Villoo Patell, early post doctoral researcher at NCBS and entrepreneur: Reflections on starting a company in NCBS in the mid to late 1990s, and the research environment at the time.
L Shashidhara, early post-doctoral researcher at NCBS, faculty at IISER: Start-up days at NCBS in the mid 1990s and an ability to apply for grants independently.
PN Bhavsar, scientific officer at TIFR from the 1960s till his retirement: On becoming a purchase officer for NCBS at its early stages in the mid 1990s.