Govt. of Tamil Nadu proposed to create Centres of Excellence in key areas to make Tamil Nadu a knowledge capital, innovation hub and a preferred destination for global investors. In this regard, TN Government sanctioned a Center of Excellence in Biotechnology to be set up at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore with a total budget outlay of INR 430 crores.
This signature project is a joint venture between State Government, NABARD, TNAU, Private Industries, Philanthropists and other donors. This CoE will be a world-class infrastructure for research and development in areas of Biotechnology and allied areas to strengthen biotechnology research, education, skill development and product development in agriculture, food, green biotechnology, bioprospecting and genomics and bioinformatics sectors. COE in Biotechnology is established as a Section 8 company under the umbrella of TNAU, Coimbatore. The long term vision of CoE in Biotechnology is to sustain on its own resources and elevated to the status of TamilNadu Bioscience Cluster at Coimbatore.