Sir Dorabji Tata, the elder son of the founder of the house of Tatas, Sir J. N. Tata, wanted to establish a National Indian School of Research in Tropical Medicine from 1913. He went about it in right earnest around 1920. At that time it appears from the notes of a conference held in Royal Society, London that a comprehensive institute with appropriate clinical faculty was envisaged. Nothing appears to have come out of this effort and even in the subsequent four decades. Dr. Salaskar, the famous pathologist of Mumbai pursued that the idea lingered on right up to the 1960s with little success.
An MoU was entered into on 23rd March, 1999 between Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) for a long term collaborative R & D programme called 'Sir Dorabji Tata Centre for Research in Tropical Diseases' (SDTC). The Centre was inaugurated on 26th May 2000 by J.J. Bhabha of SDTT.

The Society for Innovation and Development (SID) was founded in the year 1991, in close collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. IISc is premier research institute which has contributed in a significant way towards the scientific and technological growth of the country as well as producing outstanding intellectuals to manage Industries, Business houses, and Institutions.

SID is a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Act, with a symbiotic relationship with IISc. It primarily draws from and provides access to the intellectual and infrastructural resources of IISc.

SID strives to bring the leading intellectuals of IISc and the fruits of their research and development efforts closer to industries and business establishments in a cordial way with prosperity of the Nation as the ultimate goal.

The mission of SID is to enable Innovations in science and technology by creating a purposeful and effective channel to help and assist industries and business establishments to compete and prosper in the face of global competition, turbulent market conditions, and fast moving technologies.

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