India, Nov. 26 -- In a significant boost to biomedical research in Maharashtra, a team from Dnyaan Prasad Global University School of Pharmacy and Research by Dr. D.Y. Patil Unitech Society has secured a prestigious ICMR Intermediate Grant (IIRPIG-2025-01-01082) worth Rs1,09,93,437 for their work on developing an advanced biomaterial for diabetic wound care.

The project, led by Dr Asha Thomas, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, with co-investigators Dr Sanjeevani Deshkar (HOD, Pharmaceutics) and Dr Vinita Patole, focuses on creating a collagen-elastin composite scaffold supported by bioactive chicken-derived skin oil to accelerate healing in chronic diabetic wounds.

The team also plans to explore co-culture techniques u...