Centre of Excellence in Microbiome – Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment

Centre of Excellence in Microbiome (CoEM)

The Centre of Excellence in Microbiome (CoEM) was initiated by the Government of Kerala under the aegis of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment, along with the partnership of Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council and the scientific mentoring of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. CoEM aims to provide a platform to promote the research and entrepreneurships in different domains of microbiome covering one health approach to gather in-depth knowledge and to come up with appropriate solutions for the health and environment related issues. The microbiota residing in the human, animal, plant, aquatic and environmental domains can be harnessed to sustain the life and ecosystem in an unprecedented manner. The centre’s motto is ‘Microbes for Life’. The centre is currently housed at the KINFRA Film & Video Park, Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram and will be permanently relocated to Bio 360 Life Science Park at Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram.

Vision

We aspire to be the premier institute in the country to understand microbial systems and their interactions to tackle health related concerns of all compartments of life including its environment so as to catalyse microbiome mediated interventions towards a green economy and One Health.

The major focus of the Centre are as follows:

Coordinates interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurship, cross domain collaborations and innovative product development
Spatio-temporal mapping of microbiome data utilizing big data technologies and artificial intelligence to create a microbiome database and to generate start-ups.

CoEM is envisioned as a world-class microbiome-focused innovation centre committed to grass-root level translational research to understand the role of microbiota, including their dynamic interactions with hosts, enabling the prediction of novel biomarkers, develop interventional strategies and Live biotherapeutics. The centre strives to combine basic science, translational medicine and cutting-edge multi-omic technologies such as culturomics, genomics, metagenomics, proteomics, metabolomics and data interpretation using bioinformatics, data analytics and artificial intelligence for advancing discoveries in microbiome science across various disciplines. Such discoveries will reach the general public through active entrepreneurial efforts by startup companies mentored by the CoEM. Scientific learning, training and research shall be promoted by fostering more collaborations across industries and academia at the regional, state, national and global levels.

Team


Dr. Sabu Thomas Director Contact: 8714699506,9446528299 Mail: director.coem@kerala.gov.in Personal website: https://www.drsabuthomas.com/	Dr. Karthika S Scientist

Entrepreneurship Communicator in Microbiome

(Internship program in association with KERALA STARTUP MISSION)


Arya Anil	Gayathri K	Krishnasree RS	Vrinda Sathyan H	Vyshnavi Sasi

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