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It gives us immense pleasure to invite you to join international conference 5th BioSangam, “BioSangam 2022: Emerging trends in Biotechnology”, to be held at one of the most ancient and culturally rich city of India “Kumbh Nagari”, Prayagraj from March 10-12, 2022. Unfortunately, due to ongoing COVID-19 situation, this BioSangam 2022 will be held in online mode. The conference is being organized by Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj UP India with an aim to promote excellence in scientific knowledge and innovation in biotechnology and related disciplines to motivate young researchers. The conference also envisages providing a forum to researchers around the globe to explore and discuss on various aspects on recent advances in the field of agriculture, environment and health that has dynamically opened up new avenues of research. It will provide deep insights intoinnovations, challenges and growth opportunities in diversified domains of Biotechnology. The conference consists of various sessions including keynotes, plenary talks and parallel sessions. Each session will be addressed by outstanding experts who will highlight recent advances in various facets of biotechnology. It will also offer budding scientist an opportunity to present their work in front of eminent experts of their field and compete for various awards like BioSangam Young Scientist Awards-2022.