Indian Bioinformatics: Growth Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

This paper focuses on India’s emerging role in global bioinformatics market. Bioinformatics is growing as an independent discipline and is fundamental to the growth of biotechnology. India has achieved remarkable success in the software industry. It would add nine per cent to India’s GDP by 2010. With India’s strong presence in world software market, India is expected to play a leading role in the bioinformatics revolution. This paper highlights Indian and global bioinformatics scenario. It also discusses bioinformatics challenges and opportunities and examines India’s competitive position in bioinformatics by using S.W.O.T. analysis framework.

Keywords: bioinformatics, IT, software, competitive advantage, SWOT