NCCS marks 35th Foundation Day

Dr Srinivas Kaveri, director of CNRS Bureau in India (French Embassy) in New Delhi, on Saturday highlighted the importance of international collaborations, citing examples of Indo-French partnerships in medicine and science over the centuries.

Kaveri on Saturday was speaking at the 35th foundation day of National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) — one of India’s leading research institutions in cell biology and biomedical research — on the topic ‘Standing up to face changing times and moving challenges’.

He shared an overview on the current opportunities for Indo-French scientific partnerships through organisations such as CNRS and CEFIPRA, and appreciated the active and productive participation of NCCS scientists in such collabo- rations along the diverse fields of cell biology.

Professors Sunil Bhagwat (director, IISER-Pune) and Suresh Gosavi (vice-chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University) were the guests of honour. Dr Mohan Wani, director of NCCS was present at the event. ens