BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAREER PROGRAMME (BRCP)

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• The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the BRCP, and Wellcome Trust (WT) / DBT India Alliance beyond its initial 10-year term to a new five year phase (2019-20 to 2023-24) with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) increasing its commitment to two times that of WT. 
  
  
• The Programme has fulfilled its objectives of building and nurturing talent of highest global standards in cutting-edge biomedical research in India. 
  
  
• In the extending phase, the Programme would continue to build this capacity as also strengthen clinical research and work towards addressing important health challenges for India.