About IISc Bengaluru The Indian Institute of Science was founded in 1909 as a result of the joint efforts of Jamsetji Nussarwanji Tata, the Government of India and the Maharaja of Mysore. Tata conceived of a university of science in 1896 that would work for the benefit of India, and in 1898, created an endowment for establishing such an institution. The Government of India decided to locate the Institute in Bengaluru, where the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, donated over 370 acres of land for this initiative. The Institute was formally vested in 1909, the foundation stone was laid in 1911, and the first batch of students started their studies the same year. Department of Bioengineering The Department of Bioengineering (BE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was founded on June 4th, 2015, to promote the application of physicochemical principles to understand and then manipulate biological entities. The department was born out of an informal gathering of faculty at IISc who were pursuing research in Bioengineering. These faculty, led by Prof. Sanjay Biswas, established an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Bioengineering in August 2012 through a grant from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The success of this Ph.D. program encouraged us to formally form the new department that would engage in world-leading research in the broad area of Bioengineering. Since its inception a core theme of research at the Department has been to work on problems that are important to clinicians. To support such research, several collaborative efforts were established. One of them was the Bioengineering and Biodesign initiative involving a team of scientists from IISc, clinicians from St. Johns Medical College, and clinicians as well as researchers from the Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation (led by Suresh). Another was the establishment of a clinician-Ph.D. program between IISc and Christian Medical College, Vellore (led by Sandhya). These two initiatives have resulted in the Centre developing a strong biomedical focus. M.Tech. Bioengineering Summer Internship The Department of Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Science invites organizations to engage with our M.Tech. Bioengineering students, Class of 2026, through the Summer Internship Program. At IISc, bioengineering is not confined to a single discipline. It is a convergence. Our students are trained at the interface of biology, mechanics, materials, computation, and translational science. Their academic journey combines rigorous fundamentals with hands on laboratory immersion and computational depth. What Students Bring to the Table Strong analytical foundations with experimental and computational expertise Interdisciplinary exposure across cell and tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomechanics, biomaterials, and bioinstrumentation Experience in modeling biological systems and validating them experimentally An engineering mindset focused on translating biological challenges into scalable solutions During their summer internships, students are prepared to contribute meaningfully to research and development, product design and validation, data analysis and computational modeling, and prototype optimization and translational studies. The department welcomes participation from organizations working in the areas of medical devices and diagnostics, biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology, biomaterials and regenerative medicine, computational biology and biomedical data science, and health technology and translational research and development. Ways to Engage • Offer structured summer internship positions• Deliver pre internship technical talks or interaction sessions• Explore collaborative research opportunities Contact Details Email: office.be@iisc.ac.in Website: https://be.iisc.ac.in/ Bhaskara Rao Chintada, PhDDepartment of Bioengineering, IIScIndian Institute of Science (IISc) Candidates are advised to visit the official website for more details and updates. Source: M.Tech. Bioengineering Summer Internship at IISc, Bengaluru