Jammu: The CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) today marked the 83rd Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) with enthusiasm. CSIR, India’s largest research and development organization, boasts a network of 38 national laboratories. A statement said that Dr Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and Founder CEO of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ), Hyderabad, delivered the keynote lecture on “Medical Technology and Universal Health Coverage.” He stressed the importance of affordable healthcare technologies and the need for collaborative research between CSIR-IIIM and AMTZ in the fields of medical devices and drug discovery.
CSIR-IIIM Director Dr Zabeer Ahmed introduced Dr Sharma and highlighted AMTZ’s rapid establishment as a key player in the medical devices sector. He noted that AMTZ was set up in just 342 days under Dr Sharma’s leadership. During the event, employees who retired in the past year and staff members who completed 25 years of service were honoured with Samman Patra and mementoes.