Sweden headquartered CELLINK, the global leader in developing 3D bioprinters, and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have opened the doors to the first 3D bioprinting Centre of Excellence in the Indian subcontinent. 

Housed in the Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering (BSSE) at IISc’s Bengaluru campus, the CoE will provide access to 3D bioprinting systems, enabling researchers to accelerate their work across critical applications with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes. 

The CoE was inagurated by Dr Ashwath Narayan CN, Minister of Electronics, Information Technology – Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Higher Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood in the Government of Karnataka; Prof Govindan Rangarajan, the Director of IISc; and Tomoko Bylund, CELLINK’s Head of Sales – APAC. The event was also attended by Dr Vishal US Rao, Group Director and Dean, HCG Cancer Centre, Bengaluru. 

The CoE currently houses several CELLINK instruments, including the BIO X, BIO X6 and the BIONOVA X. It will now officially be accessible to the region’s current and future researchers. 

“This centre of excellence offers the most cutting-edge and industry–leading 3D Bioprinting technology that we at CELLINK have developed, systems that will enable significant strides in research and in developing the future of health", said Tomoko Bylund.