Scientific Excellence

Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research & Innovation Corridor

Odisha Marine Biotechnology Research & Innovation Corridor (OMBRIC) is a flagship initiative of the Science & Technology Department, Government of Odisha, that brings together six leading institutions to strengthen the state's marine biotechnology ecosystem. It fosters collaboration among researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to harness the potential of the Bay of Bengal, promote blue biotechnology, and accelerate innovation, research, capacity building, and sustainable Blue Economy development in Odisha.

Research Laboratory

Our Mission & Strategic Vision

Mission

  • To develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex issues of marine ecosystem.
  • To innovate, discover and disseminate knowledge in the field of marine biotechnology for the welfare of mankind.
  • To Leverage the power of marine biotechnology for a sustainable bio economy.

Strategic Vision

  • Fostering a cohesive and collaborative approach for a sustainable socioeconomic and environmental development using Blue Biotechnology.

Governance

The organization is supported and guided by the DST, Government of Odisha, ensuring rigorous oversight and administrative excellence.


Regional Authority
Government of Odisha

Project and Participating Institutes

Research collaborations and innovation centers.

Coastal Odisha Systematics Mapping, Monitoring and Observations for Sustainable Development (COSMOS)

Institution Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Coordinator Dr. Syed Hilal Farooq

Objectives

  • Comprehensive mapping and monitoring of Odisha’s coastal marine bioresources
  • Assessment of ecosystem health at key bioreserve hotspots along Odisha’s coastline

ILS Centre of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology for promoting research on bioprospecting of marine biota

Institution Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Coordinator Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo

Objectives

  • Establishment of a state-of-the-art biorepository for cataloguing marine micro and macro organisms of Odisha
  • Generation of Odisha’s marine bioresource atlas using genomics tools

Diversity and Bioprospecting Analysis of Odisha’s Coastal and Marine flora for Harnessing their Potential and Sustainable Conservation

Institution IISER Berhampur
Coordinator Dr. Jose Sebastian

Objectives

  • Comprehensive profiling of novel bioactive compounds and gene discovery including chemical profiling, compound isolation, structural elucidation, functional characterisation, and gene annotation
  • Chemical engineering approaches towards product optimization and development of value-added products

Marine Microbial resources for environmental and biomedical
application

Institution National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Coordinator Prof. Surajit Das

Objectives

  • Culturing unculturable microorganisms using designer synthetic media
  • Marine microbial community analysis from Odisha coast

North Odisha-Marine Bioresources Utilization & Convergence Research Centre (NO-MBUCRC)

Institution Fakir Mohan University, Balasore
Coordinator Prof. Prakash Chandra Mishra

Objectives

  • Technology for captive breeding of Indian horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) for translational, biomedical, and conservation applications
  • Biodiversity assessment of marine fauna and translational applications of extracted bioactive compounds from coastal organisms

Centre for Odisha Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology Innovation (COMBBI)

Institution Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar
Coordinator Dr. Mrutyunjay Jena

Objectives

  • Biodiversity mapping of micro and macro algal communities, seaweeds, and establishment of marine cyanobacteria germplasm repository
  • Primary screening and characterization of bioactive metabolites from cyanobacteria and microalgae