 "ICMR’s biomedical research centre in Hyderabad receives Cabinet nod")
Union Cabinet on November 18, 2015 gave its approval for the proposal of the Department of Health Research in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to set up a National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research (NARF) at Genome Valley in Hyderabad.
The resource centre, which will be built by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) with an estimated cost of Rs. 338.58 crores, is expected to be functional by 2018-19. The institution will be the first of its kind for quality laboratory animals for basic and applied biomedical research in the country.
The centre will be developed as a world-class facility for breeding and housing of animals such as primates, cabines and other specialised models such as transgenic and knockout rodents required for testing of various R&D products. The facility will create, develop and provide access to a range of laboratory animals and related technological resources for advancement of biomedical research in the country, mainly to facilitate research in medical colleges, research and academic institutions, universities and biotech/bio-pharma companies.
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The facility will also provide training facilities for personnel in the specialised areas in the field of biomedical research.
The state government has allotted 102.69 acres of land at Genome Valley, Hyderabad, to the ICMR for Establishment of National Animal Resource Facility (NARF) for Biomedical Research.
