Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering
at IIT Indore
In July 2025, the Indian Institute of Technology Indore announced the establishment of the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering. The school will create a new generation of bioscientists and bioengineers working at the crossroads of biology and data science. Graduates of these programs will be trailblazers in academia and industry, confronting the world’s toughest challenges in healthcare, drug discovery, and biomanufacturing through the power of AI-driven innovations.
The school will offer a first of its kind BTech program that focuses on fundamental approaches to manufacturing living systems, AI, environmental and healthcare, and systems engineering. The school will also offer three specialized MTech programs focused in Biomedical Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomedical Devices in addition to a PhD program. In the next decade, over 1,500 graduates of the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering will make up a highly trained, interdisciplinary workforce that drives breakthroughs in next-generation biomanufacturing and healthcare solutions.
Critical program areas will include:
- AI and Data Science in Healthcare
- Biomanufacturing
- Medical Devices and Wearable Technology
The school will focus on interdisciplinary learning by integrating biology with engineering and data science and offering project-based experiences and clinical immersion in leading hospitals such as AIIMS Bhopal, MGM Medical College, and Indore. Students will also have access to Breakspace and Makerspace labs. Additionally, the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering will establish cutting-edge Biomanufacturing Hub in Central India which will be an industry-focused facility that will enable technical derisking of enzymes, developing smart proteins, and manufacturing scale-up of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in India. And, with a strong emphasis on developing data-driven solutions for endemic infections, the school is poised to be a leading research center for Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), specializing in Tuberculosis and other Resistive Diseases in collaboration with seven leading universities across central India.
Indore is the largest and most populous city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Modern day Indore traces its roots to the 16th century when it was founded as a trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi. With a population of 5.5 million, the Indore Metropolitan Region encompasses an area of 9989 sq km and includes the cities Ujjain, Dewas, and Pithampur in addition to Indore. It has been declared the cleanest city in India 7 years in a row from 2017-2023. Indore is an education hub with the campuses for both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management. It’s also a major industrial hub home to over 1,000 factories primarily automotive and pharmaceutical. Today Indore is home to centuries-old forts and palaces, bustling commercial hubs, and delicious cuisine.
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI) located in Madhya Pradesh, is an institute of national importance established by the Government of India in 2009. It is one of the eight new IITs, started by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The institution started functioning from 2009-10 in a temporary campus at Institute of Engineering and Technology of Devi Ahilya University under mentorship of IIT Bombay. Shri Arjun Singh, the Union HRD minister, laid the foundation of the permanent campus, spread over an area of around 501.42-acre (2.1 km2), on 17th February 2009 at Simrol, a location on Khandwa Road about 25 km from the city of Indore. Since , February 2016, IIT Indore has started functioning from its permanent campus.
