Table 2.

Funding agencies bridging gaps in drug development in India and other southeast Asian low-income and middle-income countries.

Purpose	Agency
Capacity building: Postgraduate programmes and fellowships	DBT, India BRIN, Indonesia PCHRD, Philippines Ratchadapisek Research Funds, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Industry-academia interface to de-risk biotechnological research and promote technology transfer	BIRAC DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Promote interdisciplinary research	CSIR DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Monitor progress of funded research and decide correction/renewal	CSIR
Ease of submission of research proposals:  Principle Investigator may submit directly  Online submission and monitoring	CSIR e-PMS (electronic Project Management System) by ICMR
Financial support for research on Ayurvedic medicines	Ministry of AYUSH
Supporting startups	DBT Indonesian Research and Innovation Fund by BRIN Applied Innovation Fund, Technology Development Fund, Strategic Research Fund by MOSTI, Malaysia
Broader motive of supporting investigators	MOH Research Grant, Malaysia Health Systems Research Institute, Thailand

Abbreviations: DBT, Department of Biotechnology; BRIN, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional; PCHRD, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development; BIRAC, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council; CSIR, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research; ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research; AYUSH, Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy; MOSTI, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; MOH, Ministry of Health.