IIT-M collaborates with Shell India for research, innovation

IIT-M collaborates with Shell India for research, innovation

  The Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ energy consortium has partnered with Shell India and will house the Shell IIT-M Centre for Energy Research. The focus will be on innovation, research and development, and commercialisation of technologies in the energy sector with initiatives such as Shell chair professorship at the institute. The collaboration will be … Read more

IIT-M researchers develop tool to detect glioblastoma, a malignant tumour of the brain, spinal cord

IIT-M researchers develop tool to detect glioblastoma, a malignant tumour of the brain, spinal cord

  Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed a machine learning-based computational tool to detect malignant tumours in the brain and spinal cord. Called glioblastoma mutiform drivers (GBMDriver), the tool is available publicly online. Glioblastoma is a fast and aggressively growing tumour with limited therapeutic options and a survival rate of … Read more

IIT Madras researchers find ways to develop more effective drugs to treat HIV/AIDS

IIT Madras researchers find ways to develop more effective drugs to treat HIV/AIDS

IIT Madras researchers are working in the direction of targeting HIV-1 protease. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras are working on a revolutionary idea that can help develop effective drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The team of researchers said that the efficacy of drugs against the HIV virus can be enhanced by … Read more