WELCOME TO THE INSTITUTIONAL BIOTECH HUB

WAIKHOM MANI GIRLS’ COLLEGE, THOUBAL

Dr. Amrabati Thokchom

Coordinator

The Institutional Biotech Hub guide and support wet lab activities of B.Sc (Botany,Zoology and Chemistry) courses and also extend support of knowledge and facilities to students. Entrepreneurship training program on Aromatic oil extraction, as well as development of mini herbal garden at the college campus of Cymbopogon citratus for green tea (CC tea) production has been organized in collaboration with FFDC project for MSME Technology Centre Imphal. Training program on vermicomposting, mushroom cultivation as well as preparation methods of spawns  is frequently organized by Biotech-hub for accrued benefits and income/employment generation of young aspiring youths. Recently we have uncovered a potential use of Lotus floral petals as in the making of Tea, the method of tea leaf preparation from floral petals and stamens and tea making technology have been developed. The technology has been transferred to an aspiring youth start up program sponsored by Govt. of Manipur.

Assets of Institutional Biotech Hub (First Phase)

Constant Voltage Stabilizer, Inverter & Hybrid Battery  

PCR

UV Visible Spectrophotometer Double Beam 

Oven

Laminar Air Flow

UV Transilluminator

Deep Freezer 

Personal Thermal Cycler

Heating Mantle

Refrigerator

Double Distillation 

BOD

Extraction Apparatus

Inverted Microscope

Soxhlet Apparatus

PCR Tube

Digital Microbalance

Gel Electrophorosis

GC Set

Tissue Culture Rack

Micro Pipette 

Generetor

PCR Tube

Solar Panel

Water Analysis Kit

Camera

Oven

GPS

Mushroom Cultivation Shed

Vermicomposting Tank