Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC), Chennai

S.No	Name of the Research Facility	Description of Facility
1	Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory for Multidisciplinary Research in Biological Sciences	This is a DST FIST sponsored facility for multidisciplinary research in biological sciences.
2	Environmental Research Lab	This research lab, established with AICTE-RPS Grant, deals with study of environmental toxicology effects of pharmaceutical compounds using fish models and biosorption studies.
3	Nano Biotechnology Lab	This research lab, established with support from AICTE-RPS Grant, deals with investigating nanotechnology as a mode of novel targeted drug delivery for various disease conditions.
4	Aquaculture Lab	This lab’s research work deals with toxicology study related to common environmental pollutants and toxins using fish as model organisms. Fish have been used to study wound healing properties of engineered biomaterials. Fortification of fish feed, immunostimulant studies and some genetic studies relevant to phytochemical impacts have been carried out
5	Food Processing and Preservation Laboratory	This facility has been set up to carry out research under consultancy project funded by IITM-PALS-RuTAG towards improving the shelf life of Padhaneer. Steps have also been taken towards patenting the packaging technology developed. The lab has also collaborated with CFTRI, Mysore for relevant research.
6	Molecular Research Lab	This facility has been set up by the department to aid in the synthetic biology research of students participating in the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition held every year.
7	Centre of Excellence in Biofilms	This research lab, under the aegis of DST-SERB, deals with characterization of exopolysaccharide by oral biofilm forming bacteria for effective diagnosis and treatment of oral infections.
8	Network Biology Lab	This facility was established with DST-SERB grant for high throughput computational biology projects like big data analyses of NGS, novel biomarker identification using gene network, text mining of PubMed data to understand drug-drug interaction, pharmacogenomics and nutrigenomics.
9	Protein Purification Facility (AKTA Start Protein Purification System)	This training facility has been established under Joint Skill Enhancement Initiative with GE HCI Pvt Ltd to train students in cutting edge proteomics techniques.

In addition to these facilities established under the Department’s roof, the students from the Department of Biotechnology also have access to the following Central Centres of Excellence and Research Labs. The same are listed below

S.No	Name of the Facility	Description of Facility
1	REC Idea Factory	It’sthe state-of-the-art facility, which is home to the renowned AICTE Idea Labto harness the power of innovation. Itis equipped with a range of modern tools, components and equipment to enableand empower students, faculty and research scholars to innovate, engineer andbuild technological solutions. Drone technology, PCB printing for thefabrication of modern sophisticated biomedical and assistive devices, Lasercutting, 3D scanning and printing for additive manufacturing of medicalimplant devices are some of the facilities available at the Idea Factory. Thefacility works on the motto that if one has an idea, he/she must be enabledto develop a minimum viable product. It is a significant addition to ourcampus' Innovation and Engineering production line. This facility is proposedto act as a feeder for the institution's goal of supporting and incubatingentrepreneurs.
2	MATLABAcademy	Thisinitiative aims to revolutionize teaching, learning, and research. As a toolfor studying the statistical implication of their research and also forbetter presentation of their results, this facility is intended to supportpost graduate students of the institution.
3	RECNEXUS - A TANSAM Innovation Center	Offers access to cutting-edge technology, technical expertise,and advanced research resources, paving the way for global competitivenessand continuous learning.

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