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498 India 2018
high yields and of better quality products. The institute is making attempts to
translate some of the technologies developed through basic reseach activities
for their application in agriculture.
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram working
on research programme on chronic disease biology, tropical disease biology
and disease biotechnology.
Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal is
involved in conservation and sustainable utilization of bio-resources for the
socio-economic development of the north eastern region. The institute has taken
initiatives in collaborations with other institutions/organizations/universities
nationally and internationally relevant to the bio-resources for sharing and
sustainable exploitation.
Centre of Innovative and Applied Bio-processing (CIAB), Mohali is giving focus
on secondary agriculture and catalyzing research, innovations and knowledge
translation for production of secondary agricultural bio-products. The institute
is currently involved in processing of agri-farm and food industry spare biomass
through chemical, biological and biotechnological approaches and engaged in
transmitting knowledge and leads of bio-resources for productive processing
and value additive primary and secondary agriculture bio-products for edible
and non-edible usage.
National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani is engaged in
accelerating genomics for health and disease and discovering genomic evidence
that underpins disease and health-related traits. The institute is pursuing projects
on discovery of biological and environmental correlations of pre-term birth and
study natural histories of diseases and health related traits.
Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad is providing world class
education, training and conduct innovative research at the interface of multiple
disciplines to create high quality human resource in disciplinary and
interdisciplinary areas of biotechnology in a globally competitive research
milieu.
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad is
working on integrated approach in the field of medicine, science, engineering
and technology into translational knowledge and making biomedical
innovations accessible to public health. The institute plays a pivotal role in NCR
Biotech Science Clusters and targeting at specializing in translational research
and related endeavours.
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad has taken
initiatives on infectious diseases; brucellosis, theileriosis, babesiosis, newcastle
disease virus (NDV), leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis, mastitis, peste des
petitsruminants virus (PPR) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) and
development of new tools for diagnosing and preventing the diseases.