Department of Biotechnology’s Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing at Mohali, has planned a bouquet of research projects. The projects aimed at generating products that could be used for prevention, diagnosis or cure of for the deadly COVID-19 infection that is currently sweeping over the entire world. Ministry of Science and Technology in a statement said that the plan has been designed so as to utilize the expertise of its scientists, who come from a diverse range of research backgrounds including chemistry, chemical engineering, biotechnology, molecular biology, nutrition, nanotechnology.<br />” <br />” Under the Drug discovery platform, the research will explore separation of therapeutic and valuable medicinal components from the peel and seeds of fruits and utilization of natural garlic essential oil as a ACE 2 protein inhibitor for preventing SARS-CoV-2 invasion.<br />” The researchers would endeavour to come out with products that are biocompatible, low cost and scalable and have set out with a timeline of six months to one year. The studies would be conducted in collaboration with chemical industries and other government laboratories with BSL-3 facility.<br />” &nbsp;<br />