IIT Madras alumnus and Fairfax Financial Chairman Prem Watsa donates $5 million (~₹41 crore) to the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre for cutting-edge human brain research.
The Centre’s high-resolution brain imaging technology is generating unprecedented cellular-level data, aiding global neuroscience research and brain disease solutions.
This funding, facilitated by Canadian Friends of IIT Madras (CFIITM), strengthens Indo-Canadian cooperation and advances IIT Madras’s position as a global leader in brain research.
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Prem Watsa @ IIT
B.Tech – Chemical Engineering – 1971 – IIT Madras