School of Life Sciences has been known for its strong applications based research in various fields. It excels not only in basic sciences but also is performing translational research. Listed here are some of the technologies developed at SOLS in last few years.

1. 1. Sterol (Cholesterol / Phytosterol) to 4-Androstene-3,17-dione.
2. 2. 4-Androstene-3,17-dione to 1,4-Androstadiene-3,17-Dione.
3. 3. Single pot bioconversion of sterol to 1,4-Androstadiene-3,17-Dione.
4. 4. 9α-OH 4-Androstene-3,17-dione.
5. 5. 11α-OH and 11β-OH Steroids.
6. 6. 9α-Hydroxylation of Corticosteroid intermediates.
7. 7. 17-Hydroxylations.
8. 8. Sterol to Bis-nor-Alcohol (Progesterone intermediate).
9. 9. Sterol to 3aα-H-4α[3’-propanol]-5α-hydroxy-7aβ-methylhexahydro-1-indanone.
10. 10. Steroidal saponins/sapogenins to 17-ketosteroids.
11. 11. L-Phenylacetylcarbinol (L-PAC).
12. 12. Biotransformation of 3-Methoxy-8,14-seco-1,3,5(10),9(11) Estratetraen-14,17-dione to its 17-Hydroxy Derivative.
13. 13. GRAS grade Protease and its application in Soy-protein hydrolysate.
14. 14. Chitinase.
15. 15. β-cyclodextrins using β-CGTase.
16. 16. Avermectins.
17. 17. Mycoparasitic fungi for agronomic applications.
18. 18. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizospheric Microorganism.
19. 19. Azotobacter.
20. 20. Rhizobium.
21. 21. Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms.
22. 22. Large scale cultivation of microbial biomass.
23. 23. Immobilization and biocatalysis.

1. 1. Troubleshooting of microbial contamination in Food / Feed / Upstream / Pharma.
2. 2. Microbial Process development.
3. 3. Process R&D for Primary/Secondary metabolite and Bioconversion / Biotransformations.
4. 4. Process set-up / Scale-up.
5. 5. Process Commissioning and validation.
6. 6. Strain Improvement.
7. 7. Genome editing.
8. 8. Protein Engineering.
9. 9. Bio-Assay development.
10. 10. Molecular Diagnostic development and scale-up.
11. 11. Protein purification and assay development.