India, Nov. 25 -- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) convened a high-level Brainstorming Meeting at the CSIR Science Centre, New Delhi, to strengthen ongoing collaborations and outline a forward-looking, integrated roadmap for joint health research.

The meeting was co-chaired by Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR, and Dr Rajiv Bahl, Director General, ICMR and Secretary, Department of Health Research. Directors of several CSIR and ICMR laboratories, along with senior officials from both organisations, participated in the discussions.

During the deliberations, the two organisations reviewed the progress of major ongoing collaborative initiati...