NRCC, Bikaner inks MoU with IISc, Bengaluru

7th December 2022, Bikaner, Bengaluru

The ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for collaborative research & development and exchange of knowledge. 

Dr Artabandhu Sahoo, Director, ICAR-NRCC and Captain Sridhar Warrier, Registrar, IISc signed the MoU on behalf of the respective organizations.

Dr Artabandhu Sahoo briefed about the present association of NRCC, Bikaner and IISc, Bengaluru on research program aimed at safer and more effective anti-snake venom development, and emphasized on future collaborative research and development initiatives on “Camel Immunology” and “Climate-Resilient Phenomena” with IISc, Bengaluru. He said the MoU will be helpful for improving camel production system through promotion of its utility in biomedical research.

Capt. Sridhar Warrier stressed upon establishing an Educational Link with NRCC for expanding the scope of collaboration. He reiterated that the research on various aspects of camels by NRCC and at the global level shows the uniqueness of this species.

(Source: ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner)