1997 Porter Committee Report - MBU NCBS divide 4.tif
The Molecular Biology Unit had a thin staff in the early 1990s and faced an uncertain future after the formation of NCBS, with many suggesting that it should be shut down. The 1997 Porter Committee Report, a TIFR-wide review, praised the work of the scientists at MBU and recommended it be "maintained and augmented".
2000 Apr - STC Minutes - Reliance collab - 4.jpg
Around 2000, NCBS sent its annual report to various companies, seeking support for its research programmes. Reliance Industries expressed interest in collaborating by investing in biotechnology and bio-informatics tools. These meeting minutes from April 2000 give a sense of the diverse views in the faculty at the time.
NCBS Archives