India has the potential to tap research opportunities in proteomics and bio-chips that can help understand biological processes and treat diseases. This is possible even though the country has missed the opportunity to partner in the human genome project, according to the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He said the Indian biomedical community needed to build partnerships in the ongoing Proteomics Project. He asked scientists to work on tuberculosis, heart related ailments and sickle cell anaemia.