Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in collaboration with the National Institute of Siddha will provide training, research, and clinical studies. This initiative will be launched for the development of collaborative research, teaching programmes, and the exchange of faculty members.

The Director of IIT Madras V Kamakoti has signed an agreement in this regard with the Director of NIS R Meenakumari in the presence of the IIT Madras's Ravindra Gettu.

Through the collaboration, both NIS and IIT Madras will jointly organise workshops, seminars, conferences, webinars, education programmes, and will also develop academic programmes. The Institutes will also promote the exchange of research scholars, faculty, and students.

V Kamakoti, while on the occasion, "Siddha is a very important school of Indian Medicine. This collaboration will focus on establishing a scientific basis that explains the efficacy of Siddha medicines".

R Meenakumari also added, "National Institute of Siddha is glad to sign MoU with IITM, a premium institute of the nation. We hope that the collaboration will open new avenues for knowledge sharing about the tremendous therapeutic potential of available Siddha medicine and the application of cutting-edge technology of IITM in scientific validation of Siddha formulations, and identification of its bioactive molecule and mechanism of action".

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