C-CAMP hosts 2nd India Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Workshop in New Delhi

Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), under the aegis of the India AMR Innovation Hub (IAIH), successfully conducted the 2^nd India AMR Innovation Workshop in New Delhi, on 26 February, with support from the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA) to the Govt. of India.

The workshop convened over 100 key stakeholders across the national and global AMR innovation ecosystem in the largest such dialogue of its kind in the Asia Pacific.

Over 100 academic researchers, industry leaders, clinicians, government policymakers, philanthropies, private funding organisations and public health officials gathered at the workshop held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, through day long deliberations on how to break silos, bridge gaps and consolidate efforts in the global combat of the AMR challenge.

The event featured the launch of some of the breakthrough innovations supported by C-CAMP, under the IAIH, by the Principal Scientific Adviser, Prof. A. K. Sood and technology showcase of some of the innovations supported by C-CAMP, under the IAIH, including air sterilisation systems, rapid genomics-based diagnostics and surveillance, treatment of biopharmaceutical wastewater effluents, antibiotic-free aquaculture and so on, where innovators had the opportunity to interact directly with stakeholders, receiving vital feedback and avenues of collaboration.

A compendium of AMR solutions supported under the IAIH umbrella was also released by the Principal Scientific Adviser, Prof. A. K. Sood in presence of Dr Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, OPSA; Dr Renu Swarup, former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology and Vice Chair for International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS); and senior representatives from national and international organisations.

The compendium consists of a cohort of 60 IAIH supported solutions in the areas of preventatives, therapeutics, diagnostics, detection, screening, monitoring, tools for surveillance etc. many of which are at advanced level of readiness or adoption. These technologies address cross sectoral challenges and advance the One Health approach harmonising human medicine, food safety and environmental health in one thread.

The event also unveiled the second cohort of seven startups selected under the C-CAMP Programme on AMR in the Environment (Call #2), supported by the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF); and seven winners of the C-CAMP One Health AMR Challenge 2025, supported by the Denmark-based International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS). The GAMRIF cohort now consist of 16 startups after the two calls.