The Indian delegation: Dr Ramana Murthy, Dr Sadhana Relia, L. Indumathy, Dr Arvind Kumar,
A delegation from India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) recently visited the CSIR as part of its efforts to “focus on ways to maximise multilateral and regional partnerships with international stakeholders”. During the visit, Head of the Indian DST’s International, Multilateral and Regional Cooperation Division, Dr Sadhana Relia, expressed her department’s intentions to “partner India’s centres of excellence with South African institutions to enable partnership in areas of mutual interest”. Some of the potential areas of collaboration identified include affordable health treatments, sustainable natural resources, water security, oceanography and climate change.
Dr Rachel Chikwamba, CSIR Biosciences Competency Area Manager: Expression Systems
The CSIR was represented by Berenice Lue Marais, CSIR Strategic Alliances Manager; Dr Rachel Chikwamba, CSIR Biosciences Competency Area Manager: Expression Systems; and Senzo Makhathini, CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment Contract Research and Development Manager.
“The CSIR is pleased to engage with the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) trilateral because of the opportunity to share experiences and engage in scientific exchange with institutions in India and Brazil,” said Lue Marais. Chikwamba added, “We look forward to more engaged participation in the IBSA trilateral.”
The Indian delegation was also in the country to attend the eighth meeting of the Science and Technology working group of the IBSA trilateral held on 15 October 2011.
 Berenice Lue Marais, CSIR Strategic Alliances Manager |
 Senzo Makhathini, CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment Contract Research and Development Manager |
