Workshop at CSIR-IIIM Jammu concludes

Jammu, Jan 16: A seven-day workshop on ‘Latest Trends in Scientific, Medical and Regulatory Writings: Upscaling Skills in Science Communication and Bridging the Gap between Academia And Industry’ organised at CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu concluded here today.

The Workshop was sponsored by SERB, under the Accelerate Vigyan Scheme, and focused on encouraging high-end scientific research and preparing scientific documents by connecting links between industry and academia. Giving the details of the workshop, our spokesperson informed us that a total of 25 participants were drawn from various academic and scientific institutions of India.

The workshop was inaugurated by Dr Zabeer Ahmed, Director CSIR-IIIM, Jammu on January 9. Throughout the workshop, several sessions were conducted on scientific, medical, and regulatory writing.

The sessions were conducted by the scientific staff of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, eminent external experts from the industry and other academic institutions including Dr. SG Ramachandra, Chief Research Scientist, IISc Bengaluru, Dr Kanica Kaushal, AP, ILBS, New Delhi, Dr Ravinder S, AVP, Axis Clinical Ltd, Dr Eshita Sharma and Dr Lalit Kanodia AVP, TATA 1MG.

The valedictory session of the workshop was presided by Director CSIR-IIIM who gave an invigorating talk and emphasised that accomplishing novel scientific pursuits requires institutional integration.