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TIFAC Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Herbal Drugs

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), Government of India has been carrying out Missions and Programmes under the Technology Vision 2020 projects. One of these missions code named REACH (Relevance and Excellence in Achieving new heights in educational institutions) aims at upgrading select science and engineering colleges in the country as ‘Centres of Relevance and Excellence’ to broaden the level off education and also to meet the scientific and technological manpower requirements of India in advanced areas promising to show up on the horizon in the years to come.
The Apex Committee appointed by TIFAC selected J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, to locate a Centre of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Hebbal Drugs, under TIFAC’s MISSION REACH projects. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India and former Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India formally launched the CORE projects on October 4, 2000. The TIFAC CORE HD has been functioning since January 2001, with Dr. M.J. Nanjan as its Cordinator / Director.

Objectives of the TIFAC CORE

To conduct a specialized M.Pharm. course in Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine so as to meet the manpower requirements of herbal industries.
To conduct P.G. Diploma programme in Production and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
To conduct Continuing Education Programmes for the industries engaged in the manufacture of herbal products.
To undertake specific research programmes for industries involved in manufacture of herbal products.
To interact with pharmaceutical industries for solving their specific problems and also for placement of students coming out of the centre.
To document the herbal medicinal practices and medicinal plants of Nilgiriis biosphere.

Research (Need based for Industries)

To carry out preclinical toxicity studies as per OECD and other guidelines in different animal species to ascertain the safety of the test materials, such as, acute, sub acute and chronic toxicity studies.
To carry out preclinical pharmacology studies to ascertain the efficacy, such as, anticancer, antiulcer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antiosteoporetic, hepatoprotective, antianxiety, antidepressant, skin tanning, antiwrinkle activities, etc.
To carry out standardization of raw materials as per WHO guidelines (Botanical, Physiochemical, Phytochemical, Toxicological and Pharmacological).
To carry out standardization of finished products using HPTLC techniques.
To carry out efficacy studies by comparing with scientifically proven standardized herbal extracts in the areas of CNS, endocrine, noociiceptive, inflammation, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, dermal, immunopharmacology and other miscellaneous areas.
To carry out stability studies as per ICH guidelines.
To carry out pilot clinical trials on herbal formulations to study their efficacy.
To develop standardized formulations for neutraceuticals and cosmaceuticals required by the industries.