A future strategy for Indo – US Vaccine Action Programme (VAP)
Department of Biotechnology Takes Steps to
Strengthen International Linkages for Research on Infectious Diseases and
Vaccine Development
A future strategy for Indo – US Vaccine Action
Programme (VAP) was discussed at a Joint Working Group held recently in New
Delhi. Besides discussions on progress of various initiatives being implemented
under VAP, it was considered to add new Vaccine Development Programmes,
including for development of affordable vaccines for dengue, respiratory
syncytial virus, malaria etc. A Joint Indo US Scientific Workshop on
Contemporary Topics in Immunology: Systems Immunology, Infant Immunity and
Adjuvant Science was also organized.
The Department of the Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science & Technology also initiated the partnership proposal for research on human infectious diseases with an international body called Infect-ERA NET. This body comprises research organizations from Europe and one from Israel. Infect-ERA NET aims to fund joint transnational and translational research by bringing together basic and technology driven applied research approaches for addressing human infections.
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Signing of BRICS Memorandum of Understanding on
cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi today was apprised about signing of BRICS
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science,
Technology and innovation.
India signed BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation(STl) in March 2015 at Brasilia, Brazil on the sidelines of 3rd BRICS STI Ministerial meeting.
The MoU envisages promotion of cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation among BRIGS countries by means of mutually agreed S&T events and activities.
The objectives of the MoU are to establish a strategic framework of cooperation in STI to address the common global, and regional socio-economic challenges utilizing shared experiences and complementarities in STI among the BRICS countries; co-generate new knowledge and innovative products, services and processes etc.
The Ministry of Science and Technology from Indian side and the counterpart Ministries from other BRICS countries are the nodal Ministries/ Departments for realizing the objectives of the BRICS MoU on STI Cooperation which shall be on the basis of mutually agreed areas of cooperation, modes and mechanisms and joint funding as per national norms of respective BRICS member countries.
India signed BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation(STl) in March 2015 at Brasilia, Brazil on the sidelines of 3rd BRICS STI Ministerial meeting.
The MoU envisages promotion of cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation among BRIGS countries by means of mutually agreed S&T events and activities.
The objectives of the MoU are to establish a strategic framework of cooperation in STI to address the common global, and regional socio-economic challenges utilizing shared experiences and complementarities in STI among the BRICS countries; co-generate new knowledge and innovative products, services and processes etc.
The Ministry of Science and Technology from Indian side and the counterpart Ministries from other BRICS countries are the nodal Ministries/ Departments for realizing the objectives of the BRICS MoU on STI Cooperation which shall be on the basis of mutually agreed areas of cooperation, modes and mechanisms and joint funding as per national norms of respective BRICS member countries.
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