1.  Project title: Production, purification and characterization of microbial pectic lyases.
PI: S. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 5.16 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Science & Technology (India), SERC division under Fast track scheme.
Time: 03 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

2.  Project title: Biocatalytic production of a precursor of L-carnitine: Process development and optimization studies.
PI: Anju Chadha; Co-PI: S. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 25.70 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology.
Time: 03 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

3.  Project title: Production and biodegradation studies of curdlan to be used as stent material.
PI: Mukesh Doble Co-PI:S. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 9.284 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology.
Time: 02 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

4.  Project title: Identification and characterization of key enzymes involved in the degradation of caffeine by Pseudomonas sp.
PI: S. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 21.14 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Science & Technology .
Time: 03 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

5.  Project title:Biochemical and structural studies of Alr1529, a putative lipase.
PI: N. Manoj Co-PIS. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 15.22 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Science & Technology .
Time: 03 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

6.  Project title:Physiological and molecular studies on salt tolerance of Debaryomyces nepalensis.
PI: S. N. Gummadi.
Award amount: Rs. 17.2 lakhs.
Sponsoring agency: Department of Biotechnology .
Time: 03 years.
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.