GITAM University in association with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board is hosting a two-day international conference ‘AP Bio 2017’ on Thursday and Friday.

At a media conference here on Tuesday, Vice-Chancellor M.S. Prasada Rao said about 500 researchers, students and professionals from various industries were expected to attend the meet that consists of plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and poster presentations.

Stating that the university already inked an MoU with the State government to develop the institute as the Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences and Advanced Biotechnology, he said the ‘AP Bio 2017’ was the first step taken towards this development. “The agenda of the symposium is to draw students, researchers and entrepreneurs from diverse spheres and encourage them to generate innovative ideas and take up research work,” said Prof. Prasada Rao.