Tag: IIT
FITT looks for partners to jointly develop drug for dengue
The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) is looking for collaborators and commercial partners to identify and develop potential antivirals from medicinal plants and ayurvedic formulations against dengue virus infections...........
IISc Bengaluru tops ‘NIRF India Rankings 2018’
In this third edition of NIRF India Rankings, a total of 2809 institutions have participated in 9 categories..................
IIT Hyderabad to research on how age & ageing are conceptualized...
The study aimed at doing research on assisted conception, infertility and reproduction in India, funded by Wellcome UK, will be taken up by the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad in April 2018 across North India..................
Eggshell-derived nanoparticles can be used for drug delivery
A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a method to use eggshells for synthesizing nanoparticles which could later be used for creating a fresh approach to drug delivery mechanism
Dr Javed Agrewala of IIT-R awarded ‘JC Bose Fellowship’ for TB...
Dr Agrewala has developed a chimeric vaccine by carefully studying the snags associated with BCG failure to protect public living in TB-endemic regions..................
Govt to set up 5 new research parks at 4 IITs...
The government has announced the decision to launch a Smart Campus Campaign under which educational institutions which perform on the parameters of saving, conserving and recycling would be identified and honored...............
Be mentors to next generation scientists, President tells directors of key...
In his meeting with the directors of IISc, IITs, and IISERs, the President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind stated that it is important that challenges that confront the nation and society become the prime instigator of their quest for knowledge, discovery, and innovation.................
New portable diagnostic device proved to be as accurate as lab-grade...
The tested diagnostic device developed by Bangalore based medical diagnostic firm, Inito has achieved the performance of a Rs 3 Lakhs costing bulky lab reader in a Rs 3000 device that is small and portable...........
Augmented video games can help in stroke recovery, finds IIT study
The technique developed by a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, is a computer-based exercise platform augmented with a feeling of touch...........
HITLAB World Cup India 2018 set to be held at Delhi
The event being organized at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi on February 10th, 2018, offers participants a high-profile stage to showcase their work, with up to USD 500,000 (INR 3.5 crore) in funding for winning solutions.............