The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCC&I) and the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (NICED) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 15th January 2015 to undertake cutting-edge research on enteric diseases, including Hepatitis-C. The main objective of the partnership is to intensify the efforts to serve the cause of medical research with focus on public health interventions in West Bengal.