Tag: Antimicrobial
TIGS organizes an expert discussion on Antimicrobial Resistance in India
A highly credible panel of experts discussed the current state of AMR, challenges, and next steps in tackling AMR to commemorate the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November 2020).......................
India-UK team tackles antimicrobial resistance spread in waterways
British and Indian experts are joining forces to investigate the impact that releasing antibiotics from antibiotic manufacturing into India’s waterways has on the spread of potentially fatal drug-resistant infections.............
IIT Delhi start-up launches ‘Reusable Antimicrobial Mask’
An IIT Delhi start-up "Nanosafe Solutions" has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask "NSafe", which is reusable up to 50 launderings, thus greatly cutting down the cost of use......................
Virucidal coating to prevent COVID-19 transmission
A research study to engineer virucidal coatings to prevent the COVID-19 transmission is being conducted in collaboration with Dr Milan Surjit from Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) and Dr Samrat Mukhopadhay from Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.................
Workshop on environmental aspects of antimicrobial resistance held
The workshop was attended by academicians from the pharmaceutical and environment sector, doctors and representatives of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies from Punjab.................
Sustainable manufacturing practices key to combat growing AMR
The experts highlighted the importance of attention towards pharmaceutical manufacturing practices at the joint workshop conducted in Korea by Centrient Pharmaceuticals and Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi, on 'Sustainable Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals'.........................
Fortis organizes awareness initiative on hospital-acquired infections
Preventing hospital-acquired infections and addressing Antibiotic Resistance is a major focus at PANFORAnIC, a Fortis initiative. Two-day conclave calls upon behavioural change and effective clinical practices to strengthen infection prevention & control for better patient care...………...
Silk protein & silver nanoparticles may make implants safe, find IIT-D...
A group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) have prepared a scaffold of silk fibroin films with silver nanoparticles that can tackle the issue of microbial infection in the medical implants..............
Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes, find THSTI...
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad based scientists have found that friendly gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes which when transferred to disease-causing bacteria may make them untreatable...............
Workshop to discuss drug development against antimicrobial resistant TB
Public Health England (PHE) and the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) have invited applicants to collaborate in a UK-India workshop at Bengaluru in December 2017...........




























































