
Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) in association with TIDEL Park Limited had developed TICEL Bio Park Limited (TICEL) for providing infrastructure facility for Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Research & Development activities at Taramani, Chennai.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister had announced under Rule 110 on 24.07.2014 that TICEL Bio Technology Park-III will be established in 10 acres land at Anna University campus at Coimbatore at a Project Cost of Rs.55 Crores (later project cost was increased to Rs. 85 Crores). The total built up area will be 2,29,000 sq.ft with MSB having Ground + 13 floors. TICEL – Phase III Project was inaugurated by The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16th February, 2021.
Subsequently, TICEL developed Phase II with 6,49,000 sq.ft of built up space at a cost of Rs. 168.00 crore which is operational from September, 2015 Biotechnology Core Instrumentation Facility (BTCIF) at TICEL - II, Chennai BTCIF was established jointly by TICEL and Deartment of Biotechnology, Government of India for providing Scientific supports at at cost of Rs. 19.3 Crores.
Key Features
TICEL is having key operational features such as
- Uninterrupted power supply with100% power backup
- Fool proof multi tier security
- Ample parking spaces
- Green lung spaces with idyllic landscaping
- Food courts and ATM etc in Campus
- Fully equipped Conference Hall
Sectors Covered
The larger objective of the venture is to facilitate a hassle free functional space for enterprises operating in the domains of
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals
- IT/ITES
- BIO-IT
- Nano Technology
- Commercial / Office spaces
BTCIF
TICEL (Government of Tamilnadu) & DBT (Government of India) Jointly established BTCIF for providing scientific supports to the researcher to translate their research ideas into commercialisable technologies without risking huge investments on buildings, facility and equipments. BTCIF facility will provide supports to all scientific community like academic research, R&D lab and large scale bio industry. To minimize the investments we are encouraging new biotech start-up companies to avail laboratory space at TICEL Biopark and like to have collaboration with BTCIF to use high end equipments.