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IIMA, Lal Pathlabs Foundation collaborate to set up a Research Chair in Healthcare

by TLAteam July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
written by TLAteam July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
IIMA, Lal Pathlabs Foundation collaborate to set up a Research Chair in Healthcare

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), a premier global management institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lal PathLabs Foundation – the CSR arm of Dr Lal PathLabs to set up the ‘Dr Lal Pathlabs Chair in Healthcare’.

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The MoU was signed by Professor Errol D’ Souza, Director, IIMA and Dr Om Manchanda, IIMA alumnus, Managing Director of Dr Lal PathLabs and Trustee Lal PathLabs Foundation, at the Institute’s campus. The Chair has been set up for an initial period of three years and has been facilitated by the IIMA Endowment Fund.

Speaking about the importance and objective of this Research Chair, Professor Errol D’Souza, Director, IIMA said, “The healthcare and allied sectors are evolving rapidly notably in the last few years. The advancements in this field are truly remarkable as they have had the potential to impact multiple stakeholders – people, industry, and governments worldwide as the healthcare ecosystem today operates across geographies. Our faculty have built a rich repository of research in the healthcare space and this collaboration will create more opportunities for us to contribute in ways that will benefit academia and the world of practice. I am especially pleased that Dr Om Manchanda of Dr Lal PathLabs, an IIMA alumnus, is supporting us in this important endeavour.”

The objective of the Dr Lal Pathlabs Chair in Healthcare is to complement the Institute’s existing research being done by its faculty members in the healthcare and allied sectors. The research conducted by this Chair will further strengthen the collaboration between academia and industry, optimize the forward and backward linkages in the healthcare ecosystem and promote thought leadership in this domain.

Additionally, this will also enhance the learning experience for students by engaging and exposing them to various industry practices and trends.

Sharing his views on partnering with IIMA towards this, Dr Om Manchanda, Managing Director, Dr Lal PathLabs, said, “Healthcare, in general, saw a great boost during the COVID pandemic – and the need for high-quality research was re-established. The ever-evolving healthcare sector presents a great opportunity to make meaningful contributions that directly impacts our community. We are excited to support research through a dedicated Chair at IIMA – which will potentially serve as a catalyst in the confluence of academia, industry, and society at large.” The

Chair has been supported by Lal PathLabs Foundation as a part of its CSR related activities of Dr. Lal PathLabs.

Thanking the Lal PathLabs Foundation, Ms Chhavi Moodgal, Chief Executive Officer, IIMA Endowment Fund said, “The global pandemic has brought to fore the need for healthcare knowledge building and thought leadership as the world saw unparalleled uncertainty. Every adversity presents an opportunity, and we believe that massive investments in healthcare from pharmaceutical companies, governments, think tanks and multilateral agencies will require tremendous inroads in healthcare research, advisory, consulting, and public policy. We at the IIMA Endowment Fund are proud to support the Institute in setting up the Chair in Healthcare in collaboration with the leading diagnostics player in India – Dr Lal PathLabs, to carry out research in this space. This is the third Chair to be set up courtesy our efforts and we are grateful to Dr. Om Manchanda and his team and Board for their support.”

Classification: Internal

The IIMA Endowment Fund is a first-of-its-kind initiative at any major management institute in the country. Setup in 2020 by 10 like-minded alumni to help solidify IIMA’s prominence in thought leadership, research, and academic excellence globally, the Fund is now Institute’s dedicated philanthropic and fundraising arm for all donations to IIMA. The IIMA EF recognizes and further enables alumni and corporate giving to the Institute through a formal, transparent and professionally run setup.

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is a premier, global management Institute that is at the forefront of promoting excellence in the field of management education. Over the 60 years of its existence, it has been acknowledged for its exemplary contributions to scholarship, practice and policy through its distinctive teaching, high-quality research, nurturing future leaders, supporting industry, government, social enterprise and creating a progressive impact on society.

IIMA was founded as an innovative initiative by the Government, industry and international academia in 1961. Since then it has been consolidating its global footprint and today it has a network with over 80 top international institutions and a presence in Dubai. Its eminent faculty members and close to 40,000 alumni, who are at the helm of influential positions in all walks of life also contribute to its global recognition.

Over the years, IIMA’s academically superior, market-driven, and socially impactful programmes, have earned high reputation and acclaim globally. It became the first Indian institution to receive international accreditation from EQUIS.

The renowned flagship two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is ranked 20th in the FT Master in Management Ranking 2020 and the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) has been ranked 48th in the FT Global MBA rankings 2021.

The institute also is placed first in the Government of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), India Rankings 2020.

IIMA offers consultancy services and more than 200 curated executive education programmes in customized, blended, and open enrolment formats for a diverse audience comprising of business leaders, policymakers, industry professionals, academicians, government officials, armed forces personnel, agri-business and other niche sector specialists and entrepreneurs. To know more about IIMA, please visit: https://www.iima.ac.in/

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