[3] In addition, the centre receives funding for specific collaborative projects from establishments outside India, such as the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States,[4][5] the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom,[6] the India-Japan Science Council and the University of Ryukyus in Japan,[7][8] Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and the Pasteur Institute in France and the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany.

During 1981–82, the CCMB was accorded the status of a full-fledged national laboratory with its own Executive Committee and Scientific Advisory Council.

In the past few years, they have worked with the Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad to protect the mouse deer from extinction.

[citation needed] CCMB carries out molecular diagnostic tests for 30 genetic disorders and wildlife forensics its medical biotechnology complex, also known as Innovation Hub (iHUB).

[citation needed] Most alumni from CCMB's PhD program have continued in academia or joined the life science industry in India and abroad.

They are present in premier research and educational institutes of India including IISc, IISERs, NISER and IITs and many central and state universities.

The centre has collaborated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for translational research on glaucoma[13] In addition, the centre receives funding for specific collaborative projects from establishments outside India, such as the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in United States,[14][15] the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cambridge University in United Kingdom,[16] the India-Japan Science Council and the University of Ryukyus in Japan,[17] Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and the Pasteur Institute in France and the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany.

[citation needed] The main campus of CCMB is located on the inner ring road of Hyderabad, connecting the areas Secunderabad and Uppal.