Hyderabad: The Telangana government and King's College London signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday in connection with the Pharma University at Hyderabad Pharma City - a cluster for industry and academic innovation currently in development. The agreement will allow the King's College and the State to collaborate on research projects, staff and student exchanges. Curriculum development, and upskilling is also a part of the MoU.
The MoU was signed by Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences) of King's Health Partners, Professor Richard Trembath, in the presence of Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao, who is currently camping in the UK.
The collaboration between King's College and Telangana would promote Pharma City's mission, which includes establishing a life sciences higher education provision that brings together innovation, research and development, and excellence.
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“Spread across 19,000 acres, Hyderabad Pharma City would be the world’s largest pharma cluster and the establishment of a Life Sciences and Pharma University is an integral part of the Pharma City vision. With Telangana’s life sciences ecosystem estimated at $50 billionn, combined with King’s College London’s world leading expertise in research and training, I’m hopeful that this collaboration will deliver mutually beneficial partnerships for both Telangana and the United Kingdom,” KT Rama Rao said as quoted by ANI.