Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Instituteof Medical Science and Research or SVPIMSR has signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU)with Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR)& becomes the 1stauthorized study centre in the country to carry out study the plasma research under trial in view of COVID 19. ICMR’s study It has launched the call for intent for the study titled ‘A Phase II, Open Label, Randomized Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma to Limit COVID-19 Associated Complications’ on April 12, 2020 & added that each institute who wish to participate in the study will mandatorily need to obtain ethics clearance locally, through their Institutional Ethics Committee. About SVPIMSR: Headquarters– Ahmedabad, Gujarat About ICMR: Headquarters– New Delhi