Bio-INvENT Lab

Welcome to the Bio-INvENT Lab!!

About the Lab:

Bio-INvENT Lab is a research and development laboratory with a focus on ideation, design, development, testing and commercialization of innovative biomedical products. The lab was established in 2017 by Dr. Sudhir Ranganath, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at SIT Tumakuru with generous funding support from Sree Siddaganga Education Society (SSES), Tumakuru.

The lab conducts cutting-edge basic research in biomedical sciences including cancer biology, stem cell biology, and ocular diseases, leading to the identification of unmet needs followed by the development, testing and commercialization of engineering/nanotechnology-driven innovative biomedical solutions. As the name suggests, the lab works at the interface of biology, medicine, chemical engineering, materials, nanotechnology and physics.

Vision of the Lab:

To become a world-class center of excellence in biomedical research, innovation and entrepreneurship

Mission of the Lab:

To establish a state-of-the-art biomedical research infrastructure
To train and create future leaders in biomedical research and innovation
To provide affordable and high efficiency biomedical products to the healthcare sector

Dr. Sudhir H Ranganath

Principal Investigator & Associate Professor

B.E (Chemical Engineering), Bangalore University
M.S (Chemical Engineering), National University of Singapore
Ph.D (Chemical Engineering), National University of Singapore
Postdoc (Bioengineering), Harvard-MIT HST, USA & JNCASR-inStem, INDIA
Roche Collaborative Research Fellowship 2020-2021 (ARVO, USA)
INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship (Host: IIT Bombay) (May 2022)

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LAB NEWS

September 2025

Saraswathi BL receives IIChE-Schemcon-2024 Best Paper Award among all papers presented at the National Conference SChemcon-2024 organized by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE). Great achievement and many congrats to her !

August 2025

Varsha G (PhD Scholar) wins Third Prize for Oral Presentation for her research work on thermo-responsive hydrogels for ocular drug delivery at the Chemical Engineering Research Seminar (CheERS) held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar. Many congrats to her !

Deeksha Naik (ChemE 2026) receives Research Internship with stipend at the prestigious Harvard Medical School, USA to work on long-acting drug delivery systems under the guidance of Prof. Nitin Joshi from Nov 2025 to June 2026. HUGE congrats to her !

July 2025

Dr. Sudhir and collaborator Dr. Harish Phattepur receive a research and consultancy grant from Cutis Medicare Apparel LLP, a subsidiary of Cutis Hospital, Bengaluru for process development of Ag- and TiO₂ nanoparticle-impregnated apparels with antimicrobial and UV-protective properties. Congrats !!

May 2025

Vedashree C K (Biotech 2025) receives the Next Gen Scientists Foundation (NGSF) internship to work in Dr. Suhanya's lab at IIT Hyderabad. Many congrats and all the best to her !!

April 2025

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered invited lectures at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad

March 2025

Vishnu Iyer (ChemE 2026) receives Best UG Presentation Award at 1st National Conference on Climate Resilience and Environmentally Sustainable Technologies (NITK-CREST 2025) at NITK, Surathkal. HUGE congrats !!

Saraswathi B L (ChemE 2025) and Apoorva P Shenoy (Biotech 2025) receive Research Internship at the Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, BARC, Mumbai

Manaswini N Kiran (ChemE 2025) and Vedashree C K (Biotech 2025) receive Research Internship at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad

Dr. Ramesha H joins the lab as Research Associate (Postdoc) in the DBT-funded project on Cancer Immunotherapy. Welcome !!

Kavyashree joins the lab as Project Manager in the DBT-funded project on Cancer Immunotherapy. Welcome !!

Jan 2025

Shrihari (ChemE 2025) receives Best Project of the Year and Best Project by Popular Choice Awards from the Department of Chemical Engineering for his work on developing Machine Learning- and Computational Thermodynamics-based design of Deep Eutectic Solvents for Lithium recovery. Many congrats !

