# Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

National metagenomic syndromic surveillance NGS hub — Government-designated sequencing hub.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/rajiv-gandhi-centre-biotechnology/
Updated: 2026-07-20

- Country: India

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India | https://rgcb.res.in/ |
| Research focus | Cancer research, cardiovascular disease & diabetes biology, pathogen biology, regenerative biology, neurobiology, reproduction biology, plant biotechnology, transdisciplinary biology, and metagenomic syndromic surveillance | https://www.bric.nic.in/bric/ibric-rgcb.php |
| Facility | Main Campus (Jagathy), Aakkulam Campus (including BSL-3 facility), BioNest (Kalamassery, Kochi) | https://rgcb.res.in/, https://rgcb.res.in/profile, https://www.bric.nic.in/bric/ibric-rgcb.php |
| Grant | Research funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, International Agency for Research Against Cancer (WHO), National Institutes of Health (USA), Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science & Technology, and Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment | https://rgcb.res.in/beenapillai, https://rgcb.res.in/mrp, https://rgcb.res.in/profile |
| Publications | 453 publications (2017-2022) | https://www.bric.nic.in/ibric-rgcb/ |
| Principal staff | Dr. Beena Pillai (Director), Dr. Radhakrishnan R (Scientist G, Head of LMMD), Dr. Shijulal Nelson Sathi (Scientist E-I) | https://rgcb.res.in/beenapillai, https://rgcb.res.in/scientist_directory |
| Headcount | Approximately 40 scientists, 100 research fellows, 71 technical staff, and 23 administrative staff | https://www.bric.nic.in/bric/ibric-rgcb.php, https://www.bric.nic.in/ibric-rgcb/ |

Independent sources: bric.nic.in, rgcb.res.in

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