Welcome to SATHI

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India has sanctioned SATHI (Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institute) program to Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for setting up a national facility to provide a shared, professionally managed services with efficiency, accessibility and transparency of the highest order under one roof to cater to the scientific and analytical needs of academicians, researchers, scientists, students, start-ups, manufacturing units, industries and R& D labs.

SATHI-BHU Centre will be a professionally managed facility which will provide quantum leap to its innovative and translational research outputs, and to cater to the needs of Indian industry by providing globally acceptable analytical services related to drug discovery, and testing of food, nutraceuticals, drugs, biologicals and materials under GLP certification and NABL accreditation. It will be the major node of an interdependent ecosystem in the state-of-art Central Discovery Centre (CDC) (a six floor building) to nurture innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups under one roof. The centre will provide centralized facilities, guidance and hand-holding for promoting innovation at BHU, and to motivate and train researchers of other institutions of the region to make use of the facilities of the Centre. This initiative brings an opportunity to the researchers and science based entrepreneurs of the region to team together to develop and deploy new technologies, and to provide high quality analytical services for which Indian industry depends on institutions abroad. The revenue generated through quality services will be used for running the facilities in a self-sustaining manner.

SATHI-BHU Centre will organize awareness and training programs to sensitize the potential users of the facility and will encourage them to use the facility. It will also connect potential users with BHU experts related to each equipment. It will also initiate a degree and diploma course on instrumentation to develop skilled manpower for the operation of high-end equipments in the country.