Ocimum Biosolutions emerged as India's Best Bioinformatics Company at the 9th BioSpectrum-ABLE Company of the Year Awards on December 16, 2011, bagging the honor for the second consecutive year.

Biospectrum awards are announced in December every year, honoring the top achievers in the field of Biotechnology in India. In the 8th BioSpectrum-ABLE Biotech Industry Survey done in June-July 2010, Ocimum Biosolutions emerged as the No.1 Bioinforma

Ocimum Biosolutions today announced its growth plans after having closed funding worth $ 8.0 million from multiple sources, including founders and existing shareholders, in order to cater to the growing demand for its integrated genomic services and

Ocimum Biosolutions has announced that it would provide BioIT Consulting Services to enable R&D for organizations in the life sciences industry.

In a project coordinated by Prof. John van der Oost, Ocimum Biosolutions constructed the genome microarray for Sulfolobus solfataricus - the archaeal model organism of choice for a systems biology approach to study the evolution and characteristics

Ocimum Biosolutions has launched its mass spectrometry services using MALDI-TOF system in India

Ocimum will now venture into RNA based services, especially transcriptome profiling, leveraging Jivan Biologics's industry-leading bioinformatics infrastructure, experience and technology.

Prof. Joseph Paulauskis from the International Genomics Consortium has joined the ocimum's Scientific Advisory Board.Prof. Paulauskis were associated with research and development and also led management of external collaborations for Pfizer Inc.

David U'Prichard, President at Druid Consulting LLC, has joined Ocimum's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. U'Prichard holds several board positions in global life sciences companies including Life Technologies, Inc., Oxagen, Cyclac