Bio 360 Life Sciences Park is a
Biotechnology
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and
Life Sciences park in the city of
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
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.
Established in 2013, by the
Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...
, the Phase I of the park is spread over . An additional of land is being undertaken by the government of Kerala as the Phase 2 development of the park.
The park focuses on
incubation,
R&D and manufacturing in the fields of
life sciences,
biotechnology
Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...
,
nanotechnology.
bioinformatics,
biomedical devices and
pharmaceuticals.
Bio 360 is on
National Highway 66 at
Thonnakkal, from
Trivandrum International Airport
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of In ...
. Similar
industrial park
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park ...
s like
Technopark is and
Technocity is from Bio 360.
Institutions
Bio 360 Life Sciences Park houses the Bioscience Research and Training Centre (BRTC) of the
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU). BRTC do research into
disease prevention and immune systems in animals. KVASU is also planning to start an Animal Research Facility as part of the BRTC. The
(SCTIMST) is planning to establish a bio-medical equipment unit for research and production of bio-medical equipment.
Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala
The
Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala established by the Kerala Biotechnology Commission (KBC) is a project hosted in the park. The Institute will offer academic discipline, including PG diploma and
Ph.D.
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
in
virology
Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, th ...
.
The Virology Institute includes high-end research facilities to study viruses and viral infections. The institute will also have 9 laboratories with
Biosafety Level 3 and
Biosafety level 2 facilities.
The bio safety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory will be upgraded to
Biosafety level 4 subsequently.
The institute will have facilities for the development of novel
antiviral drugs,
vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The safety and effectiveness of vaccines has been widely studied and verified. s and
molecular diagnostic tools. The institute would also house a unit of the
Global Virus Network
The Global Virus Network (GVN) is an international coalition of medical virologists whose goal is to help the international medical community by improving the detection and management of viral diseases. The network was founded in 2011 by Robert G ...
.
See also
*
Technopark, Trivandrum
Technopark is a technology park in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Established on 18 November 1990 by the Government of Kerala, under chief minister E K Nayanar, it is one the largest information technology (IT) park in India in terms of ...
*
Technocity, Thiruvananthapuram
References
External links
Bio 360 official websiteKSIDC official website
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Organisations based in Thiruvananthapuram
Science and technology in Thiruvananthapuram
2013 establishments in Kerala