About CBMR

Conceived in1999 as a unit of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), CBMR emerged from a national brainstorming session on Science Day that called for an inter-institutional, interdisciplinary research centre focused on Magnetic Resonance, a field that had produced seven Nobel Laureates. The Government of Uttar Pradesh formally established it as an autonomous Centre of BioMedical Magnetic Resonance in 2005, later renamed the Centre of BioMedical Research in 2013 to reflect its broader mandate. Prof. C.L. Khetrapal, a distinguished NMR scientist, served as its founding Director.

CBMR isdedicated to translating discoveries in basic sciences into new diagnostics and therapies for better patient care. Its research spans drug discovery, clinical metabolomics, neuroimaging, molecular biology, biomarker discovery, and materials science, combining chemistry, biology, and allied sciences with an overarching goal of developing affordable and accessible healthcare solutions for India.

The centre isamong a select few Indian institutions equipped with both an 800 MHz (with cryo probe) and a 600 MHz (wide-bore) NMR spectrometer, alongside a 400 MHz (with micro-imaging) system and a 3T MRI scanner for fMRI studies. These facilities support synthetic chemistry, molecular diagnostics, and translational medicine research.

CBMR has forged partnerships with institutions including Georgetown University Medical School (Washington D.C.), the Max Planck Institute, and Lucknow-based organizations such as the Central Drug Research Institute, the Indian Institute of Toxicological Research, and the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Its programs are funded by major central agencies including the Department of Science and Technology, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Department of Biotechnology, and the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Under currentDirector Prof. Alok Dhawan, CBMR is evolving into a national translational research institute with growing emphasis on intellectual property generation, innovation, and cross-disciplinary partnerships. The Government of Uttar Pradesh remains committed to developing CBMR as a world-class biomedical research hub with close ties to the region's leading medical and scientific
institutions.