Centre of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance C-CAMP set up in Bengaluru

Antimicrobial resistance has been identified by WHO as one of the top 10 global health threats, claiming 7 lakh lives per year globally with a projected fatality rate of 10 million per year by 2050. 

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has announced the setting up of the Centre of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance innovation with the SBI Foundation at Bengaluru.

The centre will be under the aegis of the global India AMR Innovation Hub or IAIH platform, also anchored by C-CAMP and chaired by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser. The focus of the centre will be on identifying and supporting, through funding and other means, a 360-degree portfolio of cutting-edge deep-science solutions across AMR and the larger health domain spanning food and agriculture, environment and healthcare.

The centre plans to kick off its operations by identifying and nurturing up to 12 innovations in the next two years. A nationwide India AMR Grand Challenges call is to be announced soon.