The Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV)[1] has been established by the Government of Kerala[2] through Kerala Biotechnology Commission (KBC) of Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) on the wake of the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala.
[3] The institute is located in the Bio 360 Life Sciences Park at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
The foundation stone of the IAV was laid on 30 May 2018 and inaugurated on 9 February 2019.
[4] The institute is also affiliated to the Global Virus Network (GVN).
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