Tag: Institute
Personalized cancer treatment 2.0: new combination strategy developed
For the first time, an approach to target different cell groups within single tumors based on their respective characteristics has been developed by the scientists from Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Genmab A/S.............
Kochi’s AIMS conducts Asia’s first upper-arm double hand-transplant on 19-year-old girl
The patient, a young engineering student, who was treated at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences had lost both her hands in a road mishap last year..........
A low-cost method for detection of early skin cancer
The researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar are developing a personalized and cost-effective method for detection of early stage skin cancer...........
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...........
India’s ‘Nutrition Atlas’ becomes a reality
Developed by the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), the country’s first Nutrition Atlas provides information and data on nutritional status of population groups at national and state levels...........
Leveraging digital technology for health outcomes
The George Institute for Global Health has come out with a report outlining key steps that can be taken by the Indian Government in transitioning to digital health. The report is being tabled before the joint working groups of senior officials on health.............
Nestlé unveils its first Food Safety Institute in India
As per Nestle, the NFSI India will serve as the local interface of Nestlé’s Global food safety and research capabilities and will leverage expertise in food safety science...........
Nutrition Week: ‘Salt Literacy Campaign’ in Chandigarh schools
The initiative was launched in collaboration with Chandigarh Commission for Child Rights (CCPCR) and the Post-Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)........
India’s food biotechnology gets a major boost, 2 new institutes set...
Build at a joint cost of Rs 78 crores, both the institutes, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute and Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (NABI-CIAB) are a part of 50-acre agri-food cluster in the Knowledge City, Mohali.......
Govt gives nod to International Rice Research Institute at Varanasi
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) will be established at campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi..........