Background

Jamia Hamdard established in 1989, is a Deemed to be University primarily known for its Pharmacy, Medicine and Engineering programs. Jamia Hamdard is ranked among the top 40 Universities of India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Govt of India and has been accredited with an A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India. The university offers graduate and postgraduate programs in medicine, pharmacy, unani medicine, nursing, science, computer applications, management, allied health sciences, law and other disciplines. Jamia Hamdard is a pioneer in initiating integrated research in the modern and traditional streams of science and has been recently recognized as the Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy & Pharmacology), by the Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India [For further details, please visit www.jamiahamdard.edu ].

School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER) is one of the oldest and the most reputed Pharmacy Institutes in India and has been a rank-holder among the best pharmacy institutions. It has bragged 1st (NIRF 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024) as well as 2nd rank (2023) by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Currently, the school offers post-graduate and Ph.D. programs in all the major disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences in addition to diploma and undergraduate pharmacy courses. All four departments of SPER are DST-FIST sponsored and are actively involved in research as evidenced by their publications in reputed journals.

The Centre of Excellence in Unani Medicine (Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology) is a state-ofthe-art research facility at the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. CoE in Unani Medicine is funded by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, and is dedicated for conducting advanced scientific investigations on Traditional Unani Medicine under AyurswasthyaYojana Scheme. The Centre maintains valuable research collaborations with renowned industries, including Hamdard, Dabur, Aimil, DolcasBotanosys Pvt Ltd, Tulip Lab Pvt. Ltd. India, Avitech Nutrition Pvt. India, AyuSwasthPvt. Ltd. Additionally, we have established collaborative partnerships with educational institutions both within India and abroad, including NCNPR at the University of Mississippi (USA) and the University of Khartoum (Sudan), as well as St Petersburg University, Russia, etc. CoE in Unani Medicine hosts over 25 research scholars, including postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. candidates, and master's students. With ongoing projects worth more than 15 crores, it has successfully acquired modern sophisticated equipment through project grants. Additionally, a vast collection of over 500 costly reference standards and 350 preserved raw materials are invaluable to our research endeavors. [For further details, please visit https://www.bnpl.org.in/About-CoE-BNPL.aspx ].

Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE) Society for Ethnopharmacology, India is a registered body under the West Bengal Society Registration Act and is affiliated to the International Society for Ethnopharmacology. The society was formed in 2012 and has made its presence felt with different activities throughout the country, for development and promotion of medicinal plants and ethnopharmacology. Society has organized 25 international events in different parts of India and abroad. The Society works on dissemination of knowledge in this area with the major highlights on “Globalizing local knowledge and localizing global technologies.” For further details, please visit: www.ethnopharmacology.in