New Delhi Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday entered into a pact for setting up a Biomedical Research Park in Jhajjar Haryana and embark on interdisciplinary research for a "robust health care".
The agreement will include a joint Ph.D. supervision programme and provision for adjunct faculty for the two institutes.
The institutes have already started on 20 projects. Their mandate extends to development of a drug delivery system Artificial Intelligence machine learning robotics advanced materials etc B. R. Mehta Dean Research and Developemnt IIT-D said.
"The work on research park is yet to start but the work on 20 projects is already underway. Both institutes will be using their own funds for research. We didn t apply for special grants from government since we wanted to begin as early as possible " Mehta told IANS.
IIT-Delhi director V. Ramgopal Rao called the event a "historic day" for both the institutes.
"While the MoU will provide a detailed structure to all the collaborations it will also open a plethora of opportunities to work together on a larger scale " a statement by IIT-D said quoting the director.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said: "Technology has become an integral part of health care. There is a need to see how this technology can be used."
The two institutes have called for joint proposals the last date for which is September 30.
-- IANS
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