Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach茅聽has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between 91亚色 and Defence Research聽& Development Organisation (DRDO) to provide a framework for research collaborations between the two organizations.
The MOU puts 91亚色 researchers in a stronger position to be at the forefront of research in areas of global importance including nanotechnology, advanced materials, bio-informatics, public safety technology and sensors, or any areas where they believe international collaboration will advance their research goals.
The Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, Dr V.K. Saraswat and the Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert聽Hach茅聽sign an MOU between DRDO and 91亚色 for cooperation in the areas of joint research and development in defence science & technology, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, in New Delhi on Nov. 06.
The new framework gives 91亚色 researchers greater opportunity to access funding for international partnerships and benefits research based collaborations by linking 91亚色 researchers with their potential partners from top tier universities in India.
The MOU was signed by Hach茅 and the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Chief of the Defence Organisation, V.K. Saraswat on Nov. 6, in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi, India.
鈥淲e recognize the importance of international research collaborations and synergistic partnerships in building and strengthening research capacity, enhancing opportunities for research training and the sharing of global perspectives,鈥 said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色鈥檚 Vice-President Research & Innovation. 鈥淭his agreement enhances opportunities for international research collaborations that will provide insight into critical scientific issues impacting individuals in both countries and beyond.鈥
DRDO has a network of 52 laboratories deeply engaged in research with many prestigious universities and research institutions in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science. The agreement is the culmination of close collaborative working and relationships established between leading academic researchers from Canada and India.
鈥淭his is a fantastic opportunity for 91亚色 researchers to forge the type of enduring partnerships that can achieve real results for everyone involved and to work together with international colleagues in developing solutions to some of the greatest challenges we face,鈥 added Janusz Kozinski, dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering.
In 2011, a delegation from 91亚色 took part in a high-level research聽workshop in New Delhi聽co-sponsored by the International Science聽& Technology Partnerships Canada, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance,聽the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research and India's DRDO during a nine-day partnership building .
At the end of last year, it was 91亚色鈥檚 turn to play host to researchers from India at a at the Keele Campus聽where among the topics discussed was 聽鈥楨arly Warning and Advanced Response Network鈥 which concerns detection, identification, quantification and neutralization of harmful substances released in public buildings (e.g., hospitals, schools, shopping malls, airports).
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