IIT Kanpur collaborates with I2Cure for 'Molecular Iodine-Based Products Research'

The two partners will also work together “to develop new 'Made in India' products for global markets, especially in tackling long-term problems in the space of human preventive health, veterinary science and Agri products.”

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT K) collaborated with the Biotech firm I2Cure on April 26, 2021, for all future research on molecular iodine-based products. According to the reports, under this partnership, future products of I2Cure would be incubated at IIT Kanpur and it will also validate for Indian conditions the global research of Dr Jack Kessler, whose developments on biocidal properties of molecular iodine are being harnessed by the company. According to an official statement released by I2Cure, the signed memorandum of understanding also states that the two partners will also work together “to develop new 'Made in India' products for global markets, especially in tackling long-term problems in the space of human preventive health, veterinary science and Agri products.”

Commenting on the collaboration, I2Cure Founder Chairman Anil Kejriwal said,“it will focus on research and innovation on future-ready preventive and curative products.”

He further added, "I2cure would 'Make in India' for the world. Conservative estimates point to more than USD 15 billion being added per annum to the income of farmers owing to the biocidal and fungicidal benefits of molecular iodine preventives."

The company further told, “Dr Kessler is a multiple patent holder with more than three decades of research in iodine technology and has isolated, stabilised, and patented molecular Iodine (I2).”

Overwhelmed by the collaboration, IIT Kanpur BSBE (Biological Sciences and Bioengineering) Professor Dr Ashok Kumar said, "We're excited about the prospects of IIT K researched and curated solutions getting global attention. Our faculty and research scholars are also excited about mutually sharing knowledge with acclaimed scientists like Dr Jack Kessler."

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