Scientists, engineers from India, US can widen research under special technology fund: Indian Ambassador

Scientists and engineers from India and the US can widen their opportunities for research under the COVID-19 Virtual Networks that is being developed as part of the India-US Science and Technology Endowment Fund(IUSTEF), Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said.

Speaking at a webinar titled India-US Partnership, healthcare and medical research, Sandhu said scientists and engineers from India and the US have tremendous scope for bilateral cooperation in the area of healthcare and medical research during the current time of coronavirus pandemic.

"India and the US are actively engaged in healthcare and medical research during COVID-19 pandemic and there is a tremendous scope for bilateral cooperation in this area that needs to be tapped and build on the synergies that exist in this sector," Sandhu said.

"Since the initial days of the outbreak of COVID, our scientists and institutions have been actively engaged in exchange of information. COVID-19 Virtual Networks being developed under IUSTEF will allow Indian and the US scientists and engineers to carry our joint research activities virtually and leverage current infrastructure and funding mechanism," he added.