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IIT Madras

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IIT Madras and Herbalife India Signed a Landmark Agreement to Establish the India's First Center of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation.
Congratulations to Dr. Sumanta Das for winning the best poster award at 47th Annual Meeting of the Plant Tissue Culture Association
We are proud to announce that our collaborative work with IMSc has been featured in The Hindu business line.
Tech talk article on "When Flow Matters: Using CFD to Help Plants Grow"
We are proud to announce that our PI has been felicitated by Womens forum, IITM for her accomplishments in 2025-26 not only in advancing knowledge and innovation but also for inspiring the students and colleagues across the institute
Inauguration of AYUSH VANAM - A living herbal garden
Invitation to the inaugural function of AYUSH Vanam
NDTV coverage on IIT Madras-Herbalife India collaboration
Congratulations to Prof. Smita Srivastava For The Himalaya Wellness Best External collaborator Award for the year 2025
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Babu Ramu on the successful defense of his Ph.D. thesis titled:"Bioreactor Cultivation of Viola odorata Plant Cells to Produce Cyclotides-Rich Herbal Extracts for Potential Medicinal Applications". We wish him continued success in his future research endeavors.
IIT Madras & Herbalife India join hands for establishment of Herbalife-IITM Plant Cell Fermentation Technology Lab
Prof. Smita Srivastava invited for a talk at 'Computational workshop on Soil - Microbial - Plant Genomics' Organized by IMSc, Chennai
Our PI, Has been selected as Advisory Board Member for AFOB (Asian Federation of Biotechnology) from India for the year 2024-2026
Our PI, Has been selected as Associate Faculty for School of Sustainability, IITM
Media coverage on International GIAN course "Sustainable Biomanufacturing of High -value Phytochemicals"
Our PI, Prof. Smita Srivastava at mega congregation of bio-entrepreneurship stakeholders- 'Global Bio India-2024'
Prof. Smita Srivastava LinkedIn post on BioE3 policy by the Government of India
Budget 2024: Govt must incentivize sustainable biomanufacturing of low-cost phytodrugs & phytopharma
Prof. Smita Srivastava delivered special seminar on "Plant cell bio-factories for sustainable production of high-value low-volume Phytochemicals: Need for a rational and integrated approach." at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (NNFCFB), a research institute at the Technical University of Denmark.
Excited to welcome you to the PCT Lab, Vijayganesh Kumar! May your Ph.D journey be full of success!
Glad to have you at the PCT Lab, Reniya M S! Wishing you success on your M.S. Journey
Welcome aboard, Parakala Sai Sri Krishna Best wishes for a rewarding Ph.D journey with the PCT Lab
We congratulate our PI for being selected as an official guest for stay during the current academic year 2024 by the Academic Board of The University of Tours, France.
Welcome to PCT lab Jayashree B! We wish you best wishes to cherish your PhD journey.
Congratulations to our PI for being a Lead Editor of the invited special issue in the journal ‘Frontiers in Plant Science’ published in September, 2023
Congratulations to Ritu Sinha on her selection for the International Immersion Experience (IIE) travel award (5th cycle), sponsored by the Office of Global Engagement at IITM. We are pleased to announce that she will be embarking on a collaborative journey at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tours, France. During her visit from April 2024 to October 2024, Ritu will be working in collaborative research on "Strategies to overcome cryptic biosynthesis of host plant-associated metabolites in endophytes."
Congratulations! Aparajitha Srinivasan and Chitra Srikantan for the grant of patent on “Bioprocess Technique for production of secondary metabolites from plant cells using textile dye effluents”.
Several news articles have been published about our research on camptothecin in prominent publications such as The Economic Times, Telegraph India Epaper, The Hindu, and many others.
Congratulations to Dr. Sarayu M on successfully defending her PhD thesis, titled "Strategies to enhance camptothecinproduction in cell/tissue cultures of Nothapodytes nimmoniana."
The Department of Science and Technology has recognized and commended our efforts in the field of camptothecin! They shared our accomplishments in a tweet and tagged The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, The DST Secretary, Dr. Karandikar, The SERB Secretary and Sr. DST Advisor, Dr. Akhilesh Gupta.
We congratulate our PI for receiving CSR Changemaker Award 2023.
We congratulate our PI for being one of IIT Madras' 10 award-winning women professors, recognized for remarkable research achievements.
The Camptothecin technology was presented at “IInvenTiv All IIT R&D research fair”, Congrats to the lab!
We congratulate our PI for receiving “Outstanding Women Researcher ” award as part of Venus International Women Awards 2023.