The Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation (MFF) and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) hosted the first Pan IIT Biotech Conference on 16–18, 2016. The conference, held in Kodaikanal, located in the Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India, brought together faculty and researchers from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Science and Educational Research (IISERs), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), various biotech companies, and the international community to discuss innovations in the field of biotechnology. The event created ample opportunities for shared learning, discussion, and proposals for large-scale translational research projects.