In a new milestone in India’s healthcare journey, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today inaugurated Asia’s first health research related “Pre-Clinical Network Facility” under the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology under the aegis of “Translational Health Science and Technology Institute” (THSTI), Faridabad.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has selected BRIC-THSTI as a pre-clinical network laboratory based on its capability to handle BSL3 pathogens. It will be the 9th such network laboratory worldwide and the first such laboratory in entire Asia. The other laboratories are located in USA, Europe and Australia. The experimental animal facility is one of the largest small animal facilities in the country with a capacity to house around 75,000 mice, including immune compromised mice and other species such as rats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc.
It will also facilitate innovative and cutting-edge basic research in the country, support translational research to test drug and vaccine candidates, identify biomarkers of disease progression/resolution, and promote research collaborations across disciplines and professions with linkages to industry and academia.
