DRDO, York varsity of Canada in tie-up

The Defence Research and Development Organisation and the York University, Canada, have signed a memorandum of understanding. The Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister V.K. Saraswat, and Robert Hache, Vice-President, Research & Innovation, York University, signed the pact during the visit of the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in New Delhi. The agreement will help the two partners to collaborate on defence research in the areas of advanced materials, nanotechnology, life sciences, bio-informatics, chemical and biological defence, sensors, and others, according to a release.