IMPHAL The Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) celebrated its 22nd foundation Day by organising a seminar on “Synergizing Research Verticals to promote Bioeconomy from Bioresources of NER” in Imphal on Wednesday. IBSD in Imphal is the only institute in Northeast working with the mission of, ‘Bioresources development and their sustainable use through biotechnological interventions for the socio-economic growth of the North East region.’ Speaking on the occasion, Director (IBSD) Pulok Kumar Mukherjee highlighted the Memorandum of Understanding signed with 29 international/national institutes for collaborative research in Northeast. He mentioned on the new initiatives of IBSD including the Phytopharmaceutical Mission, Himalayan Bioresources Mission, Synergy Mission and Network Pharmacology for the development of bioresources of the region. VC (Manipur university), Prof. N Lokendra Singh highlighted about the unique biodiversity of the region and apprecia