Deeksha Naik (ChemE 2026) receives the prestigious Sigma Xi Grant of USD 2500 (Rs. 2.16 lakhs) for vision research from Sigma Xi, USA and National Academy of Sciences, USA. She is the only Indian undergraduate student to get it this year. Many congrats to her!!

Nov 2024

Shrihari MS (ChemE 2025) wins Icon Excellence Award for Best Paper Presentation at the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management - Circular Economy & IPLA Global Forum 2024 (IconSWM-CE & IPLA GF), organized by International Society of Waste Management, Air, and Water (ISWMAW) in collaboration with GITAM University, Visakhapatnam. HUGE congrats !!

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an invited lecture at the Society for Free Radical Research (SFRR)-India International Conference on Developments in the Science of Oxidative Stress and Redox Medicine (DISCOVER) 2024 organized by SFRR-India and BARC, Mumbai. He also chaired a session at the conference.

Sep 2024

Saraswathi BL (ChemE 2025) won Best Project Award in Chemical Engg in Healthcare category and Shrihari MS (ChemE 2025) won Second Best Project Award in the Green Chemical Engg category at the National Level Students Chemical Engineering Conference (SChemCon 2024) organized by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) in Amethi, UP. HUGE Congrats !!

July 2024

Namratha receives a research intern position in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Hyderabad to work on microfluidic-based synthesis of nanoliposomes. Congrats !!

May 2024

Suraj receives a research internship in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IISc Bangalore to work on microfluidic-based point of care biomedical devices. Congrats !!

Shrihari (ChemE 2025) gets a research internship at the Center for Sustainable Technologies at IISc Bangalore. Congrats !!

Suraj and Deepika (both ChemE 2024) receive Second Best Project of the Year at the IIChE-BRC Project Competition. Many congrats !!

Two projects done by Deepika and Suraj (both ChemE 2024) / Namratha and Meghashree (both Biotech 2024) and Karthik and Namitha (both ChemE 2024) receive the Best Projects of the Year award from the Dept of Chem Engg at SIT. Way to go !!

Apr 2024

Dr. Tanusree Saha joins the lab as Research Associate (Postdoc) in the DBT-funded project on Cancer Immunotherapy. Welcome !!

Mar 2024

Deekshith and Madeeha (both ChemE 2024) receive the IIChE-BRC Student Project Grant for the Lithium Ion Sieve project. Congrats!!

Deepika TG (ChemE 2024) gets Finaslist position in oral presentation at AZeotropy conference, IIT Bombay. Congrats !!

Feb 2024

Anjana and Kavya join the lab as Project Manager and Junior Research Fellow (JRF), respectively in the DBT-funded project on Cancer Immunotherapy. Welcome !!

Dr. Sudhir delivers presentations at the Nature Conference on Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications organized by Nature Publishing Group and MAHE Manipal.

Jan 2024

Namratha (Biotech 2024) receives the prestigious Sigma Xi Grant of USD 2500 (Rs. 2.08 lakhs) for vision research from Sigma Xi, USA. She is the only Indian to get it this year. Many congrats to her!!

Dec 2023

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an invited talk on Qualities of a Scientific Mind organized by Science Forum, Government First Grade College, Tumkur

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an invited talk and was part of a panel discussion at the first International Summit on Progress in Regenerative and Investigational Medicine (PRIME) 2024 organized by Narayana Netralaya, Bangalore

Suraj K S (ChemE 2024) received Second Prize for Poster Presentation at the first International Summit on Progress in Regenerative and Investigational Medicine (PRIME) 2024 organized by Narayana Netralaya, Bangalore. Many congrats to him !!

Oct 2023

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath receives a research grant of ₹3.36 crores from the Department of Biotechnology (Govt. of India) for 3 years to work on glioblastoma immunotherapy research in collaboration with NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

Our work on fusogenic liposome-coated nanoparticles for rapid internalization into donor cornea is accepted for publication in Nanoscale Advances published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. HUGE Congrats to Suraksha and team !!

