Chandigarh, Nov. 14 -- Chemistry and Biophysics departments to develop metallosurfactant-based formulation for localised treatment using visible light

Panjab University (PU) has secured an Rs.86 lakh grant from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to develop a light-activated therapeutic bandage for potential localised treatment of skin cancer.

The project, sanctioned under the ICMR ANVESHAN Extramural Grants 2026 programme of the department of health research, ministry of health and family welfare, will be led by Gurpreet Kaur of PU's department of chemistry. Simran Preet from the department of Biophysics is the co-principal investigator.

The research will focus on developing a metallosurfactant-based formulation for photodyn...