For the first time, India has opened Nuclear research to the private sector,paving the way for new investment opportunities, private sector participation and international collaboration in advanced cancer care, diagnostics, oncology research and genetic medicine. Recently a US Industry delegation visited India and had a detailed discussions with Union Minister for Science and Technology in New Delhi. On Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed expanding bilateral collaborations in skilling, investment, knowledge exchange and industry-led partnerships across domains in biotechnology, quantum technologies, space, atomic energy and nuclear medicine.Dr. Jitendra Singh said India’s opening up of the space sector to private participation over the last five to six years had led to a major leap, creating new scope for collaboration with trusted partners.