National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS):
- The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) is an autonomous organisation aided by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
- Its mandate is to serve as a national repository of animal cell cultures and undertaking research in cell biology.
- NCCS is located within the campus of the P. Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra.
Recent decision:
- Currently, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) carry out anti-microbial resistance surveillance in various geographical regions and settings. But these two bodies only collect data and not microbe samples.
- The new bio-repository at NCCS will receive, store, maintain¸ preserve and characterise multidrug-resistant microbes.
- Multidrug-resistant microbes received from different settings in the same city and from other across the country will help shed light on the spread and resistance pattern of these microbes.
