Union Minister Inaugurates Various Facilities Worth Rs 120 Crore at THSTI, Faridabad | 23 Feb 2023

On February 22, 2023, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, inaugurated various facilities worth Rs 120 crore at the Translational Health and Technology Institute (THSTI) located in Faridabad district of Haryana.

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Science and Technology informed that THSTI, which will have a 50-bed hospital, will have facilities to conduct clinical research such as observational cohort studies and phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials.
He informed that the testing of Covid vaccine was done in THTSI's laboratory in partnership with WHO and it was the first laboratory in India to culture Omicron virus.
THSTI is Biotechnology (DBT) one of the top institutes under the Department of done a great job in many areas of research such as maternal and child health, vaccine development, and has therapeutic molecules and new diagnostic tools against tuberculosis and dengue.
Dr. Jitendra Singh informed that it has world-class facilities like BSL-3 laboratory, experimental animal facility, a large biorepository and state-of-the-art equipment for molecular research.
Dr. Pramod Kumar Garg, Executive Director of THSTI said that the scientists here are committed to develop world-class vaccines and products and if needed in future, the human challenge model will also be adopted.