The Hon’ble Minister for Industries and Information Technology, Shri D. Sridhar Babu, has been invited by the Government of Victoria and the Government of Australia to deliver the keynote address at AusBiotech 2025, one of the Asia-Pacific region’s leading life sciences conventions. Telangana is the only Indian state to receive such an invitation and to be featured in this global platform.
Earlier today, the Consul General of Australia, Ms Hilary McGeachy, met with Minister Sridhar Babu to reaffirm the importance of his participation at AusBiotech 2025 and discussed deepening the engagement between Australia and Telangana, particularly in healthcare innovation, Artificial Intelligence, R&D partnerships, and advanced manufacturing.
The invitation, extended earlier this year, recognizes the remarkable transformation of Telangana’s life sciences sector under the leadership of the Hon’ble Chief Minister and Minister Sridhar Babu. Over the past two years, the sector has attracted investments worth ₹63,000 crore, positioning Telangana as a global hub for pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medtech innovation. Today, Hyderabad ranks among the top seven life sciences clusters globally, and notably, it is the only Indian city featured in this list, according to a recent report by CBRE.
Engagement with Australia has been steadily strengthened under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister and Hon’ble Minister’s leadership. Earlier this year, the Hon’ble Governor of Queensland and the Minister for Finance and Trade of Queensland attended BioAsia 2025 in Hyderabad, underscoring the shared commitment to collaboration and innovation between the two regions. A large Australian delegation is also expected to participate in BioAsia 2026, further building on this growing partnership.
Minister Sridhar Babu’s invitation to deliver the keynote address at AusBiotech 2025 stands as a strong testament to Telangana’s leadership in life sciences and the expanding cooperation with Australia’s innovation ecosystem, reinforcing the State’s pivotal role on the global life sciences map.
