The National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) has been established as an autonomous institution by the Government of India, under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology. The institute is the first of its kind in the country that is devoted to research in genomics of health and diseases.
It is located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India, about 50 km. from Kolkata. Connected to Kolkata by highways, expressways and railways, it takes about one and one-half hours to reach Kalyani from Kolkata.
The Institute is currently functioning from an interim facility of about 120,000 sq. ft. of floor space, constructed on the 2 nd floor of a local hospital. Laboratories, equipment (including flow-cell sequencers, whole-genome genotyping and gene expression platforms, array-CGH platforms, high-end computing platforms, etc.), bio-banking facility, office space and class rooms have been established.
The permanent campus of the Institute is being constructed on a 30-acre plot of land, with academic blocks, student and faculty housing, guest houses, conference centre and other facilities .
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