Vision Group of Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka has funded the research grant of Rs.30 lakhs to the Department of Pharmacognosy of KLE University’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum at NIAS JRD Tata memorial auditorium, Bengaluru.

VGST presented the reward to the department for the research project entitled “Chemical and Biological Activity Profiling of Some Ayurvedic Drugs with Controversial Nomenclature” under CISE-2011-12 (Centre of Innovative Science Education).

In the function organised by VGST, Prof. CNR Rao, National Research Professor and chairman of VGST and M N Vidyashankar, principal secretary to Government of Karnataka, Department of IT, BT and S&T, Member Secretary, VGST has awarded the certificate of honour and the cheque to the Prof. (Dr) A D Taranalli, principal and Dr Kirankumar Hullatti, associate professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, principal investigator of the project.

source: http://www.pharmabiz.com / Home> News> Education / our Bureau, Mumbai / Monday, Friday 13th, 2012