Vision

Our focus is to develop innovative and sustainable processes and products to effectively address important problems combining engineering principles and perspectives with knowledge and tools of fundamental sciences. We aim at galvanizing our research to revolutionize bioenergy, microbial product based solutions to solve environmental problems and to develop therapeutic and nutraceutical products. We encourage multidisciplinary working internally and collaborate widely externally to provide insight and solutions to complex problems.

Mission

We strive to advance our fundamental understanding on the dynamic impact of microorganisms retrieved from diverse natural sources to procure and develop viable processes and products. We further aim to focus on applications of such bio resource based products to resolve challenges pertaining to energy, environment and health. To address such challenges, our research is streamlined to develop microbial bio refinery, biofuels Bio-CCR, waste valorization, bio surfactants, biopolymers, biomaterials, biopolymer and bio surfactant conjugates, drug and bioactive delivery system, nutraceuticals, probiotics, lipopeptides, antimicrobial and anticancer drugs, bio mineralization using biopolymers and other value-added products. We have also reached out increasingly to the global research community and industry to augment and translate our research for practical applications.

Our Leader

Prof.Ramkrishna Sen

Ph.D: IIT Madras

Prof & Head: Department of Biotechnology

Associate Faculty, P K Sinha Center for Bioenergy-&-Renewables, IIT Kharagpur

Awards: Prof. Sen has received the (i) Wellcome Trust iTPA Award (2019); (ii) Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Award (2018); Distinguished Alumni Award – Jadavpur University (2017); Fulbright Visiting Professor Award (2013–14); Runner-up in National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals-&-Downstream Processing Industries, Government of India (2012) and UKIERI (British Council) Grant for Academic Visits of Universities in London and Northern-Ireland (2007-08). He is the founding member of Biological Engineering Society (India). He is also a life member of IIChE and member of European and Asian Federations of Biotechnology. He has developed collaborations with many national and international Universities/Institutes. Prof. Sen administered as Vice-Chairman and Chairman (GATE-&-JAM), IIT Kharagpur from 2015-2018.