Animal trial centre to open on NISER premises today
The centre contains specialised bio-containment zones, advanced laboratories, and pathogen-controlled areas to meet the highest national and international standards for ethical animal research. Hirendra Nath Ghosh, director of NISER Bhubaneswar, said this centre will be the largest animal research and experimentation centre in a govt sector in the eastern part of the country. This institute took a significant step in strengthening the nation's biomedical research capabilities with the establishment of this national centre, he added.
"As a part of the School of Biological Sciences of the institute, it is committed to promoting and facilitating ethical and responsible animal research. The centre provides a range of services and resources to support researchers in their animal-based research, ensuring the highest standards of welfare and compliance with regulatory requirements," said Ghosh.
NCARE, spread over 31,000 sq ft, is designed to support world-class research involving laboratory animals.
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It will offer a wide range of services to support academic and translational biomedical research, official sources said. Ghosh said the institute's School of Biological Sciences had a small research laboratory. But it was revamped by making it a large facility to cater to the research needs of NISER Bhubaneswar and other research institutions in the country, he added.
Several institutions in the country have tied up with NISER Bhubaneswar to carry out their research work at this laboratory.
It includes the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kolkata, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, IIT Mandi, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, and six other institutions. More institutions will come up to conduct research in this centre, said the official sources.
Ghosh said their researchers will work on different diseases and formulate drugs and vaccines. They will use this animal facility to conduct clinical trials. "This facility will be dedicated to the nation by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on July 12 on the occasion of the 14th graduation ceremony of the institute. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and secretary of the department of atomic energy Ajit Kumar Mohanty will grace the occasion with the Union minister," he added.
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