth companies; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Education technologies and games in life sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MoU was signed in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Republic of India on Co-operation in the fields of Science and Technology, signed in Helsinki on March 25th 2008, wherein, based on mutual interest it was agreed to promote long-term research and development and innovation (R&amp;D&amp;I) cooperation between Finnish and Indian organisations.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: PIB]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Cabinet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the MoU between India and Finland for collaborating based on mutual 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