The Tata Group announced on Tuesday its collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to set up the Tata IISc Medical School at the institute’s Bengaluru campus. As part of this initiative the Tata Group will contribute Rs 500 crore to support the project. According to a statement from the company the Tata IISc Medical School will be a centre of excellence designed to pioneer a distinctive model of clinical research and medical education in India. This model aims to integrate basic science and engineering with clinical science and practice fostering innovation and advancing healthcare solutions. The medical school will emphasize a broad range of specializations including oncology cardiology neurology nephrology diabetes and metabolic disorders infectious diseases integrative medicine and public health. Tata Group Partner With IISc The Tata Group announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to establish the Tata IISc Medical School in the IISc Bengaluru campus. Speaking on the occasion N Chandrasekaran Chairman Tata Sons said: Healthcare is one of Indias biggest challenges and also one of its greatest opportunities given the scale at which technology will be able to transform everything from diagnosis to care and community health. He also expressed hope that with time the institutes emphasis on cutting-edge research and global collaboration will create a highly qualified cadre of physician-scientists trained in the latest approaches to modern medicine. After a century of contributions to science and engineering we now have a unique opportunity to create new frontiers in medicine said Prof G Rangarajan Director IISc. According to him The Tatas and IISc have a century-old legacy of commitment to excellence. The Institute owes its existence to the munificence and far-sighted vision of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata who was unparalleled in his philanthropy towards education in India. We are firmly committed to carrying forward this legacy and breaking new ground in creating affordable healthcare solutions for India and the rest of the world he added. The Tata IISc Medical School will offer integrated MD-PhD and other dual degree programmes to create a new cadre of physician-scientists and medical technologists. These students will be trained simultaneously in the medical school as well as science and engineering labs at IISc combining cutting-edge clinical practice with scientific research noted the press release. (With inputs from PTI)