Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Established	1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Research type	Autonomous Research center
Budget	₹711 million (2012)[1]
Field of research	Biology, Chemistry
Director	Arun Bandyopadhyay
Faculty	66[1]
Students	427[1]
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India 22°29′51″N 88°22′12″E / 22.4974°N 88.3700°E / 22.4974; 88.3700
Campus	Multiple campuses Urban
Affiliations	AcSIR
Operating agency	Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Website	www.iicb.res.in

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) is a biomedical research centre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.^[2]

Established in 1935 as Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine (IIEM), it was inducted under the aegis of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1956 and renamed to its present form in 1982.^[2] It has 6 R&D divisions:- Cancer Biology & Inflammatory Disorder, Cell Biology & Physiology, Chemistry, Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Molecular & Human Genetics, and Structural Biology & Bioinformatics.

Notable people

Prof. Amar Bhaduri, Director of CSIR-IICB, Kolkata (1990-1995) and President of Society of Biological Chemists of India (1999-2000),^[3] known for outstanding contribution in Kala-azar research in India.^[4]