(15/07/2020 Excerpt from institutional website)

Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences' Research & Development Cell has made a significant impact, having developed a creative, supportive and conducive environment for research amongst the students and faculties of all constituent colleges. Established as the unified advanced research cell having all major facilities under one roof. The budget allocation and seed-grants have been increased for students, doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and research awards leading to an increase in quality and the number of research projects and publications in peer-reviewed journals. There has been a significant increase in ICMR - Short Term Studentships, ICMR PG thesis support. R&D to promote good publication practices and research, our material is thoroughly checked for plagiarism using industry-standard software such as Turnitin for enforcement of similarity checks. Bio-ethics practices were enhanced through the establishment of the UNESCO ethics unit which has enhanced the research aptitude across faculties. In collaboration with IIT-Mumbai, IIT-Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore & VNIT, Nagpur in the field of bioengineering and medical device innovation. This has lead to the establishment of a center like NEWGEN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (New Gen IEDC), under the aegis of the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) DST, the Govt. of India, the BETiC Innovation Cell, the Institutional Innovation Council recognized by the Innovation cell, MHRD to promote innovations in medical technology and health care. The Molecular Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory provides state of the art facilities for molecular research. Incorporation of the global health perspective with social innovation support by the SILICE project & Enprenindia project (Erasmus+, EU) by a consortium of 14 higher education institutions across 5 countries and partnering with academia, industries and NGOs. Consultancy and collaboration have had a significant impact and have led to many interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and translational researches. The consortium with national and international bodies for global health like the South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN), the Global Consortium for Public Health and Research (GCPHR) has been formed which has led to joint publications, joint conferences/workshops, an increase in student and faculty exchange programs, joint grant submissions, and knowledge exchanges. Incentives, training on research methodology, and advanced statistics have led to an increase in high-quality peer-reviewed publications in International reputed databases and 3 electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Sciences). The significant achievement of publications per year in the International database is at par with the best institutes and universities in the country, there has also been a noted increase in copyright and patent filing, publications & grants. The special focus on enhancing facilities for grant submission, collaboration has led to enrichment and increase in the number of grant submissions, including joint grant submissions with reputed universities like Harvard University (USA), University of Sydney (Australia), Sheffield University (UK), Bournemouth University (UK), Liverpool John-Moores University (UK), Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).