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NIPERs and pharma industry sign 17 MoUs for academia - industry linkages

Updated: Nov 06, 2015 03:32:15pm
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New Delhi, Nov 6 (KNN) National Institutes for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) and pharma industry signed 17 MoUs for Academia-Industry linkage a pharma initiative to build innovation ecosystem in India, said the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on Thursday.

The result is that seven NIPERs have undertaken Academia-Industry linkage with 17 pharma Industries of private and public sector.

These seven NIPERs exchanged MOUs with industry heads in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee on November 4, 2015 as a part of Visitors conference.

During the event, a total of 45 MOUs were exchanged between Central Institutions namely IITs, NIPERs, IISERs, IIITs, IISc-B, NIFT, NITs, RGIPT, RGNIYD and SPAs. Of the 45, 17 are under pharmaceuticals sector.

Department of Pharmaceuticals has identified that Academia-Industry linkage as a basic requirement for translating research into development (commercialisation) and Innovation; and also to fix accountability among the Educational Institutions. (KNN Bureau)

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