Research & Development · Product Development · Contract Research
Life-sciences R&D and product development — run by scientists, in a real lab.
Manna Biotech Pvt. Ltd. is a founder-led research organisation in Hyderabad, India. We partner with pharma, nutraceutical, biotech and startup clients — from discovery and assay development through sequencing, molecular characterisation and data analysis — and we advance our own internal R&D.
Every engagement is scoped under a written proposal. An NDA is available before any detailed discussion, and all client data and intellectual property remain exclusively with the client.
What we do
Scientific capability, end to end.
Discovery & early research
Target identification, proof-of-concept assays, literature due diligence and feasibility studies.
Research-use assay development
PCR and qPCR assay design, optimisation and analytical assessment for defined research and industry questions.
Biomarker discovery & validation
Feasible genomic, expression and molecular biomarker work that connects candidate selection, assay design, data analysis and research-use validation.
Genomics & sequencing
Current Oxford Nanopore workflows plus analysis of suitable client-provided or separately sourced sequencing data.
In-vitro & molecular validation
Current feasible cell-culture, microbiology and molecular endpoints, linked where appropriate to PCR/qPCR, sequencing and bioinformatics.
Microbial & probiotic science
16S and whole-genome profiling of probiotic strains, contamination profiling and microbial community analysis.
Nutraceutical & plant science
Plant DNA barcoding, adulteration detection and molecular authentication for the herbal and nutraceutical sector.
Patent & IP documentation
Prior-art screening, invention disclosures and technical drafting, coordinated with registered patent professionals.
Product development
From an idea to a validated method.
We develop assays, methods and molecular products with our clients — designing the protocol, running the science, validating the result and handing over transfer documentation your team can actually use. Where an outcome is patentable, our patent & IP documentation support helps you capture it properly, coordinated with registered patent professionals.
Alongside client programs, Manna Biotech advances its own internal R&D and intellectual property. Details of our in-house work are shared under NDA with serious partners and investors.
We are a research organisation, not a law firm — we do not file patents directly, and no one can guarantee a patent grant, a publication or a regulatory outcome.
How we engage
Discovery engagement
A short, scoped study — proof of concept, feasibility or due diligence — with defined endpoints and timelines.
Method development
Assay or pipeline development, delivered with validation and transfer documentation.
Multi-phase program
A long-running research partnership under a master services agreement (MSA).
Recurring R&D retainer
An agreed monthly or batch-based scope for repeat testing, analysis, method support or product-development work.
Why partner with Manna Biotech
Founder-led science, a registered company, a real facility.
Founder-led by a scientist
Dr Chathyushya K B — PhD (ICMR-NIN), PGDM in Bioinformatics, Advanced Diploma in Patent Law from NALSAR, with 15+ years of scientific experience. She leads the science personally with an in-house wet-lab, bioinformatics and NGS analysis team.
Real lab, real platforms
A working laboratory in Nacharam, Hyderabad with hands-on Oxford Nanopore sequencing, molecular biology, cell culture and an in-house bioinformatics / NGS analysis capability.
A registered scientific company
Manna Biotech Pvt. Ltd. — CIN U73100TG2021PTC151489, GSTIN 36AAOCM5975F1ZX. Current methods, delivery scope and any partner or regulatory requirement are confirmed before quotation.
Documented, transparent delivery
Projects run to defined SOPs with agreed endpoints, timelines and deliverables set before kick-off, and full data transparency throughout.
Your IP stays yours
NDA available before detailed discussion. All client data and intellectual property remain exclusively with the client.
A talent pipeline built in
Our training and project ecosystem means scientists we have personally trained — a practical advantage when a program needs to scale.
Investors & strategic partners
Building a life-sciences R&D company from Hyderabad.
Manna Biotech was founded to do real science — a working lab, a scientist at the helm, and research that stands up to scrutiny. We are open to conversations with investors and strategic partners who want to build life-sciences R&D and product development capability in India.
Our capability, facility, in-house R&D direction and commercial detail are discussed directly with the founders under NDA — not published on a web page.
The wider Manna Biotech ecosystem
Our R&D sits alongside a hands-on training, project and PhD ecosystem.
Start a conversation
Tell us what you need researched.
Share a short outline of your requirement — we will come back with the right scientist, a scoped approach and next steps. An NDA can be signed before any detailed discussion.
Related services
Move from a research objective to the right delivery path.
CRO / contract research
Move to a formal client-research engagement with defined milestones, deliverables and NDA-based scoping.
Molecular testing & diagnostics
Request a defined testing service for PCR, sequencing, microbial identification, authenticity or diagnostics work.
In-vitro research services
Review current cell-culture, microbiology and molecular endpoints, with model and method feasibility confirmed before quotation.
Bioinformatics & NGS analysis
Connect sequencing or existing data to reproducible analysis, publication-ready figures and scientist interpretation.
Research feasibility review
Start with samples, methods, endpoints, compliance needs, timeline and deliverables before choosing a service path.
Patent data & technical support
Connect research output to prior-art, patent landscape and experimental evidence for a life-science innovation.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kind of research can Manna Biotech take on?
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Feasibility and early research; research-use PCR and qPCR assay development; current Oxford Nanopore workflows; analysis of suitable external sequencing data; microbial and probiotic profiling; nutraceutical and plant science including DNA barcoding and molecular authentication; and patent/IP documentation support. Final acceptance depends on scope, samples, intended use and current capability.
Who owns the intellectual property from a project?
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You do. All client data and intellectual property remain exclusively with the client, and an NDA is available before any detailed discussion.
How does an engagement start?
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With a scoping conversation, followed by a written proposal setting out the approach, endpoints, timelines and deliverables before any work begins. Engagements run as a short discovery study, a method-development project, or a multi-phase programme under a master services agreement.
Do you work with early-stage startups as well as established companies?
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Yes. Short scoped studies suit startups that need proof of concept, feasibility or due diligence without committing to a long programme, and can scale into a longer partnership if the science justifies it.
Can Manna Biotech support recurring testing or R&D work?
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Yes, when the method and sample flow are feasible. A retainer can define the recurring scope, batch or monthly cadence, reporting format, turnaround expectations and named scientific contact without publishing arbitrary fixed pricing.
Are in-vivo, toxicology or regulated analytical services included?
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Not as blanket current capability. These requirements proceed only after the facility, approvals, method scope, execution responsibility and reporting route are separately verified. Manna Biotech does not imply ownership of an animal facility or unsupported accreditation.
What makes Manna Biotech different from a pure service laboratory?
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We are founder-led by a working scientist: Dr Chathyushya K B, PhD (ICMR-NIN), PGDM in Bioinformatics, Advanced Diploma in Patent Law from NALSAR, with 15+ years of scientific experience. We operate a real laboratory in Nacharam, Hyderabad with hands-on Nanopore sequencing and in-house bioinformatics, so design, execution and analysis stay under one roof.
Are you open to investor or strategic partnership conversations?
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Yes. Our capability, facility, in-house R&D direction and commercial detail are discussed directly with the founders under NDA rather than published. Partnerships and business enquiries go to S. Rupas Kumar on +91 8977681985.