OVERVIEW
The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2005 to impart quality education in the field of biotechnology.
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VISION
- Excellence in teaching-learning process and research
- To impart and disseminate knowledge, develop competencies and to produce industry-ready and academically enriched engineers for the emerging areas of applied biotechnology
KEY FEATURES
- State-of-the-art laboratories
- Department with highest Ph.D.-qualified faculty
- Dynamic curriculum with right mix of bioloogical sciences and engineering
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- Ongoing funded research from state as well as central government agencies
- Wide range of program and open electives
- Opportunity for students to carry out inter-disciplinary research projects across Medical, Pharma, Life Sciences, Engineering, Bioprocess, etc.
- Workshops, Guest Lectures and conferences on a regular basis
- A National-level annual technical symposium "SymBiot" by the Institute of Engineers Biotechnology (IEBt) student club
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Bioinformatics
- Bionanotechnology
- Biopolymers
- Bioreactor Design
- Drug Delivery
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Fermentation Engineering
- Microfluidics
- Modeling & Simulation of Bioprocess
- Photo-bioremediation
- Phytochemicals
- Plant & Animal Cell Culture
E-Newsletter "Bio-TransMiT"
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Programs
The Department of Biotechnlogy, MIT offers the following programs:
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M.Tech - Industrial Biotechnology
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Faculty
Facilities
Laboratories
World-class laboratories give learning a practical dimension
Innovation Centre
State-of-the-art Innovation Centre to facilitate multi-disciplinary research
Libraries
Libraries have excellent resources for reference and study
MUTBI
Paper tree - A green initiative by MIT students of MUTBI
Computing Facility
Wi-fi campus with modern computing and digital facilities
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The areas of research are drug delivery, nanomaterials, bioinformatics, separation and purification of biomolecules, production of industrially important enzymes, bioremediation, bioprocess development, bio-separation processes and nanobiotechnology. The students get an opportunity to work in these leading areas of research. They obtain hands-on work experience in using the hi-end equipment in laboratories, as well as the latest modelling and simulation tools. 必威体育betway888 Grants: 1. "Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate Copolymers from Bacillus species using oil refinery waste" by Dr. Divyashree M.S from DBT for 34.99 lakhs (3 years, On going) 2. "Foldscope as a research tool to assess the adherence of phytase-producing probiotic bacteria on the intestinal epithelium" by Dr. S. Balaji from DBT for 8 lakhs (1 year) 3 Detection of Candida albicans pathogenic dual switching using Paper-based Analytical Devices (PADS for Candida) Ms. Anusha Prabhu VGST National Government 5 lakhs October 2017 5 lakhs 4 PADS: Engineering miniaturized devices for POC diagnosis of Candida Dr. Naresh Kumar Mani 必威体育betway888-McGill Centre National Non Government 2 lakhs Novemeber 2017 2 lakhs 5 Exploring the immunomodulatory properties of chitosan derivatives Dr. Ritu Raval MACID Private Non Government 2 lakhs Novemeber 2017 2 lakhs 6 Centre for Interactive Biomolecular 3D- literacy(C-In-3D) Dr. S. Balaji VGST National State Govt. 30 lakhs 3 Years from Nov. 2017 10 lakhs On going 7 Development of PAPER-based platforms for Point-of-care(POC) Nucleic Acid Testing of Candidiasis[PAPER at Point-of-Care] Dr. Naresh Kumar Mani VGST National State Govt. 5 lakhs 1 Year from 2017 5 lakhs On going
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