The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) is one of the first laboratories to be established in India right after its independence. CDRI is among the thirty nine laboratories that are functioning under the aegis of the council of scientific and Industrial Research CSIR of India. CDRI was formally inaugurated on 17th Feb 1951 by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru.
| Central Drug Research Institute | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 |
| Type | Autonomous |
| Director | Dr. Tushar Kanti Chakraborty |
| Location | Lucknow, Lucknow, IND |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.cdriindia.org/ |
CDRI is considered to be a pioneer research organization in the field of biomedical research where all the infrastructure and expertise are available to develop a drug right from its concept to market. The very latest techniques and methodologies are employed for developing drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
CDRI is a multidisciplinary research laboratory, employing scientific personnel from various areas of biomedical sciences. For administrative and scientific purposes the Institute's manpower has been grouped into 17 R & D divisions and few divisions providing technical and scientific support. The following divisions of CDRI are involved in Research and Development.
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Clinical and Experimental Medicine
- Drug Target Discovery and Development
- Endocrinology
- Fermentation Technology
- Medicinal and Process Chemistry
- Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism
- Pharmacology
- Toxicology
In addition two data centres and one field station located outside CDRI are providing operational support
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