Call for Proposal for Multidisciplinary Consortium of Excellence for Drug Research & Development (MCOE)

Medicines form 10-25% of healthcare budget. Rational use of medicines a priority in the 11^th Plan & a thrust area in the 12^th Plan of Government of India is crucial for ensuring safe, effective treatment and optimum use of available budget at all levels, primary, secondary & tertiary, of healthcare. Knowledge of pharmacogenetics, adverse drug reactions and drug  resistance should be advanced and used for fostering individualized medicine as well public health practice. With formation of WTO and obligation to comply with TRIPS provisions, it is imperative that drug discovery and development program is strengthened in the country. There have been efforts by industry and academia in past few years, however these may be inadequate.

            There is therefore need for multidisciplinary basic research as well as translational research with collaborations between pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, other clinical departments, public health department/divisions, biology, biotechnology, chemical technology, pharmacy, other basic sciences to meet the challenge of appropriate use of existing drugs and development of (national and global) need based, new drug and drug delivery systems.

            Proposals are invited from institutions (IIT, NIPER, IISc, ICTs), colleges and departments (medical, pharmacy, engineering, science, public health etc) forming a multidisciplinary consortia of excellence for medicines research & development (MCOE).

            The institute/colleges should have previous track record of good work. The multidisciplinary consortium of excellence grant will provides funding for infrastructure, staff, consumables and contingency for 5 years. Applicant should provide a concept note outlining investigators, institutions involved, plan for specific projects/idea with phase wise plan and budget for 5 years.  Previous work done by investigators/institute and National and International status in the area of proposed research should be described. The concept note should be in the  ICMR Ad-hoc form. To download the ICMR Ad-hoc form please refer the link http://www.icmr.nic.in/forms/adhocform.doc

Application procedure:

Application should be submitted by post to

Dr. Nilima A. Kshirsagar,

National Chair Clinical Pharmacology, ICMR.

Dean, ESI-PGIMSR MGM Hospital,

Dr. S. S. Rao Road, Parel,

Mumbai-400 012 (Maharashtra)  

Email : nccpicmr@gmail.com

With cc to

Dr. Vijay Kumar,

Scientist ‘F’, Basic Medical Science Division,

ICMR, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.

 Last date for receipt of the application is 31^st Jan 2012.

Successful (selected) applicants will be invited to submit full proposal