PM lays foundation stone for technology and entrepreneurship hub at Bio 360 life sciences park

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News

Set to emerge as a significant life sciences cluster in India

The Foundation Stone for the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Hub, was not too long ago unveiled by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi within the esteemed presence of Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Kerala, and Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala.

BIO 360 LIFE SCIENCES PARK at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala is about to emerge as a significant life sciences cluster in India and the CSIR NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship hub is being developed on a 10-acre land allotted freed from value at BIO 360 LIFE SCIENCES PARK, underneath Department of Industries,Govt of Kerala , underscoring Kerala’s long-term imaginative and prescient to construct a globally aggressive and complete life sciences ecosystem.

The venture dialogue was initiated on August 2024 in presence of the Minister for Industries and Coir, P Rajeev, and Additional Chief Secretary (Industries), A. P. M. Mohammed Hanish IAS, BIO 360 LIFE SCIENCES PARK and CSIR-NIIST officers.

Once operational, the venture is predicted to considerably speed up business and startups progress, attracting main personal gamers and life sciences industries and place Kerala as a significant life sciences industries hub.





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