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ABL
Biotechnologies Limited (ABL), based in Chennai, South
India, is a publicly held company incorporated in 1992
and a pioneer in harnessing the biodiversity of the
Indian Marine environment. ABL has been working on identification
and commercial extraction of bio-chemicals, predominantly
from microbes, that have far reaching applications as
nutritional, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and industrial
intermediates.
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ABL's
Research and Development facility located at Vishakapatnam
was the only one in the private sector in India, to
be accorded accreditation and recognition by the Department
of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science
and Technology, Government of India. The Microbial Metabolites
Laboratory at Chennai works on evaluating new sources
of biochemicals from marine organisms.
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ABL
has been conducting research on Polysaccharides, Essential
Fatty Acids, Natural Pigments, Tracers and Tags with
considerable success. Present focus includes work on
pharmaceuticals like anti-bacterials and anti-virals,
enzymes, bio-molecular materials, bio-monitors and diagnostics,
bio-pesticides, bioremediation and aquaculture
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In
addition to in-house competencies, ABL enjoys a symbiotic
and collaborative relationship through joint development
programmes with institutions of advanced research in
India, like the National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy, the National Institute
of Oceanography, The Madras University and the Dr.A.L.M
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Madras.
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ABL's
efforts are focused at the enormous potential of Indian
biodiversity for the production of new tools to both
fight as well as prevent disease. ABL's initiatives
will be towards:
- Sale
or licensing of technologies
- Production
of Biochemical intermediates
- Aquatic
Biotechnology Research
- Formulation
of products for the therapeutics industry
- Contract
Research
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