Pushpagiri Research Centre

Name

Pushpagiri Research Centre

Legal name

Pushpagiri Research Centre

Website

https://prc.pushpagiri.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Preclinical, Toxicology & Translational Science Staffing FSP (HLAGAOAJ), Biostatistics, Statistical Computing & Clinical Programming (SAS/R/Pipelines) (HLACAOAO)

Keywords

• Biomedical research services
• Clinical trial services
• Diagnostic laboratory services
• Research training programs
• Phd research programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Thiruvalla, Kerala

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Funding: PRC receives funding from prestigious government and international agencies including DST, DBT, ICMR, BRNS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for various research projects and initiatives.
2. Training and Education Services: Revenue from internship programs, dissertation projects, PhD programs, workshops, and hands-on training sessions conducted for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students.
3. Clinical Trials Services: Fee-for-service clinical trial support including protocol development, participant recruitment, data analysis, and preclinical research conducted for sponsors, CROs, and SMOs.
4. Instrumentation Facilities Access: High-end analytical instrumentation facilities made available at affordable rates to students, scholars, and faculty from other institutions for research purposes.
5. Diagnostic Testing Services: Virology diagnostic services including NABL-accredited HCV viral load and SARS CoV-2 testing, and biochemistry diagnostics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pushpagiri Research Centre operates as a multi-disciplinary biomedical research institution offering 12 specialized research laboratories (Virology, Clinical Epidemiology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology, Computational Drug Design, Microbiology, Pharmaceuticals, Tissue Engineering, and Public Health Cancer Research). It delivers academic programs (internships, dissertations, PhD), Phase 1/2 clinical trial services, NABL-accredited virology diagnostics, and the first JBI Centre of Excellence in India for systematic review training, functioning as the central research facility for the Pushpagiri Medical Society institutions in Central Travancore, Kerala.

