India, June 1 -- What were the unique highlights and achievements at TIGS in 2025?

Research programmes at TIGS are focused on three broad areas: infectious diseases, rare genetic disorders and crop improvement. We made noticeable progress in building affordable, multi-pathogen diagnostic and surveillance platforms. By optimising multiplex RT qPCR and next-generation sequencing workflows, TIGS enabled the simultaneous detection of respiratory, enteric, vector-borne, vaccine-preventable, and oncogenic pathogens. Our diagnostics portfolio now supports comprehensive pathogen profiling at a scale and cost aligned with public health needs.

TIGS further strengthened its leadership in environmental surveillance, particularly wastewater-based mo...