Answer for What is the scope of Bioinformatics in India?
In India, Bioinformatics has high hopes as it is still in nascent field. The growth of this field is also dependent on growth of Biotechnology.
There are a lot of big bioinformatics companies in India that hire bioinformaticians. Some of them include Accelerys, Jubilant etc.
Complete list can be found by clicking here.
in 2010-11, Indian bioinformatics market was valued at US$58 Million While it was expeccted to grow by 25% in 2015.
In a market that require a large number of trained professionals, Bioinformatics can be a good choice.

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