COVID-19 and The World of Biotechnology

Dr. Vibha Pandey, Manya Pandey

Abstract: The era that saw the disruption of the human life at the hands of COVID-19, also saw the rise of the world of Biotechnology. When the whole world was feeling paralysed from helplessness in the face of the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus, the sector of biotechnology was slowly but steadily beginning to grab the problem by it?s neck. From producing lifesaving vaccines, effective drugs, diagnostics, nanotechnology and therapeutics to the emergence of new startups accelerating the growth of bioeconomy, the field of biotech fought and won on many fronts. This battle, however, of successfully harnessing the full potential of biotechnology for the benefit of humankind has been going on for decades. Through the years, biotechnology has been able to achieve various milestones. It has proved to be a boon for life every day and even more evidently on several such occasions when the existence of the human life was threatened by deadly diseases. The devastatingly challenging period of the pandemic withered countless lives, and yet the power of biotech continued to save lives and bloom them with a new hope. In this period of rise and fall, we saw a new world taking shape.

Keywords: COVID-19, Biotechnology, SARS-CoV-2 virus, Biotech Industry, Vaccines