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National Institute of Nutrition to host global meet on natural products
The ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition in association with International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS) will be organising the 5th world conference on the pharmacology of Natural Products from December 4 to 7.
Tarnaka: The ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition in association with International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS) will be organising the 5th world conference on the pharmacology of Natural Products from December 4 to 7.
Natural products (NPs) and traditional medicine including AYUSH represent one of the biggest challenges in modern therapeutics and there have been major technological advances that would revolutionise these products.
Over the last five years, the consumption of natural products and natural medicines have grown rapidly. However, the global demand for such medicines is dependent on evidence-based research. Therefore, the applications of advanced technologies can revolutionise to bridge the gap between 'classical/traditional medicine' and natural products.
Over 1,000 delegates from across the globe will be participating in the conference, over 100 international speakers from countries like the United Kingdom, France, USA, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Spain, etc are scheduled to speak. In addition, scientists, academics and regulators from ICMR, CSIR, DBT, DST, INSA, DRDO, AYUSH, FSSAI, ICAR, MoEF & CC will be participants and stakeholders.
"We think that the conference provides a platform to share experiences and prepare a strategic approach in harmonizing the guidelines for research on natural products through a series of Plenary Lectures, Brain Storming sessions, and free communications" said Dr B Dinesh Kumar, Head, Drug Safety Division, ICMR-NIN, President, IPS and Organizing Secretary of the Conference.
