The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is one of the constituent national laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the premier multidisciplinary Research & Development organisation of the Government of India. It was set up as a semi-autonomous Centre in 1977 in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, became a full-fledged national laboratory during 1981-82, and was dedicated to the nation on 26 November, 1987 by the then Prime Minister of India late Shri Rajiv Gandhi. The ongoing research programmes at the CCMB are in three major categories - high quality basic research in the frontier areas of modern biology, research relevant to societal needs, and application oriented research towards commercialisation. These include the areas of biomedicine & diagnostics, evolution & development, gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, host-parasite interactions, membrane biology, protein structure, bioinformatics, functional genomics, theoretical biology, etc. CCMB has also taken lead in the dissemination of modern biological information through popularisation of science, science education in schools, and has been a meeting point for art and science. In recognition of its contribution to modern biology, CCMB has been chosen as a Centre of Excellence by UNESCO Global Network for Molecular and Cell Biology (MCBN) and has been designated as a South Centre for Excellence for Research and Training by the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy. Many prestigious international and national awards have come to CCMB including the CSIR Technology Award (twice) and FICCI Award for outstanding achievements in Science & Technology.

The LaCONES has been set up by CCMB as its Annexe-I, which is exclusively dedicated to the research on endangered animal species with a view to establish their genetic polymorphism and develop assisted reproductive technologies to conserve and prevent their extinction from this planet and also R&D activities are going on towards producing specific animals if and when necessity arises with the help of sperm, egg, cell and tissue banks. The LaCONES is situated at Attapur, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddy District, which is 30 kms away from CCMB.


CCMB Annexe II - Clinical Research Laboratory

The CRF has been established to carry out basic research on cell based therapies and tissue engineering with specific applications for human diseases. The CRF is situated at a distance of 2 Km away from the CCMB main campus in a 5- acre land on Uppal road, Hyderabad.