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About VIT University
Vellore, a historic place in India’s southernmost state Tamil Nadu, has long been known for its magnificent forts
and ancient temples, renowned Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and E.I.D Parry’s factories. The
twenty or more palaces and forts in the district reflect ancient styles and traditions. The most striking of these is
the famous Vellore Fort, built in the 16th century by Chinna Bommi Nayak of Vijayanagar. The Sri Lakshmi
Narayani Temple, a grand "golden temple" constructed recently by the Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peetam
has intricate carvings and sculptures only in gold. The nearby towns Ranipet and Ambur are global industrial
estates with sugar and leather technology industries.
Centre for
Bioseparation
Technology
VIT University, well-known for its international standard of
technical education and research facilities is one of the landmarks
of this historic place. Founded in 1984 as Vellore Engineering
College by Dr. G. Viswanathan, a former Parliamentarian and
Minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu, it was promoted by
the North Arcot Educational and Charitable Trust. The Institute
was conferred "University" status in recognition of its
academic excellence, by the University Grants Commission
(UGC), Government of India, in June 2001. Dr. G. Viswanathan is
the Founder-Chancellor of the institute.
After introducing the traditional engineering subjects, VIT University understood the tremendous impact of
Biotechnology in both teaching and research areas, as a forefront and competitive subject in the International
scenario. Activities in Biotechnology were started in 2001 with both engineering and bioscience components. In
order to strengthen research activities and prepare future R & D personnel to be in the cutting edge at the
world level, CBST was created in 2005, by Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The
vision of CBST is to prepare young Indian scientists to be competitive in the world market both in their strength
of basic science and practical aspects.
VIT University is fully conscious of the importance of collaborative efforts, both with other academic institutions
as well as with leading industries. MoUs have been signed with leading universities and institutions in USA,
Germany, Australia, UK, Canada, Kenya, Finland, France, Spain, Rwanda, Burundi, Bhutan & Japan as well as
in India, to develop joint courses of international standards, promote research in areas of mutual interest and
facilitate exchange of faculty, students and knowledge based resources.
How to reach VIT University
VIT University is located between two important South
Indian cities Chennai (formerly Madras) and Bangalore
(considered the Silicon Valley of South Asia). Its lush green
campus is spread over 350 acres on the Ranipet-Katpadi
highway, providing an ideal environment for both study and
industrial interaction.
The institute can be reached by train (Katpadi train station
on Chennai - Bangalore line), by road (through the
Chennai-Bangalore highway) or by air. The two airports
close to VIT University are Chennai and Bangalore.
Contact Us
Prof. M.A. Vijayalakshmi
Director, Centre for Bio-Separation Technology (CBST)
616, Technology Tower
VIT University, Vellore - 632014 INDIA
Tel: +91-416-2202374/75/76
Fax: +91-416-2243092 | Mobile: +91-9443311374
Email: director.cbst@vit.ac.in | indviji@yahoo.com
Web: www.vit.ac.in/CBST

Established Research
and Development
centre dedicated to
“oriented research
ensuring industryacademia
link”.
About CBST
The Centre for Bio-Separation Technology was created at
VIT University in 2005 under Prof. M.A. Vijayalakshmi as part of
"Intensification of Research in High priority Areas" programme funded
by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
She was identified by the Indian Government to come back from
France after more than 30 years of service at Universite de Technologie
Compiegne (UTC), France, to steer this prestigious centre. This Centre is
projected by DST as a 'National Facility' for R&D and training, and
caters to postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The
Centre which is autonomous, is monitored by a steering committee
composed of eminent Scientists both from India and abroad along
with the top management of VIT University. At present the centre
has seven scientists and more than 25 research students.
Facilities
Bacterial Cell culture facilities | Yeast Cell culture
facilities | Mammalian Cell culture facilities |
Plant tissue culture facilities | Monoclonal antibody
facilities | Open column chromatographic systems |
Akta FPLC | Preparative HPLC and Analytical HPLC
Ultra Centrifuge | Gel Doc system | Phast system |
Multi-Plate reader, Flurostar | PCR Thermocyclers |
Multiporator | Fermentor | Lyophilizer | Rotary
Evaporator
Sophisticated instrumentation (part of second phase):
LC-MS/MS o BIACORE o Large-scale fermentor
Focus on
high-value
therapeutics.
Collaborative
programmes
through extensive
National and
International
network.
Past students
placed with leading
industries and
universities in India.
Themes
The centre is dedicated to separation science and biotechnology for
Healthcare. CBST focuses on “oriented research ensuring industry-academia
link” in the following areas:
• Separation Science
• Recombinant Protein Expression
• Immunotechnology: Monoclonal
antibody production
• Bioactive molecules from plants
and natural resources
• In vitro molecular Pharmacology
Research Programmes
- Doctor of Philosophy
(internal full-time / external part-time / sandwich-PhD with foreign universities)
- M.S. (by Research)
- Short-term training (4-6 months)
Funding agencies
• Dept. of Science & Technology (DST)
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
• Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT)
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
• Université de Technologie de Compiègne,
France (under the collaborative agreement)
• DST Bilateral Programme between India and
Slovenia
Industrial collaborators
National and International Network
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
• Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
• University Institute of Chemical Technology (UDCT), Mumbai
• Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi
• Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh
• Indian Institute of technology (IIT), Delhi
• Blue Peter Research Centre (BPRC), Hyderabad
• JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
• Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Biocon Ltd., Bangalore
• Span Diagnostics Ltd., Surat, Gujarat
• Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., Ranipet, Tamil Nadu
• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory, Hyderabad
• Shanta Biotechnics Ltd., Hyderabad
• Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad
• Laila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chennai
• Natural Remedies, Bangalore
• Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), Compiègne, France
• Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
• Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
• University of Groningen, The Netherlands
• University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria
• Institute of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, UK
• Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
• GBF, Braunschweig, Germany
• Food Technology University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe
• Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
• Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York, USA
• University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
• Laval University, Quebec, Canada
• University of Campinas, Sau Paulo State, Brazil
• Dalian University, Dalian, China
• Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Taejon, Korea