The Biomedical Informatics Centre (BIC) at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata was established in September, 2006. This is the one of the seven centers created by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Govt. of India. Main aim of this center is to initiate research activities and provide training and support to the researchers of this institute and other regional Institutes. The center will facilitate the development of an interdisciplinary approach and bridge the gap between computational and experimental biology. To accomplish this goal, it will:

• initiate independent and collaborative research to integrate bioinformatics and experimental biology

• represent and coordinate the growing interests in bioinformatics at NICED and other regional institutes

• encourage and motivate the biomedical research community to use bioinformatics tools, information and resources

• coordinate and host bioinformatics training courses, seminars and workshops