Central Drug Research Institute

The Central Drug Research Institute is a multidisciplinary research laboratory in Lucknow, India, employing scientific personnel from various areas of biomedical sciences. Prof. Tapas Kumar Kundu, a renowned molecular biologist, academician and recipient of coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology award, is the incumbent Director of the Central Drug Research Institute.
History.
The Central Drug Research Institute was one of the first laboratories to be established in India right after its independence. It is among the thirty nine laboratories that are functioning under the aegis of the council of scientific and Industrial Research Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India. The research institute was formally inaugurated on 17 February 1951 by Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Divisions.
For administrative and scientific purposes the Institute's manpower has been grouped into 17 research and development divisions and several divisions providing technical and scientific support. The following divisions of are involved in research and development:
In addition, two data centers and one field station located outside the research institute provide operational support.