It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (MFSBSBE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore. The School represents an interdisciplinary academic and research ecosystem at the convergence of biology, engineering, and data science. Healthcare is undergoing a transformative change driven by advances in molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, computational science, biomedical engineering, and medical devices. At MFSBSBE, we believe that bringing these diverse disciplines together is essential for addressing the complex healthcare challenges of the future. Our vision is to establish the School as a leading centre for interdisciplinary education, research, innovation, and translation in biosciences and biomedical engineering. Our mission is to provide high-quality education and cutting-edge research opportunities while nurturing the next generation of scientists, engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. The School offers a range of academic programmes, including M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biomedical Engineering, M.Tech. Biomedical Devices, Ph.D. programmes, and the B.Tech. programme in Biomedical Engineering and Data Science. Our programmes aim to develop strong fundamentals while equipping students with the skills required to solve contemporary problems in healthcare. Our research encompasses diverse areas including molecular and cellular biology, computational biology, AI-enabled healthcare, biomedical signal and image processing, diagnostics, drug discovery, therapeutics, biomedical devices, biomaterials, tissue engineering, digital health, neural engineering, neuro robotics, and precision medicine. We strongly believe that transformative healthcare solutions emerge through collaboration across disciplines. Accordingly, we actively foster partnerships among scientists, engineers, clinicians, industry, and international research communities. A major focus of the School is to create an ecosystem where fundamental discoveries can progress from the laboratory toward real-world applications. Through advanced research infrastructure, interdisciplinary collaborations, technology development, and entrepreneurship, we aim to translate ideas into impactful solutions. I warmly invite students, researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and academic collaborators to join us in this exciting journey. Together, we aspire to transform discoveries into solutions, ideas into innovations, and knowledge into better healthcare for society. With warm regards,

Head

Prof. Parimal Kar