| Institute of Microbial Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1984 |
| Director | Dr. Girish Sahni |
| Location | Chandigarh, India |
| Address | http://www.imtech.res.in/ |
The Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), based in Chandigarh, India, is one of the constituent establishments of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). It was established in 1984.
The Institute is engaged in research in many different areas of modern biological sciences and microbe-related biotechnology, with special emphasis on research that is interdisciplinary and of a collaborative nature, such as immunity and infectious diseases, protein design and engineering, fermentation science, microbial physiology & genetics, yeast biology, bioinformatics, microbial systematics, exploitation of microbial diversity for bioactives and enzymes for biotransformations.
The institute is equipped with various facilities for research. They include Lab-to-pilot-scale fermenter of various capacities, Tissue & Cell Culture facility, facility for maintenance, preservation and identification of Micro-organisms, an animal house, workstations for Bioinformatics & Biocomputing, equipment for Protein and DNA Analysis, a library with around 64,000 references books, microscopy equipment, Databases for Intellectual property management, et cetera.
The institute offers Ph.D. jointly with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).