Bose Institute

Name

Bose Institute

Legal name

Bose Institute

Website

https://jcbose.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities (EDAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

• Interdisciplinary scientific research
• Molecular biology research
• Particle physics research
• Academic doctoral programmes
• Government research institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bose Institute is a non-profit autonomous research institution that conducts fundamental and applied multidisciplinary scientific research across biological sciences, chemical sciences, and physical sciences. The institute operates academic doctoral and integrated MSc-PhD programmes, maintains shared research infrastructure such as the Central Instrument Facility, and disseminates scientific findings through peer-reviewed publications, technology transfer, and the Indo-FAIR mega-science particle accelerator coordination centre.

Product overview

Bose Institute is a premier research institution offering academic programmes (PhD, Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D., and summer training) and maintaining shared research infrastructure including Central Instrument Facilities. The institute's primary offerings are research publications, scientific discoveries across biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and academic training. As an educational and research institution rather than a commercial product company, Bose Institute does not offer commercial products but provides scientific knowledge dissemination through its Science News Portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PhD Programme Doctoral research programme offering advanced training in interdisciplinary sciences including biological, chemical, and physical sciences, targeting prospective researchers and postgraduate students.
• Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. Programme Combined master's and doctoral programme for students seeking integrated research training from undergraduate level across the institute's interdisciplinary research areas.
• Summer Training Programme Short-term training opportunities for students to gain hands-on research experience at the institute across its biological, chemical, and physical science laboratories.
• Central Instrument Facility (CIF) Shared laboratory facility providing access to advanced scientific instruments for researchers, faculty, and students conducting research at the institute.
• Science News Portal Online platform showcasing the institute's latest scientific research findings, discoveries, and achievements for the scientific community, government stakeholders, and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of GlowCas9 CRISPR protein for real-time gene editing visualization
• +4 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), Darmstadt, GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026India has dispatched the first indigenously designed and built Beam Catcher unit to the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. The Indo-FAIR initiative is being led by the Bose Institute in Kolkata, with joint funding from India's Department of Science and Technology and Department of Atomic Energy. India remains the only non-European founding member and shareholder of FAIR GmbH, one of the world's most ambitious particle accelerator projects under construction.
• LV Prasad Eye Institute, HyderabadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2026Scientists from Bose Institute, Kolkata, and LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, identified a novel antimicrobial peptide named SA-XV that could transform treatment of drug-resistant fungal infections of the cornea. The findings were published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. This represents a collaborative research partnership combining expertise from both institutions.
• Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2025Bose Institute signed an MoU with SRFTI to produce a documentary on Jagadish Chandra Bose using previously unused archival material. SRFTI alumni will create biographical films and audiovisual content documenting Bose Institute's pioneering research and experiments. The agreement will enable SRFTI to generate funds, and the institutes are also considering holding an AI workshop for faculty.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers from Bose Institute and Rutgers University collaborated on a study published in PNAS that overturned a central textbook model of bacterial gene regulation, demonstrating that σ factors remain bound to RNA polymerase throughout transcription in Bacillus subtilis and E. coli σ70, contrary to decades of scientific belief.
• Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of IndiacoreOthersBose Institute is an autonomous institute under India's Department of Science and Technology (DST). The DST provides joint funding for Indo-FAIR initiative along with the Department of Atomic Energy, and Bose Institute acts as the Nodal Institute for air pollution mitigation over Kolkata under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP).
• Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), KolkataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Anirban Bhunia from Bose Institute collaborated with researchers from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) Kolkata on research involving chemically designed peptides for inhibiting and disaggregating amyloid proteins (Aβ 40/42) related to Alzheimer's disease.
• IIT GuwahatiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers at IIT Guwahati and Bose Institute collaborated on developing an advanced injectable hydrogel for localized breast cancer treatment. Bose Institute contributed to the research alongside IIT Guwahati's development of the hydrogel made from ultra-short peptides that respond to elevated glutathione levels in tumor cells.
• Weizmann Institute of ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related study from the Weizmann Institute of Science similarly found that dust storms transported nearly 125 times more antibiotic resistance genes compared to clear conditions, complementing Bose Institute's research on dust storm bacteria transport to the Himalayas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore: India's premier public research university with deep STEM and life science research; comparable to Bose Institute as a government-funded, multidisciplinary research institution of national stature offering PhD programmes and operating major research facilities.
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR): Autonomous government-funded research institute under DAE spanning physical, mathematical, and biological sciences; directly comparable to Bose Institute in mission, funding structure, and India-based interdisciplinary basic research focus.
• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB): Hyderabad-based CSIR laboratory doing advanced research in cellular and molecular biology with biotech translation; comparable to Bose Institute in life sciences R&D scope and Indian government research institute structure.
• National Institute of Immunology (NII): Autonomous institute under DST focused on immunology and molecular biology; directly comparable to Bose Institute's Molecular Medicine and Biological Sciences departments in mission and Indian public-research context.
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata: Kolkata-based STEM research and education institution with BS-MS-PhD programmes and active life/physical science research; comparable to Bose Institute in regional academic ecosystem and integrated PhD training model.
• Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP): Kolkata-based autonomous DST research institute focused on physical and biological sciences; an active Bose Institute collaborator and one of its closest regional peers in mandate, scale, and government funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Max Planck Institutes: Network of German government-funded basic research institutes with interdisciplinary life, chemical, and physical science programmes; broadly comparable to Bose Institute's institutional model of publicly funded fundamental research across multiple campuses.
• Institut Pasteur: Historic French non-profit research institute focused on infectious disease, microbiology, and molecular biology; comparable to Bose Institute in microbiology/antimicrobial peptide work and century-old interdisciplinary basic research tradition.
• Weizmann Institute of Science: Israeli multidisciplinary research institution with deep life and physical sciences research; an existing Bose Institute collaborator and broadly comparable in scale, mission, and the multi-department model.

Regional players

• Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Kolkata: Autonomous institute of national importance in Kolkata offering advanced research and degrees in statistics and related sciences; comparable to Bose Institute as a peer Kolkata-based government research and education institution.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

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