• MoU Health

The current pandemic has highlighted how global health challenges can only be tackled with the involvement of different partners bringing their own strengths and expertise.

Institut Pasteur and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a hybrid signing ceremony on 25th January 2022. Aimed at making both our countries prepared for tomorrow’s health challenges, the MoU includes collaboration in important areas:

  • Genomics of Inherited Diseases
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Development of New Models for Drug Screening

Concluded in the year marking the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Pasteur, this new MoU reinforces the already strong scientific collaboration in health innovation between France and India. Health is a strategic sector of bilateral collaboration, based on the two countries’ complementarity, especially for biotechnology, applied artificial intelligence, and integrative health approach. 

Actions on research, education, and training are included in this agreement. Every year, France offers over 11 crore rupees in scholarships to Indian students and researchers opting to study in France.

The MoU was signed by the President of Institut Pasteur, Professor Stewart Cole, and the DG of CSIR, Dr Shekhar C. Mande in presence of the Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Emmanuel Lenain.

A video message was also shared by DG of Research and Innovation, Mrs Claire GIRY, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Government of France on this occasion: “The French government announced last June the launch of Healthcare Innovation 2030. More than €7 billion between now and 2030 will be dedicated to a medicine that is more predictive, more preventive and more innovative.

Institut Pasteur is a private French non-profit foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. Its mission is to help prevent and treat diseases, mainly those of infectious origin, through research, teaching, and public health initiatives. Located in 25 countries on five continents, the Institut Pasteur International Network associates 33 members, which are united by shared values and missions for the benefit of populations, a unique model for health cooperation. The signature of this MoU marks the Institut Pasteur’s first formal agreement with India. 

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. CSIR has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes, and five units with a pan-India presence. CSIR’s Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) has played a key role in the initial process leading to this ambitious collaboration. It has some important achievements under its belt, such as collaboration leading to the development of a low-cost Hepatitis B vaccine. 

The French Institute / IFI (Institut français India) is a section of the Embassy of France responsible for connecting and implementing Indo-French human exchanges. IFI promotes academic and scientific exchanges between higher institutes of learning and research. It enables student mobility and promotes the French language. The institution supports partnerships in research and innovation, capacity-building and interactions with civil society, vocational studies, as well as artistic and cultural partnerships.

To know more about Indo-French collaborations in South India, please visit in.ambafrance.org/-Consulate-in-Bangalore

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