Infosys Foundation signs Rs 5-crore MoU with IISc for research on infectious diseases

The association will focus on research about infectious diseases, development of new drug targets, drug delivery systems and novel diagnostic tools, it added.
Infosys Foundation signs Rs 5-crore MoU with IISc for research on infectious diseases
Infosys Foundation signs Rs 5-crore MoU with IISc for research on infectious diseases
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Infosys Foundation, IT major Infosys' philanthropic arm, has signed a Rs 5 crore MoU with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru to enhance research related to infectious diseases, the company said on Monday.

The Memorandum of Understanding would help improve the infrastructure and broaden research activities at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research at the IISc, an official statement from the company said.

"With this MoU, Infosys Foundation aims to set milestones in the area of research of infectious diseases," Chairperson of Infosys Foundation Sudha Murthy said in the statement.

"We will focus on motivating researchers to perform cutting-edge research, as well as train them to raise awareness about infectious diseases," Murthy added.

"The grant of Rs 5 crore will be used towards research, training and creating awareness about infectious diseases, benefiting 25 faculty members and 250 students at IISc," the company said

The association will allow an interdisciplinary approach, with focus on research about infectious diseases, leading to the development of new drug targets, drug delivery systems and novel diagnostic tools, it added.

Founded in 1909, Bengaluru-based IISc is a public university for research and higher education in science and engineering disciplines.

Infosys also announced the launch of a Private Cloud solution in collaboration with global software company Micro Focus SUSE that will help businesses accelerate their digital transformation journey.

"This new solution will empower Infosys' clients with extreme automation backed by best-in-class professional services, which will not only provide enhanced agility but also create newer experiences," said Ravi Kumar, President and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, in a statement.

The companies have jointly invested in a Centre of Excellence to develop reference architectures, accelerators and factory-based migration solutions which will help customers in rapid adoption of Private Cloud built on SUSE OpenStack. 

SUSE OpenStack Cloud is an automated cloud computing platform that enables firms to innovate, rapidly deploy and manage cloud architecture. 

"Together, Infosys and Micro Focus SUSE can help customers attain cost efficiency through leading-edge development of open source technology while transitioning their data centres to the next generation of software-defined infrastructure," added Ronald de Jong, Micro Focus SUSE, President of Sales.

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