The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), an autonomous institute has been brought under the fold of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India in August 2002. The institute is located in close proximity to other research institutions at Bhubaneswar. The institute was earlier established on February 11, 1989 and was under the administrative and financial control of Department of Science and Technology, Government of Orissa. Prime minister of India dedicated the institute to the nation on July 15, 2003 with a declaration to develop the institute as a “National Centre for Excellence”.

ILS vision is to acquire insights into biology of pathogens, pathogenesis of disease progression and evolution of pathogens in the context of their relationship to human genetics.

The mission is to use cutting edge technology in modern biology to acquire insights into pathogen biology, immune-regulation and protective immunity and inflammatory processes at cellular and molecular levels.

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