4th-5th March 2024, Bengaluru
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bengaluru campus hosted the Annual Review Meeting of the Consortium Research Platform on Vaccines and Diagnostics for 2023 in Bengaluru on 4th-5th March 2024.
Dr. RaghavendraBhatta, Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences) ICAR, emphasised the pivotal role of ICAR in managing the health of animals, fish, and crops. He stressed the importance of partnering with industry stakeholders to bring these technologies to market.
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Assistant Director General (Animal Health), highlighted the uniqueness of CRP on V&D with its intersectoral linkages. He urged scientists to undertake external validation of technologies using well-defined Standard Operating Procedures and recommended the inclusion of more poultry vaccines in the platform with expertise available at IVRI, Bengaluru campus.
Dr. PallabChaudhuri, Joint Director, ICAR-IVRI, Bengaluru campus cum Project Coordinator, CRP on V&D presented an overview of the progress of the CRP on the V&D platform and mentioned that a total of 39 technologies have been generated.
Dr. R. Selvarajan, Director, ICAR- National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli& Coordinator (Agriculture sector), and Dr. M. Makesh, Coordinator (Fisheries sector) briefed the house about the progress made in their respective sectors.
Dr A. Sanyal, Director, ICAR- National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, Dr. B. R. Gulati, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bengaluru, also participated in the review meeting and provided critical suggestions.
The forum reviewed 31 research projects and approved three new ones. Principal Investigators and Co-investigators from 14 ICAR research institutes participated and presented progress reports for 2023-24 and outlined targets for 2024-25. Two hands-on workshops were proposed, one on CRISPR-based diagnostics and another on Hybridoma technology, for scientists involved in CRP on V&D.
(Source: ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bengaluru)
