It was established in 2002 under the 'University with Potential for Excellence' program funded by the University Grants Commission of India (UGC).

It was established with a view to promote research and development activities in bioinformatics and biotechnology, with a focus on creation of high quality research environment and human resources.

It has been widely regarded that IBB shares the same relationship with the University of Pune as the Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai shares with the University of Mumbai.

In its pursuit of human resource development, IBB has launched two[1] courses at Masters’ level: This article about a biology organization is a stub.

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