Product overview

Pushpagiri Research Centre operates as a unified research and academic platform combining specialized research laboratories, educational programs, and clinical trial services. The core offerings include 12 specialized research laboratories (Virology, Clinical Epidemiology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology, Computational Drug Design, Microbiology, Pharmaceuticals, Tissue Engineering, and Public Health Cancer Research) complemented by academic programs (internships, dissertation projects, PhD programmes) and Phase 1/2 clinical trial services. The Centre integrates its JBI-affiliated Evidence Based Practice centre (India's first JBI Centre of Excellence) with NABL-accredited diagnostic services to provide a comprehensive bench-to-bedside translational research ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Clinical & Clinical Trials Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trial services for pharmaceutical sponsors, CROs, and SMOs, including protocol development, ethics submissions, participant recruitment, data collection and analysis, and preclinical research support from a NABH-accredited hospital and NABL-accredited laboratories.
• Academic Training Programs Training programs for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students including internships, dissertation projects for BSc/MSc/MD students, pre-PhD training, workshops, seminars, and hands-on training sessions in molecular biology, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, tissue engineering, and virology.
• PhD Programme Doctoral research programs conducted under joint partnerships with Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Helsinki University (Finland), and Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV), offering PhD research in medical biotechnology, microbiology, bioinformatics, AI/ML-based drug discovery, biomaterials, and tissue engineering.
• Centre for Evidence Based Practice - JBI Centre of Excellence The first JBI Centre of Excellence in India, providing training in systematic review and meta-analysis, conducting secondary research, and implementing evidence-based healthcare practices affiliated to the Joanna Briggs Institute at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
• Centre for Virology - Diagnostic Services NABL-accredited diagnostic and research laboratory providing serological detection and molecular diagnosis of viral illnesses, including specialized testing for HCV viral load and SARS CoV-2 by Real Time PCR.
• Medical Biotechnology and Computational Drug Designing Services Research and development services in antimicrobial resistance using genomics, proteomics, systems biology, and structural bioinformatics, including computer-aided drug design (CADD), computational research for novel antimicrobial peptides, and screening of phytocompounds from medicinal plants.
• Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Tissue engineering research services developing novel biomaterials for tissue regeneration including 3D printed nanocomposite scaffolds with osteoinductive and antibacterial properties for periodontal, bone, and soft tissue regeneration applications.
• Laboratory Animal Research Facility CPCSEA-approved animal house facility (Registration No. 602/PO/Re/S/02/CPCSEA) providing small animal research for educational purposes with IAEC oversight and advanced surgical facilities for preclinical analysis.
• Cytogenetics and Biochemistry Diagnostic Services Biochemistry and cytogenetics research and diagnostic services including HPLC facility (Shimadzu LC-2010CHT) for diagnosis of inborn errors in metabolism, aminoaciduria testing, and advanced techniques in cell culture and nanobiotechnology.
• Instrumentation Facility Access Services Access to high-end analytical instrumentation facilities at affordable rates for students, scholars, and faculty from other institutions for research purposes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Producing university toppers and students publishing research as full-fledged articles and patents through the 3P model (Publication, Projects, Patents)
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CIFT-Kochi (Central Institute of Fisheries Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment research institute partnership for collaborative research activities in food biotechnology and related fields under active MoU arrangement.
• MG University KottayamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState university partnership for joint research projects, student exchange, and academic collaboration under MoU.
• HLL TrivandrumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment healthcare products company partnership for research and development activities.
• MACFAST TiruvallacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal institution partnership (Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Technical Excellence) for collaborative research and training programs.
• Bishop Moore College MavelikaraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution partnership for student projects and research collaboration.
• CUSAT (Cochin University of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier technical university partnership for advanced research collaboration and academic programs.
• SJRI (St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical research institute partnership for collaborative biomedical research projects.
• Stockholm University, SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational university partnership with Dr. Aji P. Mathew from Department of Materials & Environmental Chemistry serving on PRC Advisory Committee.
• VIT Vellore (Vellore Institute of Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier private technical university partnership with Dr. Anand Anbarasu (Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Biotechnology) serving on PRC Advisory Committee.
• JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute), University of Adelaide, AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational evidence-based healthcare organization affiliation with PCEBP as first JBI Centre of Excellence in India, providing access to systematic review methodology and global research network.
• Helsinki University, FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for joint PhD programme, enabling doctoral research collaboration with Helsinki University.
• Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth (CVV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeemed-to-be University under UGC Act, partnership for joint PhD programme with PRC as approved research centre. CVV is part of Chinmaya Mission with over 50 years of educational excellence.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine: Kerala-based translational research centre under Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham focused on nanomedicine, tissue engineering, and molecular medicine. Directly comparable to PRC's tissue engineering, nanocomposite scaffold, and biomaterials research, with a stronger translational-industry orientation.
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP): Bengaluru-based biotech research and innovation hub supporting life sciences R&D, diagnostics, and translational platforms. Comparable to PRC in offering multi-disciplinary life sciences infrastructure, training, and translational research support, but with a broader national footprint.
• Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV): Kerala-based virology research institute where PRC's Dr. Ajay Krishnan previously worked. Comparable as a regional virology/diagnostics research lab within Kerala, though IAV is publicly funded and larger in virology focus.

Regional players

• JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research - Research Centre: South India-based deemed university with multi-disciplinary biomedical research labs, clinical trial capabilities, and PhD programmes. Comparable to PRC as a private, hospital-affiliated multi-disciplinary research centre, but with larger institutional scale and wider research output.

Direct peers

• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST): Public-sector institute of national importance in Thiruvananthapuram conducting biomedical research, clinical trials, and device/diagnostic development. Highly comparable to PRC's translational biomedical research, clinical trial services, and device/diagnostic work (tissue engineering, biomaterials, virology).
• St. John's Research Institute (SJRI): Bangalore-based biomedical research institute under St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, conducting clinical and translational research across multiple specialties. Directly comparable to PRC as a private, hospital-affiliated multi-disciplinary research institute in India — and already an active PRC MoU partner.

Broad incumbents

• Syngene International: India's largest listed CRO/CDMO offering integrated drug discovery, development, and manufacturing services to global pharma. Overlaps with PRC's CRO-like contract research, clinical trial support, and drug-design services, but operates at vastly greater scale with a global sponsor base.
• Manipal Centre for Clinical Research: Clinical research arm of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education conducting trials across a multi-hospital network. Comparable to PRC's clinical trial services and PhD pipeline, but with pan-India hospital access and significantly larger trial throughput.
• Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore Research Foundation: One of India's premier private medical research institutions with extensive clinical trials, biomedical R&D, and training programmes. Comparable in mission (hospital-affiliated research, training, diagnostics) but far larger in scale, geographic reach, and trial volume than PRC.
• Tata Memorial Centre / Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC): India's premier cancer research and treatment centre with translational research, PhD programmes, and clinical trials. Directly comparable to PRC's Public Health and Cancer Research lab and trial capabilities, but at substantially greater scale and national prominence.

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