The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) is an institution of national significance under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The institute offers an innovative approach to biomedical technology and clinical medicine (cardiac and neurological).The institute offers clinical services, teaching, translational research, biomedical technology development, and public health research. In addition to clinical departments, the Institute is home to departments of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, and Cellular and Molecular Cardiology.