Telangana, RMIT Sign LoI to Deepen Life Sciences Research and Training

Overview

• The Letter of Intent was signed in Melbourne by Shakti Nagappan of the Telangana Life Sciences Foundation and Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos of RMIT, witnessed by IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu.
• The framework sets out plans for joint PhD programmes, student and faculty exchanges, and collaborative research, with RMIT and BITS Hyderabad slated to co-guide scholars.
• A proposed Telangana Life Sciences School was announced to provide advanced learning and industry-oriented training.
• Officials said a joint, industry-aligned curriculum is envisioned to prepare talent for the global life sciences value chain.
• The collaboration supports Telangana’s push to scale its life sciences sector toward a USD 250 billion target by 2030, building on Genome Valley’s ecosystem of 2,000-plus firms and strong pharma and vaccine output.