ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research

What ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research does

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) is a government research institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Established in 1977 as the Malaria Research Centre and renamed in November 2005, NIMR operates from a headquarters in New Delhi (Sector 8, Dwarka) and eight regional field units covering diverse malaria-endemic ecological zones of India (Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Haridwar, Nadiad, Raipur, and Ranchi). Its mandate is to support the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) and state health departments through basic, applied, and operational field research on malaria.

NIMR's core research spans mosquito vector biology (mosquito fauna surveys, cytotaxonomic species complex identification, molecular identification of sibling species, insecticide resistance monitoring), parasite biology (Malaria Parasite Bank, genetic and molecular markers), drug development (antimalarial screening, therapeutic efficacy trials), diagnostic development and evaluation, and epidemiology. Notable proprietary outputs include the AdFalciVax recombinant chimeric malaria vaccine (co-developed with DBT-NII, with >9 months room-temperature thermal stability in preclinical trials), biolarvicides, and a portfolio of evaluated insecticides, long-lasting insecticidal nets, and rapid diagnostic kits transferred to the national program. Central infrastructure includes a Central Instruments Facility (HPLC, Ion Torrent Sequencer, RT-PCR, Flow Cytometer, LC-MS), an Insectary for Anopheles culicifacies and An. stephensi, and an Animal House for BALB/c mice and New Zealand rabbits.

NIMR does not operate a commercial revenue model. All research, training (Ph.D. through AcSIR, short-term research training, summer internships, and library-and-information-science internships), and technology transfers are conducted on a non-commercial basis under government funding and mandate. Research outputs reach end users exclusively through the NVBDCP and state health departments, with planned non-exclusive licensing of vaccine technology to manufacturers. The institute is staffed by 101-250 personnel, including multidisciplinary scientists ranked from Scientist B to Scientist G, and is led by Director Dr. Anup Anvikar.

Name

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research

Legal name

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research

Website

https://nimr.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research is a government research institute under ICMR/MOHFW that supports India's national malaria elimination program through basic, applied, and operational field research on vectors, parasites, drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines, serving NVBDCP, state health departments, and the scientific community.

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Product category

Public Health Research (Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases)

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

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National Public Health Reference Laboratories (HLAJAIAA)

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Disease-Specific Global Initiatives (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAOAE)

Keywords

• Malaria research
• Vector-borne disease
• Parasitology research
• Public health research
• Insecticide resistance

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) conducts basic, applied, and operational field research on malaria and other vector-borne diseases to support India's national malaria control and elimination program. The institute operates a headquarters in New Delhi and eight regional field units across diverse malaria-endemic ecological zones, providing research resources (Malaria Parasite Bank, Insectary, Animal House, Central Instruments Facility), evaluation services for diagnostics, insecticides, biolarvicides, and bed nets, and human resource development through Ph.D. and short-term training programs affiliated with AcSIR.

Product overview

ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) is a premier research institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that conducts fundamental, applied, and operational research on malaria and other vector-borne diseases. The institute offers a portfolio of research resources and services including the Malaria Parasite Bank, Central Instruments Facility (CIF), Insectary, and Animal House facilities for researchers. Educational offerings include Ph.D. programs through AcSIR affiliation and short-term research training/internship programs. NIMR also provides evaluation services for malaria diagnostics, insecticides, and vector control products. The institute operates 8 field units across India (Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Haridwar, Nadiad, Raipur, and Ranchi) that conduct regional epidemiological studies and support state malaria control programs.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Malaria Parasite Bank
• Central Instruments Facility (CIF)
• Insectary Facility
• Animal House Facility
• Ph.D. Research Program
• Short-term Research Training and Internship
• Malaria Diagnostics Evaluation Services
• Insecticide and Vector Control Product Evaluation
• AdFalciVax Malaria Vaccine (in development)

Quantifiable outcome

• Several research outputs including new insecticides, biolarvicides, insecticide-impregnated bed nets, drugs and parasite diagnostic kits have been incorporated into the National Malaria Control Programme
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO is listed as a key collaborator of NIMR. The collaboration supports NIMR's mandate to strengthen India's malaria elimination efforts through technical guidance, global best practices, and joint initiatives in vector-borne disease research and control.
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVBDCP is a key collaborator providing the government framework within which NIMR's research outputs are translated into national malaria control policy and implementation. NIMR's field evaluations of insecticides, bed nets, drugs, and diagnostic kits directly inform NVBDCP's program strategies.
• Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family WelfarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHR is the parent ministry department under which ICMR operates. NIMR, as an ICMR institute, falls under DHR's governance and funding framework, supporting national health research priorities including malaria elimination.
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICMR is the parent body of NIMR. ICMR provides institutional oversight, funding, and strategic direction. NIMR serves as one of ICMR's specialized institutes dedicated to malaria research supporting the national health research agenda.
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOHFW is the overarching ministry governing both ICMR and NVBDCP. NIMR's research mandate and technology transfer activities are aligned with the ministry's national health priorities, including malaria elimination.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH), USAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIH, USA funds the study 'Malaria Evolution in South Asia: Epidemiology of Drug Resistance' and the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) program. NIMR's Goa unit participates as a principal investigator site in this NIH-funded multi-country research initiative.
• Department of Biotechnology - National Institute of Immunology (DBT-NII)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICMR, in partnership with DBT-NII, is developing the indigenous recombinant chimeric malaria vaccine 'AdFalciVax' targeting two critical stages of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. DBT-NII contributes immunological expertise and research infrastructure to this joint vaccine development program.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Others

• WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR): UN-based program funding research and training on infectious diseases of poverty including malaria. Comparable as an adjacent funder/coordinator working with national malaria research institutes on capacity building and operational research.
• Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND): Global health nonprofit focused on diagnostic development for poverty-related diseases, including malaria RDT evaluation. Comparable in NIMR's malaria diagnostics evaluation and validation work and partnership pathways to WHO prequalification.
• Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV): Product development partnership funding antimalarial drug R&D with industry and academic partners. Comparable as an enabler in the malaria R&D ecosystem where NIMR contributes through drug discovery and therapeutic efficacy evaluation, though MMV is a funding/coordinating entity rather than a research lab.
• PATH Malaria Initiative: Global health nonprofit advancing malaria vaccine, diagnostic and vector control innovation across endemic countries. Comparable as a parallel channel through which malaria research outputs are translated into deployable public health tools.

Broad incumbents

• Institut Pasteur: International biomedical research network with strong parasitology, vector-borne disease and vaccine development programs across its global institutes. Comparable as a multi-site government-affiliated research institution conducting fundamental and applied infectious disease research.
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: Long-established tropical medicine research and teaching institution with extensive malaria vector biology, diagnostics and drug development programs. Comparable scope in malaria research capacity, training infrastructure and translational outputs.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Research-intensive university with a major malaria and vector-borne disease portfolio, Ph.D. training, and field sites across Africa and Asia. Comparable as a mission-driven academic research institution combining basic research, training and policy translation.
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR): U.S. Department of Defense research institute with a longstanding malaria vaccine and drug development program. Comparable as a government-funded research entity developing malaria countermeasures (vaccines, prophylactics, insecticides) for endemic-region deployment.
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): U.S. government biomedical research institute with one of the largest global malaria research portfolios. Directly comparable as a publicly funded research entity conducting basic, translational and clinical malaria research with intramural and extramural programs.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Division of Parasitic Diseases: U.S. federal agency with global malaria surveillance, vector control and laboratory research programs. Comparable as a public agency combining epidemiological surveillance, field-based vector research and policy translation to national malaria programs.

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Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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