From: Harnessing biodiversity: the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA)
Partner name | Country | Nature of collaboration |
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Ministry of Health | Madagascar | Collaboration on regulatory affairs. The Ministry awards IMRA a contract to sell its products to local hospitals. |
Sanofi-Aventis (pharmaceutical company) | France | Provides equipment and materials for labs at IMRA, and funding. Laboratory and pre-clinical tests (e.g. structure elucidation of biomolecules). Technology transfer from Paris to Madagascar. |
Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) | France | Work on a bioprospecting project to bring biological extracts and natural products into drug development. Scientific training of IMRA researchers. |
University of Belgium | Belgium | Laboratory and pre-clinical tests. Scientific training of researchers. Funding and equipment. |
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" | Italy | Phytochemical work on Madagascar plants. |
Bayer (pharmaceutical company) | Germany | Assistance to IMRA with exports. Technical expertise. |
NAPRECA (National Product Research Network for Eastern and Central Africa) | Regional | NAPRECA is a regional consortium that aims to stimulate the development of natural products research in Africa by coordinating such efforts. |
RITAM (Research Initiative on Traditional Anti-malarial Methods) | Global | RITAM is an international consortium of researchers working on traditional medicines for malaria. |
WHO (World Health Organization) | Global | Work on a project to screen for medicinal plants to treat malaria. |