Indo-French Research Partnership
French Minister Visits ILBS to Support Indo-French Medical Research Partnership
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French Higher Education, Research and Space Minister Philippe Baptiste visited New Delhi’s Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences to discuss strengthening the Indo-French Liver & Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN), a collaboration focused on liver and metabolic disease research. ILBS Director S. K. Sarin proposed developing the network from a virtual partnership into a physical center where Indian and French scientists, faculty and students could work together. The discussions also covered student and faculty exchanges, joint training and opportunities to broaden research through expertise in nanotechnology and materials science, including work on cancer and inflammation. Baptiste welcomed the collaboration’s progress and supported efforts to deepen research ties and scientific exchange between the two countries.
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InFLiMeN is supported by India’s Department of Science and Technology and France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and is intended to advance capacity-building alongside research and innovation.
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The proposed interdisciplinary work was also framed as a route to translational research, moving beyond fundamental questions in cancer and inflammation.
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The discussions highlighted opportunities for young researchers and faculty to share scientific methodologies, technologies and research perspectives across institutions in the two countries.
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Baptiste’s visit was part of a three-day trip to India, from September 28 to 30.
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