India and UK Hold 8th Science and Innovation Council Meeting in New Delhi, Inaugurate Genomics Centre of Excellence

Key facts

• Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, and UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Trade Jonathan Reynolds participated in the 8th India–UK Science and Innovation Council (SIC) Meeting in New Delhi.
• Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jonathan Reynolds jointly inaugurated the BRIC-CDFD–ONT India Genomics Centre of Excellence in New Delhi, with Oxford Nanopore Technologies' Chief Financial Officer Nick Keher attending.
• The cooperation agenda builds on the India–UK Research and Innovation Memorandum of Understanding, the Technology Security Initiative and India–UK Vision 2035.
• Eight joint industrial R&D projects under the Department of Science and Technology's collaboration with Innovate UK have been agreed in areas including advanced manufacturing, power electronics and net-zero technologies.
• Cooperation spans Artificial Intelligence, quantum technologies, semiconductors, critical minerals, advanced materials, biotechnology, telecommunications and net-zero technologies, with joint research also covering antimicrobial resistance, healthcare, agriculture, climate and weather science, geohazards and fundamental science.