The institute continues to be supported by the Government of Karnataka. It has been funded under DST's FIST programme, and has received research funding from the Ministry of IT and Dept. of Biotechnology, both of the Government of India. It has received faculty chairs from AstraZeneca Research Foundation, Biocon and Merck & Co. and has also been funded by the Wadhwani Foundation. IBAB has received scholarship support from the Government of Karnataka, Accelrys, Merck & Co, Millipore, Sartorius and from an annonymous donor. Mrs. Sudha Murty of the Infosys Foundation has endowed medals to two of the best students of the graduating bioinformatics class each year. Several companies and individuals have supported the student's entrepreneurship activities.

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