Samir Brahmachari

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CSIR Tuberculosis Drug Project Enters Phase II Clinical Trials

Nikita Mehta | Live Mint | March 25, 2014

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) open source drug discovery (OSDD) project on Monday handed over a new drug combination to the Lala Ram Sarup TB Hospital in New Delhi to take it forward for so-called Phase IIB clinical trials to study the efficacy of the drug that will target multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Indian patients.

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Healthcare Via Shipping Containers?

Seema Singh | Forbes | December 12, 2012

Why not? Being classified as prefabricated structures, containers avoid the regulatory hassles associated with floor area rules or land-use agreements that arise in setting up physical infrastructure. Minimalist in design, it can be transported through rail and used in the remotest corner of the country. Read More »

OSDD Starts Youtube Competition For TB

Staff Writer | BioSpectrum | November 2, 2012

India's Open Source Drug Discovery initiative and Vigyan Prasar have called for videos based on the theme, 'The need for TB drugs'. Participants need to be at least 18 years of age and can either upload the video on Youtube or send the video as an email attachment to the authorities, before Nov 26 Read More »

TB Drug Project Gets a Lease of Life

Jacob Koshy | The Hindu | December 20, 2016

There is also interest from BRICS countries to commit funds for research, says ICMR chief Read More »