Indian Council of Medical Research

International Health Division

Guidance on transfer of human biological material for Research purposes/Commercial purposes

For transfer of human biological material for biomedical research purposes, guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide O.M. No.L.19015/53/97-IH(Pt.) dated 19th Nov. 1997 are to be followed - Download Guidelines.

Any transfer of biological material for international collaborative research purposes needs to be an integral part of a collaborative research project. For procedural formalities to be followed, pl. refer to Guidance for international collaboration.

For transfer(import/export) of human biological samples for commercial purposes, notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI is to be followed - Download Notification