This is India’s oldest and largest herbal research institute. It was set up in 1948. It is a multi- disciplinary organization having the facility for advance product Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology and Botanical Sciences. The major areas of research include standardizing the agro technology of Medicinal and Aromatic plants, their propagation techniques, isolation of active fraction/s and single molecules from such plants. Screening for the bioactivity of these plants extracts/ fractions and molecules and exploiting the microbes for useful reactions.
Collaboration Areas:
Kacip Fatima (Labisia pumila) Project
Extraction procedure
Identified standard for Kacip Fatima
Toxicology
Adaptogenic
Hepatoprotective
Immuno potentiating
Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia jack) Project
Extraction procedure
Adaptogenic
Identify potential on Tongkat Ali Leaves
Bioavailability Enhancement of Fish Oil
Screening of botanical coumpound to enhance the bioavailability of fish oil
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is a premier R&D organization of India, with a chain of 38 research laboratories spread all over India.It was constituted in 1942 by a resolution of the then Central Legislative Assembly. CSIR covers a wide spectrum of science and technology.
Today CSIR is recognised as one of the world’s largest publicly funded R&D organisations having linkages to academia, R&D organisations and industry. CSIR’s 37 laboratories not only knit India into a giant network that impacts and add quality to the life of each and every Indian but CSIR is also party to the prestigious Global Research Alliance with the objective of applying global knowledge pool for global good through global funding. CSIR’s R&D portfolio embraces areas as diverse as Aerospace, Biotechnology, and Chemicals... indeed, almost the ABC-Z of Indian Science!
Jamia Hamdard begins with the establishment of a small Unani clinic in the year 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed, one of the well-known practitioners of Unani System of Medicine of his time. Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed had a vision of making the practice of Unani Medicine into a scientific discipline so that Unani medicines could be dispensed in a more efficacious manner to patients
Jamia Hamdard evolved to higher learning in Unani Medicine, Islamic Studies, Biosciences, Pharmacy, Nursing and other areas of knowledge by its founder as a means of fulfilling the objects of the wakf. Over a period of last ten years, Jamia Hamdard has emerged as an outstanding institution of higher learning with distinct and focused academic programmes
The National Center for Natural Products Research is housed in the Thad Cochran Research Center at The University of Mississippi. The National Center is a unique university-affiliated research center devoted to improving human health and agricultural productivity through the discovery, development, and commercialization of phamaceuticals and agrochemicals derived from natural products. Research in the Center focuses on discovering new drugs for unmet therapeutic needs such as cancer and infectious diseases, improving the quality and safety of dietary supplements, and discovering new, effective agrochemicals that will not harm the environment.
Collaboration Areas:
Our research with NCMPR is to categorize and indentify Kacip Fatima Markers (Labisia pumila).
Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang is joinly founded by provincial government of Zhejiang and Tsinghua University, under commitments from both sides to leverage each other’s advantages and facilitate mutual development. Key laboratories, engineering research centers and post-dotorate station have been set up in fields such as advances manufacturing, information technology, biomedicine, environmental protection and marine development.
Collaboration Areas:
Kacip Fatima - Optimizing/ maximizing propagation using Microenvironment Research
Tongkat Ali - Optimizing/ maximizing propagation using Microenvironment Research
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
Collaboration Areas:
WE work with them to develop food grade ovine collagen of a certain size for better absorption.
The Nutrition and Food Research Group, led by Prof. Jeya Henry at Oxford Brookes, is internationally renowned for its work on Glycaemic Index and is the largest Testing Centre in Europe. The Nutrition and Food Research Group has been working for over 20 years, providing high quality customer-focused research and consultancy services to the food and nutrition industry, UN and Government agencies in the UK and overseas.
Collaboration Areas:
There is ongoing research is to formulate Low glycemic index formulation for high refines carbohydrate food
Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant (CEPP) is a multi-purpose R&BD facility located at UTM campus, Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim. CEPP is a R&BD centre focuses on developing products and processes for the specialty chemical industry. It assists in the development of high value components and innovative processing technology for industries such as nutraceuticals, herbal, phytochemicals, flavour and fragrance, food ingredients, probiotics, biopesticides & biofertilizer.
Collaboration Areas:
Kacip Fatima and antiaging effect on skin
Incorporation of actives of Kacip Fatima in an Ovine Collagen base for development of a cosmetic Antiaging Cream
Universiti Sains Malaysia is an established leading university in Malaysia. It was given apex status (Accelerated Program for Excellence) on 27 August 2009. With the status, the university will be given access to resources that can improve facilities and attract experts.
Collaboration Areas:
Development of stability and standardization protocol of extracting Halal ovine collagen
Development of products combining Halal ovine collagen with other natural substances
