Pushpagiri Group of Institutions is located in the heart of Tiruvalla, a scenic town in Central Travancore in Kerala. This land is blessed with the visit of Saint Thomas, the disciple of Jesus. It harbours Sri Vallabha Temple, Saint John’s Cathedral, Parumala Church to enrich the rich spiritual heritage of Tiruvalla. This place is richly ornamented with the lush green paddy fields and coconut grooves. The branches of Pushpagiri Medical Society comprise of Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy, Pushpagiri College of Nursing, & Pushpagiri College of Allied Health Sciences. 

Pushpagiri Research Centre better known by the acronym PRC is a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. It was initiated in the year 2009 and functions in Pushpagiri Medical College Campus as a Central Research Facility. PRC features open-plan, multifunctional research laboratory and it conducts, promotes research in interdisciplinary areas of sciences such as Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Medical Biochemistry, Bioinformatics and Drug Designing, Medicinal and Phytochemical Research, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Microbial Technology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology studies.

PRC offers a unique, pluralistic and open research culture that is supported by high-end infrastructure and instrument facilities. Various research schemes are funded by State & Central Government agencies like DST, DBT, ICMR, BRNS and International agencies like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CEI, etc. PRC mainly focuses on translating the ideas from laboratory to commercial market. The Research Centre is currently carrying out various researches in wound healing, tissue regeneration, antimicrobial resistance and usage of novel phytocompounds, in-silico research and computational drug designing, molecular biology, virology, infectious disease, clinical epidemiological studies and clinical trials, which is in collaboration with various institutions. PRC is having MoU with various government institutes like CIFT-Kochi, MG University-Kottayam HLL, Trivandrum and private institutes like MACFAST Tiruvalla, Bishop Moore College Mavelikara, CUSAT (Cochin University of Science Technology), SJRI (St. John Research Institute, Bangalore, Stockholm University, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore.