Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR)

Name

Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR)

Legal name

Birla Institute of Scientific Research

Website

https://bisr.res.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bioinformatics Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAGAG

Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

SECONDARYEDAEALAO

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Outsourced Operations & Managed Services for Education (BPO/Contracted Support)

Keywords

• Bioinformatics research services
• Applied scientific research
• Protein structure analysis
• Computational biology tools
• Research training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaipur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Services and Training: BISR undertakes in-house initiatives, government and industry sponsored projects. It also organizes quality improvement and customized training programmes. Revenue is generated through project funding, training programmes, and facility services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BISR undertakes goal-oriented applied research in frontier areas of science and technology through in-house initiatives, government and industry-sponsored projects. It operates a Bioinformatics Centre that delivers specialized research infrastructure, web-based bioinformatics databases and analysis tools, and customized training programs in bioinformatics for researchers, faculty and students. The institute also organizes conferences, symposia, workshops, and scientific meetings in areas of strategic national need.

Product overview

The Bioinformatics Centre at BISR is a research facility providing bioinformatics infrastructure, databases, and web-based analytical tools for biological sciences researchers. The centre offers five proprietary databases and analysis tools: DOMAP (medicinal and aromatic plants database), PIASP (protein interaction analyzer), CRAT (codon restriction analysis tool), CASSP (extremophile protein structure analyzer), and DisProlic (protein-ligand complex database). These are standalone web-based tools focused on molecular biology research applications including protein structure analysis, phylogenetic analysis, and drug discovery research, supported by commercial bioinformatics software and HPC infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bioinformatics Centre: Advanced Bioinformatics Center providing bioinformatics infrastructure, research facilities, training, and services to users working in Biological Sciences in Rajasthan and Jaipur region.
• BTIS Sub-DIC

Products and services

• DOMAP Web-based database of medicinal and aromatic plant species found in Rajasthan, providing researchers in biological sciences with regional plant species information.
• PIASP Web-based tool that mines structurally conserved atomic interactions in protein complexes, providing complete interaction profiles of receptor-ligand interactions at different angstrom levels for structural biology researchers.
• CRAT Web-based analysis tool for understanding the effect of codon restriction on molecular evolution by imposing restricted codons during back-translation and evaluating effects via phylogenetic tree comparison, for molecular evolution researchers.
• CASSP Database-driven interface for comparative analysis of secondary structure elements from extremophilic proteins, covering 106 structures across four temperature-based groups, for structural biology researchers studying extremophiles.
• DisProlic Web-based tool to analyze atomic interactions between ligands and protein molecules, containing 20 protein complexes with support for H-bond, electrostatic, Van der Waals and other covalent/non-covalent interactions for drug discovery researchers.
• BISR Primer Machine Web-based bioinformatics tool for primer design and analysis used by molecular biology researchers.
• Database of Oligonucleotide Probes of Water Pathogens Specialized database of oligonucleotide probes for water pathogen research, supporting environmental and public health researchers.
• ISPMEC Web-based tool analyzing interaction specificity in protein complexes of metals and energetic compounds for structural biology and materials researchers.
• Bioinformatics Centre Infrastructure (HPC Cluster and Software Stack) Research infrastructure providing HPC cluster access and licensed scientific software (Discovery Studio, GCG, Vector NTI, CLC workbench, Matlab, PDQuest, Visual Studio) for biological sequence and structure analysis by research users.
• Customized Training and Quality Improvement Programmes Customized quality improvement and training programmes in bioinformatics, research methodology, and applied science topics for researchers, faculty, and students in biological sciences and biotechnology disciplines.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• DBT BTIS NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationBISR Bioinformatics Centre is part of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) Network in India. This provides national-level connectivity and access to bioinformatics resources across India.
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)majorTechnology or IntegrationMajor online bioinformatics resource partner providing access to NCBI databases and tools for researchers using BISR facilities.
• Protein Data Bank (PDB)majorTechnology or IntegrationMajor online bioinformatics resource partner providing access to protein structure data for research activities at BISR.
• Expert Protein Analysis System (ExPASy)majorTechnology or IntegrationMajor online bioinformatics resource partner providing proteomics and sequence analysis tools access.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• MedGenome: MedGenome is a genomics-driven clinical and diagnostics company based in India with strong bioinformatics capabilities. Adjacent to BISR in applying computational biology to Indian population genetics and disease research.
• Strand Life Sciences: Strand is an Indian bioinformatics and clinical genomics company offering analytical software and services. Comparable to BISR in bioinformatics tool development, but operates commercially rather than as a non-profit research institute.

Direct peers

• National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS): NCBS is a leading biological research institute in Bangalore with strong computational biology and bioinformatics capabilities. Directly comparable to BISR as a DBT-affiliated biological sciences research centre; differs mainly in scale and geographic focus.
• National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG): NIBMG is an autonomous institute supported by the Department of Biotechnology focused on genomics and bioinformatics research. Directly comparable as a DBT-affiliated computational biology research centre offering training and analytical services.
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB): CCMB is a CSIR lab in Hyderabad engaged in high-quality research in modern biology with strong bioinformatics support. Comparable to BISR as a publicly funded biological research centre with proprietary databases and industry-sponsored projects.
• CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB): CSIR-IGIB is a premier genomics and bioinformatics research institute in Delhi under CSIR. Comparable to BISR for biological database development, computational biology services, and biomedical research training.
• Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB): IBAB in Bangalore is dedicated to bioinformatics education and applied research. Directly comparable to BISR's Bioinformatics Centre as both run bioinformatics training programs, host proprietary tools, and serve as regional skill-development nodes.

Others

• IIIT-Delhi (Bioinformatics Research Group): IIIT-Delhi has active computational biology and bioinformatics research groups producing tools and databases. Comparable to BISR in developing bioinformatics methods and training researchers, though embedded in a tech university rather than a dedicated research institute.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc) - Bioinformatics Centre: IISc Bangalore hosts a major bioinformatics centre that conducts research and training across biological sciences. Significantly larger than BISR but comparable in scope of bioinformatics infrastructure, training programs and government-sponsored projects.

Regional players

• Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS): IACS is a Kolkata-based research institute conducting frontier research in physical and biological sciences. Comparable to BISR as a legacy Indian research institute under private/family patronage with government-funded projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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