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    GSK to fund doctoral programs at Government established Regional Centre for Biotechnology

    Medical Dialogues BureauWritten by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2019-06-27T09:30:42+05:30  |  Updated On 16 Aug 2021 12:26 PM IST

    Under this initiative, the RCB will develop program content, manage logistics and oversee the running of the full-time programs while GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd. will provide funding and ensure all course content is shaped to address current industry needs and opportunities.


    New Delhi: Drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd.) and the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), an academic institution of national importance established by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, under the auspices of UNESCO, have launched the Trust in Science Programme to develop doctoral programs (PhDs) in the fields of biostatistics and bioinformatics.


    Under this initiative, the RCB will develop program content, manage logistics and oversee the running of the full-time programs. GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd. will provide funding and ensure all course content is shaped to address current industry needs and opportunities. Students with a master's degree in biostatistics, maths, and bioinformatics are eligible for the PhD courses.


    The launch took place in the presence of Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Honourable Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, British High Commissioner to India, Prof. Sudhanshu Vrati, Executive Director, RCB, and Mr A Vaidheesh, Vice President, & MD, GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd.


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    Commenting on the launch, Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology said, "We would like to create more opportunities in India for postgraduate doctoral education in science. The GSK – RCB collaboration allows us to do just that, specifically in two niche, high-valued fields: biostatistics and bioinformatics. The goal is to provide students with a specialized course that addresses current industry needs and opportunities. This, we believe, will help them better contribute to India's biopharma and medical research needs."


    Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG said, "When it comes to medicine and healthcare, quality partnerships are already helping our nations move forward. Beyond government to government collaboration, partnerships between the private and the public sectors hold great potential for mutually beneficial breakthroughs, such as the one between RCB and GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd. I see this partnership as the next step in our ongoing story of innovation and partnership, which will also boost India's growing strength in pharmaceuticals."


    With the recent increase in health and pharmaceutical research, there is an urgent need for trained biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in India. Many young Indians want to pursue specialized bioinformatics and biostatistics courses, but do not find suitable options in the country. Moreover, current courses are not updated.


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    Prof. Sudhanshu Vrati said, "The interdisciplinary degree programs in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics are designed to promote academia-industry interaction where the doctoral students from the bridge between the two. Through these programs, we hope to produce high-quality human resource capable of driving innovation in biopharma research."


    Mr A Vaidheesh said, "While students are being trained at the graduate and post-graduate level, we recognize that there is a gap between the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom and the practical hands-on understanding of how to apply these principles to real data."


    "There is a need to widen India's scientific community's expertise in these subjects. One way to do this is to start young, and that is the primary goal of this MoU. We plan to work with budding scientists in the early stages of their research career and arm them with the necessary skill sets to navigate through big data and informatics successfully. We will also ensure that students who complete the course are better prepared for a career in the pharmaceutical industry, " Vaidheesh added.


    GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd.'s "Trust in Science" initiative is a novel public-private partnership model to build R&D capacity for development and discovery in science. The pillars of this initiative are scientific excellence, trust and talent development in line with GSK's Science, Technology and Culture values.


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    The initiative was launched in 2011 initially to engage with leading researchers and institutions in Latin America, focused on Brazil and Argentina. GSK Pharmaceutical Ltd. is pleased to expand this initiative beyond Latin America to other emerging markets such as India.

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