New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has licensed three indigenous biomedical technologies to leading domestic pharmaceutical and vaccine makers for development, manufacturing and commercialisation, an official statement said on Tuesday.These technology transfers mark another significant step towards accelerating the translation of publicly funded research into affordable healthcare solutions and strengthening India’s biomedical innovation ecosystem, the statem…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research’s flagship i-DRONE initiative demonstrated that drone‑assisted transport of TB sputum samples improved access to diagnostic services for people living in remote and underserved areas in the Yadadri‑Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, the government said on Thursday.The program enrolled 840 participants and found that the median turnaround time for TB diagnosis decreased from 15 days to 5 days following the introduction of drone-…
Shimla, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research in Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh on July 11, government officials said on Thursday. The centre, being set up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, will upgrade ICMR’s existing field station in Keylong into a full-fledged, multidisciplin…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will lay the foundation stone of the ICMR Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research at Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, on July 11, 2026, an official statement said on Thursday.The Centre will upgrade ICMR’s existing field station at Keylong into a full-fledged, multidisciplinary hub for research, innovation and capacity building focused on India’s high-altitude …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) flagship initiative, ICMR-MINDS, a National Health Research Priority project, has been conferred the Gold Award in its category at the National Awards for e-Governance, an official said on Sunday. The ICMR-MINDS was awarded in Category 2 — Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen-Centric Services — at a presentation ceremony held during the 29th National Conference on e-Governance (…
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Taking serious note of some travellers from Ebola-affected countries providing false addresses in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday ordered that cases be booked against such individuals. He ordered that cases be registered against those providing incorrect information, in accordance with applicable laws, including the Epidemic Diseases Act.The minister directed that travellers be clearly informed at the airport itself that providing fa…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday held India’s largest biomedical and technology transfer facilitation here and 41 public‑health technologies were transferred to industry partners, an official statement said.The event marked the establishment of country’s first structured platforms dedicated to biomedical innovation showcasing and technology transfer under the ICMR Medical Innovation Patent Mitra initiative.The initiative aims to translate ind…
Gorakhpur, March 21 (IANS) Gorakhpur Mayor Manglesh Kumar Srivastava said that children from the district and adjoining areas, diagnosed with cancer, can now undergo treatment at the BRD Medical College as part of Uttar Pradesh government’s efforts to improve access to early treatment, an official said on Saturday. “Reiterating the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s commitment to augment health facility, particularly for childhood cancer, Srivastava stressed on spreading awareness to…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Regulatory bodies have issued national guidelines to ensure safe, ethical deployment of CRISPR-based therapies in India, while the BioE3 is accelerating indigenous capacity for cell and gene therapeutics, the government said on Thursday responding to a question on self-reliance in CRISPR and gene editing.The government through various programs has been steadily advancing the precision medicine ecosystem with a strong emphasis on next-generation cell and gene therapies …
Jaipur, Feb 19 (IANS) Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has demanded the constitution of a high-level scientific committee to investigate the increasing cases of cardiac arrests and sudden deaths among young people and children in Rajasthan.Gehlot, former Rajasthan Chief Minister, said the concern raised by Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully and other MLAs in the Assembly regarding the alarming trend is extremely serious.He warned that sudden deaths of seemingly healthy young people and even doct…