India and UK Inaugurate Genomics Centre of Excellence at 8th Science and Innovation Council Meeting
Union Minister of State (MoS) Dr Jitendra Singh and UK Secretary of State Jonathan Reynolds have participated in the 8th India-UK Science and Innovation Council (SIC) Meeting in New Delhi.
During the meeting, they jointly inaugurated the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC)-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)-Oxford Nanopore Technologies India Genomics Centre of Excellence (CoE) to advance genomics research.
It is to be noted that UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and India have jointly invested over £450 million in research initiatives since 2008. India has also announced an additional funding of £3 million over 5 years for Phase 2 of the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source partnership.