Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences (Regd.) has been established in order to promote research in the field of translational sciences. The academy has been registered under Societies Act 1860 of Government of India, with Registration No. 2826-2011-2012.
The academy’s main aim is to disseminate knowledge and promote academic excellence in the field of Biomedical Sciences. The academy was formed with the vision, keen interest and efforts of several scientists from India and abroad.
Initially, the initiative to form the Academy was taken by Prof. Hari S. Sharma, Department of Pathology, UV University, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Prof. Sharma discussed the idea with Prof. Abbas Ali Mahdi during one of his visits to his laboratory at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India. Thereafter Prof. Mahdi got the Academy registered at Lucknow on 7th February 2012.