Anna University, Chennai, may become the National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation with Rs.15 crore funding from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). A formal letter is expected within a couple of weeks, vice-chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar said.

Dr. Jawahar said a team from DRDO had visited the campus last week to assess the facilities and hold talks with university authorities and professors. The team had been positive in its appraisal of the University facilities and formal approval from DRDO was expected soon, he said.

“Our students recently won an award from Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest for developing a low cost video bronchoscope. We have all the facilities required to undertake cutting-edge research,” Dr. Jawahar said.........click for more

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