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Sheryl Anchan

Science and Innovation Adviser

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26th November 2015 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

UK and India’s Prime Ministers shared commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance

The theory of evolution has always fascinated me since my school days, but I had thought it to be a slow process. The pace at which multidrug resistant microbes have emerged across the world has been surprising! This is a major health crisis in the works. Are we doing enough to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) […]

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29th September 2015 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

Antimicrobial resistance: UK-India collaborating to beat the superbugs

You might recall the UK Science and Innovation Network in India put together an excellent workshop on infectious diseases last year, where we explored various potential UK-India collaborative areas to help tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Top experts from the UK and India discussed important issues like open innovation and drug discovery; and the many associated […]

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26th June 2015 Mumbai, India

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Global challenges, affordable solutions

Ever wondered what happens when medicine, research and innovative technologies come together? One result is mind-blowing breakthroughs and techniques that better help the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.  With this in mind we brought together experts from India and the UK to discuss the potential for collaborative partnerships in affordable medical technologies. We held joint […]

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17th December 2014 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

UK-India workshop on affordable assisted living technologies for elderly

Readers of my previous blog might recall that I had mentioned about a follow-up activity that I was working on to bring together UK and Indian experts interested in assisted living technologies (ALTs) for the elderly. I’m pleased to say that we did run a successful event at IISc Bangalore on 19 November. This was a first […]

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29th October 2014 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

Affordable Assisted Living Technologies for the Elderly

From experience I can say that it is relatively easy to put together a workshop or an event, but the real challenge actually lies in following up on doing what we said we’d do; capturing the essence of what comes out of the discussions and then maintaining the relationships with stakeholders and partners with whom […]

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22nd October 2014 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

Visit to TIFR

Last week I had a fantastic opportunity to visit one of India’s most renowned centres of excellence – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai , along with my colleagues Tom Wells and Vijay Iyer. The TIFR is funded by the Government of India’s Department of Atomic Energy. Its main campus is located in Mumbai […]

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30th July 2014 Mumbai, India

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by Sheryl Anchan

Science and Innovation Adviser

The uninvited bacteria!

In 1928 the world celebrated the invention of penicillin by the British scientist Alexander Fleming and rightly so, as it brought about a revolution in the field of medicine and enabled treating life-threatening diseases like pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, etc. Unfortunately today, with growing strains of bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics, the world once […]

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10th February 2014 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

Cool ties between India and the UK

I was privileged to attend an event at IISER Pune, late October last year, focused on the importance of academia-industry partnerships, the barriers that come in the way of such partnerships and possible solutions. I gave an overview of the existing UK-India innovation partnerships and the different funding schemes in place to help augment such […]

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7th February 2014 Mumbai, India

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Science and Innovation Adviser

UK-India ageing partnerships

Last month was an exciting one for me, as I saw months of hard-work and endless tele-cons, email exchanges and meetings, finally culminate into a fantastic two –day close-door workshop at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. There, we had some of the best of ageing experts from India and the UK gathered under […]

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About Sheryl Anchan

Sheryl Anchan joined the Science and Innovation Network in 2006 and is based in the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai. She is a Science and Innovation Adviser and leads…

Sheryl Anchan joined the Science and Innovation Network in 2006 and is based in the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai. She is a Science and Innovation Adviser and leads on the network’s life-sciences and health-related activities and projects. Sheryl has a significant experience in working with a range of stakeholders across government, academia, research and development institutions and industry in India and the UK. She is well-placed to facilitate linkages and build stronger ties between scientific communities in India and the UK within the life sciences sector. She has played an important role in raising the profile of the network and its activities through various media including the website, blog, webinars; and had initiated the monthly Science and Innovation India newsletter. She has an academic background in Botany and Horticulture.

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