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The Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre CARISM as a Drug Testing Lab
of SASTRA at Kumbakonam was for Ayurveda and Siddha Drugs.
established in the year 2000 The Centre for Nanotechnology &
and was dedicated to the Nation Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB) is
by His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. engaged in research in the frontier
Abdul Kalam. SASTRA has also areas in Nanotechnology. The
purchased the house of Srinivasa Nano Mission of the Department
Ramanujan and is maintaining it of Science & Technology has
as an International Monument and recognized this Centre for conducting
has also established the House of postgraduate programmes in Medical
Ramanujan Mathematics (museum Nanotechnology in 2008 and DST
of Ramanujan). This Centre supported the first phase till 2014
conducts many degree programmes and subsequently for another 6 years.
besides doing research in areas The National Science & Technology
influenced by Ramanujan. Entrepreneurship Development
The Department of Science & Board (NSTEDB), under the aegis of
Technology is currently supporting Department of Science & Technology,
the Department of Mathematics at Government of India has established
SRC under the FIST programme.
a Technology Business Incubator
SASTRA has been recognized (TBI) in the areas of 3–D Printing and
for its excellence in academic, Internet of Things (IoT). The BIRAC
infrastructure facilities, faculty of the Department of Biotechnolgy,
and students. In all programmes, Government of India has approved DST & DBT
students are admitted to SASTRA the setting up of a Bionest incubator supported TBI for
through a merit based transparent in the area of Medical Devices. nurturing start-ups
system and the Institution is known I thank all the prestigious funding
for its merit-based admission, agencies – DST, DBT, DRDO, CSIR,
which is transparently done without AYUSH, ISRO, ICMR, IGCAR, etc.
collecting even a single rupee as and other industry partners for their
capitation fee or donation.
sincere and continued support in all
The Government of India has our endeavours.
established the Centre for The annual reseach report for the year
Relevance & Excellence (CORE) 2019–20 presented to you, gives a
in Advanced Computing & glimpse of the wide range of research
Information Processing, Centre activities of SASTRA. Our diverse
for Advanced Research in Indian activities highlight the Institutions’s 125 Ongoing
Systems of Medicine (CARISM), place as a dominant research Research
Centre for Nanotechnology & institution, which is committed to a Projects worth
Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), social cause in the global system. Rs 88.27 Crore
National Facility in Mechatronics
and National Facility for the We invite you to visit our campus. I
scientific preparation of Ayurvedic hope you will find this brochure an
drugs. The Department of AYUSH inspiring introduction to the research 1061
has also recognized the CARISM as activities at SASTRA. Publications in
a Centre for Excellence. The Drug Prof. S. Vaidhyasubramaniam 2019
Licensing Authority, Government Vice-Chancellor
of Tamil Nadu, has certified

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