ABL Biotechnologies Limited (ABL), based in Chennai, South India, is a publicly held company incorporated in 1992 and a pioneer in harnessing the biodiversity of the Indian Marine environment. ABL has been working on identification and commercial extraction of bio-chemicals, predominantly from microbes, that have far reaching applications as nutritional, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and industrial intermediates. The Microbial Metabolites Laboratory at Chennai works on evaluating new sources of biochemicals from marine organisms.

ABL has been conducting research on Polysaccharides, Essential Fatty Acids, Natural Pigments, Tracers and Tags with considerable success. In addition to in-house competencies, ABL enjoys a symbiotic and collaborative relationship through joint development programmes with institutions of advanced research in India, like the National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, the National Institute of Oceanography, The Madras University and the Dr.A.L.M Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Madras. In addition to pharmaceutical collaborations, ABL welcomes alliances with companies that have complementary intellectual property, technology or expertise.

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