India formulating stem cell policy

Science and Tech Minister Kapil Sibal says experts have been invited from US to discuss setting up of a current good manufacturing practices facility.

India is formulating a policy on stem cell research, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

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In a reply to a written question, Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said, "At present draft national guidelines are being finalised jointly by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Department of Biotechnology, based on which the policy will evolve".

Sibal said experts had been invited from the US to discuss setting up of a current good manufacturing practices facility.