The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar have signed a collaborative agreement for undertaking advanced research in the area of human health and welfare.

The agreement was signed by ILS Director Dr Ajay Parida and AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Director Dr B Gitanjali in presence of AIIMS Bhubaneswar President Prof Subrat Acharya.

The agreement envisages strengthening collaboration in research, education and outreach. Faculties, scientists and students of both institutions would have access to scientific infrastructure, and would be trained on areas of specialisation of both institutions.

The ILS is involved in basic and translational research in the area of cancer biology and infectious diseases and would have beneficial partnership and inputs from the clinicians of AIIMS in designing and undertaking several research programmes.

The agreement also envisages organising joint seminars and workshops as well as policy dialogues or better health and disease management. Dr Parida and Dr Geetanjali hoped that the partnership would be mutually beneficial and in the coming days a mechanism would be put in place for promoting joint research initiatives between the institutions.

The agreement envisages strengthening collaboration in research, education and outreach.