State-of-the-art Molecular Diagnostic Lab now open at Life Sciences Park in Thonnakkal
An 80,000 square feet admin and biotech lab building has become operational at Life Sciences Park in Thonnackal, Thiruvananthapuram. The facility has advanced molecular diagnostic capabilities, capable of detecting around 80 viral diseases, including monkeypox. The Institute of Advanced Virology is working to establish 16 biosafety-level II category labs, out of which 8 labs have already been completed. The remaining 8 labs are expected to be completed by the end of the FY 2023-24. Once the project is fully operational, a total of 22 labs will be available for activities in the field of virology, including clinical virology, viral diagnostics, viral vaccines, antiviral drug research, virus applications, virus epidemiology, virus genomics, and basic and general research.
Construction of another wing with BSL 3 labs is set to begin at the Institute of Advanced Virology in the Life Science Park. These state-of-the-art labs will be equipped with modern facilities to test for COVID-19 and rabies. As a result, virology testing and research in the state will be made much easier.
The KSIDC Life Science Park project in Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram is being established in two phases. KSIDC has already acquired 70 acres out of 75 acres in Phase I, and 86 acres out of 123 acres in Phase II. In the first phase, provisions have been made for 20-meter-wide internal roads, as well as water and electricity supply. Additionally, land has been allotted to entrepreneurs to start their businesses, and the development of their units is progressing steadily.
As part of the first phase of the Life Sciences Park, a Medical Devices Park is being established on a 9-acre site in partnership with the Sri Chitrathirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. Around 700 jobs will be created once the ventures are fully operational. The major projects operating in the park in the first phase are the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) of the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) comprising 6 labs spread over 30,000 square feet and the Research-cum-Learning Center established by the Kerala Veterinary Sciences and Animal Sciences University.
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