RAJIV GANDHI CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (RGCB)

             RAJIV GANDHI CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (RGCB)

An Autonomous Institute of Govt. of India under Ministry of Biotechnology
Thiruvananthapuram

  The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is a growing phenomenon. Located in  Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, RGCB began in 1990 amongst humble surroundings as a small charitable society called the Centre for Development of Education, Science and Technology (C-DEST). In 1991, recognizing its potential, the C-DEST was made a "Grant-in-Aid" institute of the Government of Kerala and renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Development of Education, Science and Technology (RGC-DEST), becoming the first institute in the country to be named after Sri Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minster of India. RGCB currently functions from three campuses. The main campus is located at Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram where the bulk of our discovery research programs are implemented. The second campus located at the KINFRA Park in Thiruvananthapuram functions as the transit facility for the Bio-Innovation Center where RGCB's core Bio-Imaging, Genomics and Laboratory Medicine & Molecular Diagnostic core facilities are located in addition to laboratories for Chemical Biology, and Tropical Disease Biology. The third campus located in Kalamaserry, Kochi is called the Bio-Nest, a setting for translational biotechnology, including expert and high technology resources for potential clients and customers, platforms for productive and sustainable partnerships with biotechnology, life science, medical and pharmaceutical industry besides opportunities for consultancy, contract research and commercialization of potential products.

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