Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan while attending a virtual conference on Friday said that the second campus of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) will be named after the second Sarsanghchalak of RSS, Guruji Golwalkar. This institute will be a major knowledge centre and hub for mid and high level innovation. Guruji Golwalkar was a Zoology teacher at the Banaras Hindu University.
“I am happy to understand that this research facility will be named as ”Shri Guruji Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar National Centre for Complex Disease in Cancer and Viral Infection” Dr Harsh Vardhan said. Dr Vardhan was addressing a curtain raiser session of the sixth edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) scheduled for December 22-25, held online and organised by RGCB.
Dr Vardhan explained that “The upcoming campus will be a unique knowledge centre and hub for mid and high level innovation, founded on deep and advanced level technical platforms, multi- disciplinary courses that will seed growth and innovation”. He also added that it is envisaged to be developed in three phases.
Dr Vardhan said the campus will strive to begin a state-of-the art ”Advanced Centre for Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics” that will offer cutting edge technologies, therapies, clinical trials for cancer vaccines and immunotherapeutics. It will also have facilities for therapies such as stem cell replacement, Gene therapy, molecular tumour, targeting and imaging.
The minister said the second campus will also offer to investors, entrepreneurs, biotech and bio pharma companies a state-of-the art research facility incorporating a unique ”test and prove” platform. Dr Vardhan also lauded the scientists who are working hard to develop medical alternatives to control COVID-19 pandemic. He ended his speech on the hope that “This (institute) will contribute to the development of biotechnology in the country”.
(With inputs from ANI)
