New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, inaugurated the National Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) Conclave 2025 on Thursday, highlighting India's progress in medical research and diagnostics.

According to the release, the two-day event in Delhi saw the presence of Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary of the Department of Health Research (DHR) and DG, ICMR, and Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India.

Lauding DHR, ICMR and VRDLs for their collaborations and innovation in the service of society, Patel said each laboratory, each innovation, each collaboration contributes to the vision of Viksit Bharat.

Addressing scientists from 165 VRDLs across the country at th...