Sep 2023

Karthik Banakar and Namitha P (both ChemE 2024) receive Research Internship at the Center for Sustainable Technologies, IISc Bangalore

Suraj KS (ChemE 2024) and D Sharanya (Biotech 2024) receive Research Internship at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad

Namratha and Shreya Gedigeri (Biotech 2024) receive Research Internship at the Department of Neurochemistry, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Deekshith R and Karthik Banakar (both ChemE 2024) won Best Project Award in two different categories (Biochemical Engg & Alternate Energy) at the National Level Students Chemical Engineering Conference (SChemCon 2023) organized by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) in Tamil Nadu.

Aug 2023

Lab publishes a review article in the journal Interdisciplinary Medicine in collaboration with Western University, Canada on Engineering multifunctional adhesive hydrogel patches for biomedical applications. Congrats!!

June 2023

Rachana C/Shreya R and Suraksha TS/Samarth V (all ChemE 2023) receive IIChE-BRC Student Project Grant of Rs. 5000/- each for their undergraduate research projects.

Shreya Gedigeri (Biotech 2024) receives Research Internship at Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras. HUGE Congrats !!

May 2023

Lab publishes a research article in the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology & Therapeutics in collaboration with Indiana University, USA on Grading the Severity of Damage to the Perijunctional Actomyosin Ring and Zonula Occludens-1 of the Corneal Endothelium by Ensemble Learning Methods. Congrats!!

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an Invited Lecture at Samskara-PG Orientation Program at Ashwini Medical College, Tumkur

March 2023

Suraksha TS (ChemE 2023) receives Third Prize in poster presentation at the 14th International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials, organized by the Govt. of India (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers) and CIPET, Bengaluru. Many Congrats !!

Deepika TG (ChemE 2024) gets Second Prize in oral presentation at Chemplus Conference, IIT Madras. HUGE Congrats !!

Rachana, Karthik, Deekshith, Suraj, Samarth (ChemE undergraduate students of our lab) present their research work at AZeotropy Conference, IIT Bombay

Feb 2023

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath is elected as a Full Member of the Sigma Xi, which is world’s largest and most prestigious scientific research honor society.

Our research article is published in the Journal of Liposome Research on the Evaluation of suitability and detection range of fluorescent dye-loaded nanoliposomes for sensitive and rapid sensing of wide ranging osmolarities. Congrats to Debjyoti Roy and Gangaram Udugiri (both undergraduate ChemE students) !!

Suraksha TS (ChemE 2023) , Namratha and Meghashree BM (Biotech 2024) give poster presentations at the Annual Biosciences and Bioengineering Symposium at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Jan 2023

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an invited lecture on Nanotechnology interventions to tackle eye diseases at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Our research article is published in the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology & Therapeutics in collaboration with Indiana University, USA on the role of oxidative stress on the disruption of the endothelial apical junctional complex during corneal cold storage. Congrats to Anupama C (Research Scholar) !!

Dec 2022

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath visits IIT Bombay to work on the development of PDMS-based microstructures for biomedical applications as a part of the prestigious INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship from Indian National Science Academy.

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath delivered an invited lecture on the effect of oxidative stress on corneal endothelium at the Bioscience Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai

Debjyoti Roy (ChemE 2022) joins IIT Bombay as a research assistant to work on organ-on-chip project.

Oct 2022

Department of Chemical Engineering and Bio-INvENT Lab hosts Prof. William B Krantz (Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, USA) as the Fulbright-Nehru Specialist from October to November 2023. The program was fully funded by the US-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) and the Fulbright Foundation, USA.

Archana V (Biotech 2024) completed her internship under the prestigious Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellowship (IASc SRFP 2022) at University of Lucknow. HUGE congrats!!

Dr. Sudhir Ranganath gets an international patent published by the International Bureau of WIPO, Switzerland on Nano plant defense.

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