CM urged to lobby for setting up national pharma institute in capital

The Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to instrumentality steps to found the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) successful Thiruvananthapuram. The Chamber noted that the State authorities has not submitted a connection successful this regard, which whitethorn effect successful Kerala losing this National Institute. It observed that the metropolis offers an perfect ecosystem with its established Universities, probe centres, aesculapian institutions and increasing Life-Sciences and Technology infrastructure. Setting up NIPER present would substantially heighten pharmaceutical research, beforehand industry-academia collaboration, make high-quality employment and pull investments to the State, said the chamber.

Published - February 09, 2026 07:37 p.m. IST