Aumgene has a dedicated Biotech R&D center based in GIDC, Surat, Gujarat. The R&D center has received the recognition of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) but the Government of India. The R&D center has been designed and equipped with the necessary equipments / instruments required to undertake groundbreaking Biotech innovations to bring novel products to the market.
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Dedicated and clean supply of utilities like Steam, Water supply, Air, Power back up, Air-conditioning, RO-Plant are available at the R&D center. |
For efficient communication and Literature search wireless Internet and Intranet, Current Protocols, US Pharmacopoeia & Other books and subscriptions are available.
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Below is a brief description of the facilities presently available at the company’s R&D center.
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Synthetic chemistry lab |
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Microbiology lab |
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Laminar air flow workstations, incubators, walk-in cold chamber, deep freezers, three rotary shakers, two refrigerated centrifuge, lyophilizer, double door autoclave, fluorescence microscope etc, are some of the equipments we have in our microbiology lab. |
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Plitol scale fermentation facility |
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Seven 20-100 liter fermenters, media sterilizers, double door autoclave. The fermenters are equipped with temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and agitation speed controls. |
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Enzymology Lab |
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Screening and assay systems for industrial and specialty enzymes. |
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Analytical lab |
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Some of the major analytical instruments that we have |
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High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) |
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Gas Chromatograph (GC) |
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UV-Vis Spectrophotometer |
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High Precision Electronic balance |
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Karl Fischer titrator |
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Flame photometer (Make – Elcon) |
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Ultrapure water system |
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Electrophoresis setup |
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Aumgene’s R&D team is presently working on the following areas |
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Screening and isolation of novel microorganisms for production of, |
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Industrial Enzymes
( Mesophilic and Thermotolerant enzymes with wide pH range) |
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Speciality Enzymes (for biotransformation) |
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Biofertilizers |
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Probiotics |
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Decomposition of lignocellulosic waste for ethanol production. |
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Use of molecular biology tools for genotyping and strain development. |
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Bioprocess Development and Scale-up of fermentation and downstream process. |
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Formulation and application testing of Enzymes, Biofertilizers & Probiotics. |
