Indian Society of Nano Medicine formed to cut treatment cost

With an aim to intensify the country's contribution in the field of nanomedicine, a group of nanoscience researchers in the country today announced formation of Indian Society of Nano Medicine (ISNM) with an aim to help reduce medicine cost and improve diagnostics.
The researchers claimed that the forum will help in precise treatment of cancer. Unlike chemotherapy, nanotechnology will be used to destroy cancerous cells without harming the healthy cells at lesser cost.
ISNM members include eminent healthcare providers, engineers from Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and nanoscience researchers, among others. Dr Amit Dinda, professor of pathology at AIIMS, is the general secretary of ISNM.

"With the help of nano particles, drugs can be delivered directly to the diseased cells, reducing the damage which other methods, like chemotherapy, do to healthy cells. Nano medicine will also help in lowering the cost as dosage will reduce from milligram to nanogram with lesser side effects," Dr Dinda said.
He further said India ranks third in terms of publications on Nanoscience.
According to the government statistics, Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated for research on the use of nanotechnology.