Archive · 7 Sep 2025
IIT Madras Tool Improves Sustainable Biomanufacturing
Scientists at IIT Madras created COSMOS, a computer program, to help make products using microbes.
COSMOS helps scientists decide if one type of bug or a team works better.
The program allows scientists to test different scenarios before doing experiments in the lab.
This tool can help companies save time and money by picking the best microbes.
COSMOS can help make plastics from plants instead of oil, which is better for the environment.
IIT Madras developed COSMOS, a simulation tool for biomanufacturing.
COSMOS helps optimize microbe selection for biomanufacturing.
The tool predicted efficient 1,3-propanediol production by a co-culture.
1,3-propanediol is used in high-performance plastics and other materials.
COSMOS aims to promote sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products.
- Who
- Scientists at IIT Madras
- What
- Developed COSMOS, a computational tool for optimizing microbes in biomanufacturing.
- When
- Published on September 5, 2025
- Where
- IIT Madras
- Why
- To enhance biomanufacturing processes and promote sustainable production.
- Tool Name
- COSMOS (Community and Single Microbe Optimisation System)
- Developed By
- IIT Madras
- Primary Use
- Optimize microbial design for biomanufacturing
- Key Chemical
- 1,3-propanediol (PDO)
- PDO Application
- Plastics, fibers, and industrial materials
- Published Date
- September 5, 2025