SKAN

What SKAN does

SKAN Research Trust is a not-for-profit medical research organization founded on April 5, 2021, and headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The trust operates as a private charitable entity focused on research into aging and neurological disorders, with stated expertise spanning gut-microbiome, stem cells, human genetics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Its mission centers on delaying disease onset, slowing disease progression, improving quality of life, developing cell and gene-based therapies, and enabling prevention and early diagnosis of age-related and neurological conditions.

The trust maintains shared research infrastructure including stem cell facilities, primary cell culture lab, microbiome lab, sequencing capabilities, flow cytometry, microscopy (including atomic force microscopy for visualizing alpha synuclein amyloid fibrils), fermentation lab, microbiology facility, and a biobank for biological sample storage. Active research programs include studying the role of DNA mutations and clonal expansions in liver disease and neurological disorders using liver-derived stem cells, comparative microbiome studies on Parkinson's disease, healthy aging research, and a multi-institutional long-term cohort study on cardiovascular risk prediction beyond the Framingham model. Recent scientific output also covers autism neurobiology, including m6A methylation and single-cell/nuclear transcriptomics.

SKAN does not sell commercial products or services and has no disclosed pricing model. Its revenue mechanics are grant-based, funded through research grants, institutional funding, and collaborative research agreements. The trust operates through consortium-based projects with eight named global and domestic partners, including the University of Cambridge, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Narayana Health, IIT Roorkee, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, Trans-disciplinary University, and NIMHANS. Its end beneficiaries are research participants and volunteers contributing to studies on aging, neurological disorders, gut microbiome, and cardiovascular health in India and globally.

Name

SKAN

Legal name

SKAN Research Trust

Website

https://SKANrt.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SKAN Research Trust is a not-for-profit medical research organization based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2021. It conducts research on aging and neurological disorders using stem cells, gut microbiome, genetics, and bioinformatics, collaborating with global academic partners including Cambridge and NIMHANS.

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Product category

Biomedical Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurogenetics & Rare Neurologic Diseases (HLAKAIAO), Liver & GI Clinical Research (Trials Centers) (HLAKAEAL)

Keywords

• Medical research
• Neurological research
• Biomedical research
• Aging research
• Stem cell research

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Institutional Funding: SKAN is a not-for-profit medical research trust that operates through research grants, institutional funding, and collaborative research agreements with global and domestic partners

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SKAN Research Trust is a not-for-profit medical research institution that conducts basic and translational research in four program areas — Neuroscience, Gut Microbiome, Hematopoiesis, and Aging — supported by in-house facilities such as a Stem Cell Facility, Primary Cell Culture Lab, Microbiome Lab, Sequencing, Flow Cytometry, Microscopy, Fermentation Lab, Microbiology Facility, and Biobank. It does not sell commercial products or services; its outputs are scientific research, publications, and trained researchers, delivered through internal programs and collaborations with academic and clinical partners.

Product overview

SKAN Research Trust is a not-for-profit medical research institution rather than a product company. It does not offer commercial products or services. The organization operates shared research facilities (Stem Cell Facilities, Primary Cell Culture Lab, Microbiome Lab, Sequencing, Flow Cytometry, Microscopy, Fermentation Lab, Microbiology Facility, Biobank) that support its scientific research programs in aging and neurological disorders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Large-scale cardiovascular study beyond Framingham model for improved prediction of heart attacks and strokes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of CambridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal academic partner collaborating on consortium-based projects focusing on neurological disorders, liver disease, gut microbiome, and healthy ageing research. Projects include understanding DNA mutations and clonal expansions in neurological disorders using liver-derived stem cells.
• Quadram Institute BiosciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research institute partner for comparative microbiome studies to understand the role of gut microbiome in Parkinson's disease and related conditions.
• Narayana HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner for clinical research, patient studies, and translational research applications.
• IIT RoorkeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndian Institute of Technology partner for technical collaboration, bioinformatics, and engineering aspects of research.
• St. John's National Academy of Health SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical institution partner for clinical and translational research, training, and expertise exchange.
• Centre for Brain ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center partner specializing in brain research, neuroscience, and neurological disorders.
• Trans-disciplinary UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for interdisciplinary research approaches combining multiple scientific disciplines.
• NIMHANScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences partner for neuroscience research, neurological disorder studies, and clinical expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NIMHANS: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bengaluru. A SKAN consortium partner that conducts neuroscience and neurological disorder research at substantially greater scale, making it both a peer and collaborator.
• Centre for Brain Research (CBR), IISc: India-based research centre at IISc focused on brain aging and neurological disorders. Directly comparable to SKAN's neuroscience and aging focus, and is also one of SKAN's named consortium partners, reflecting overlapping scientific mission.
• National Brain Research Centre (NBRC): India's premier dedicated neuroscience research centre, focused on brain function and neurological disease. Highly comparable to SKAN's neuroscience research portfolio and operates with similar grant-funded, multi-institutional model.
• Buck Institute for Research on Aging: US-based independent research institute solely focused on aging and age-related disease. Closely mirrors SKAN's aging-focused mission, multi-disciplinary approach (genetics, cell biology, neuroscience), and nonprofit grant-funded model.
• Allen Institute for Brain Science: Large-scale nonprofit brain research institute generating open scientific datasets. Comparable to SKAN in nonprofit neuroscience focus and emphasis on generating publicly useful biological data resources.

Broad incumbents

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI): Large US biomedical research organization funding investigator-driven science across neuroscience, genetics, and cell biology. Comparable in nonprofit biomedical research orientation, though vastly larger in scale and endowment.
• Wellcome Sanger Institute: UK-based genomics and bioinformatics research institute with programs in human genetics, cancer, and infectious disease. Comparable in emphasis on sequencing, bioinformatics, and population-scale genomics — overlapping with SKAN's gut microbiome and genetic sequencing work.
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc): India's leading research university headquartered in Bengaluru. Conducts multi-disciplinary biological, molecular, and bioinformatics research overlapping with SKAN's capabilities, but operates at vastly larger scale across all science and engineering.
• Salk Institute for Biological Studies: Independent nonprofit biological research institute with broad programs in neuroscience, aging, and molecular biology. Comparable to SKAN in nonprofit model, multi-disciplinary biological focus, and emphasis on fundamental disease-oriented research.

Regional players

• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB): Indian government research laboratory conducting research in cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, and biomedicine. Comparable to SKAN in multi-disciplinary biology approach and Indian geographic focus, though operating under a government mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skan-medical-research-trust

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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