ICMR set to facilitate development of enhanced diagnostic to detect antimicrobial resistance earlier

Published on November 22, 2022

In a bid to facilitate development of enhanced diagnostic to detect antimicrobial resistance (AMR) earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sought proposals from innovators and developers who have developed a diagnostic test that can facilitate timely pathogen detection and susceptibility testing to undertake systematic validation or feasibility study of the test.

ICMR set to facilitate development of enhanced diagnostic to detect antimicrobial resistance earlier (pharmabiz.com)

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