Foundation for Neglected Disease Research

Foundation for Neglected Disease Research (FNDR) is committed to alleviate the burden of neglected diseases, including TB and Malaria, that impact more than a billion people at global scale according to estimates WHO http://www.who.int/nutrition/events/2016_area_webinar_tropicaldisease_anaemia_18oct/en/. FNDR is recipient of a grant award; Grand challenges in tuberculosis (GC-TBC) entitled Diagnosis of Tuberculosis using host and bacterial biomarker signatures from IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad. FNDR has atleast 5 drug leads in various stages of research for treatment of TB and Malaria. It also holds a number of patents. FNDR has formed collaborations with the following organizations St. John s hospital Bangalore, National Center for Antartic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) Goa, Medicines for Malaria Venture, Geneva, Switzerland Anthem Biosciences Bangalore, and ICICI knowledge Park (IKP) Hyderabad.