OVERVIEW
The Department of Biotechnology was established in 2005 to impart quality education in the field of biotechnology.
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
- Research-driven opportunities in Institutions in India/abroad
- 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"
Programs
The Department of Biotechnlogy, MIT offers the following programs:
M.Tech - Industrial Biotechnology
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
Research & Publications
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. Research 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 Manipal-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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Rudi Rajkumar
MIT Manipal
MAHE is giving us wings to fly and providing us with resources necessary to make it big in life.
Shashank Tulsyan
MIT Manipal
MAHE has taught me the value of organisation and to be systematic in all my work.
Siddharth Bhasin
MIT Manipal
My experience at MIT has been great from the beginning.
N.J.Nischal
MIT
I’m glad I choose Manipal University.
Chaitanya Chauhan
Mechanical Engineering
For me MAHE is a place with ample opportunities to grow professionally and personally.
Ashna Ranjan
MIT Manipal
Learning is an awesome experience at Manipal. This is the best place to be for students.
Rudi Rajkumar
MIT Manipal
MAHE is giving us wings to fly and providing us with resources necessary to make it big in life.
Shashank Tulsyan
MIT Manipal
MAHE has taught me the value of organisation and to be systematic in all my work.
Siddharth Bhasin
MIT Manipal