Research Projects through ICMR 2015

New Delhi, March 15, 2018: 903 new research projects have been initiated through various labs of ICMR and medical colleges and universities, related to various diseases and ailments with funding of Rs.127.16 Crores during 2014-17. Besides this, AIIMS spends up to Rs. 5.0 Crore every year on various intramural research projects and funded extramural research projects for Rs.71 Crore during 2014-15 and for Rs.72 Crore during 2015-16.

Following ICMR technologies have been launched:

• Diagnostic kit for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) Sheep and Goat.
• Diagnostic kit for Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Cattle.
• Diagnostic kit for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from Mosquito.
• AV Magnivisualizer for detecting cancer lesions.

To get proper execution of the products developed out of the researches by Indian Council of Medical Research’s institutes, efforts are made for commercialisation of ICMR technologies under the programme “Health Technology Acceleration & Commercialization (HTAC)” through collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.