IFS signs research agreement with Nature’s Secrets

The Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS), entered into a research agreement with Nature’s Beauty Creations (NBC) Ltd., This partnership will endeavour to create a quantum of technology transfers to Nature’s Secrets that will help develop a global brand for Sri Lanka. Signing of the agreement took place at the IFS auditorium at Hantane, Kandy. IFS Director Prof.C.B.Disanayaka and Nature’s Secrets Chairmen Samantha Kumarasingha, signed the agreement.

“In the post conflict era weaving a tapestry of change, under the directive of the President, the IFS aims to serve as a catalyst in promoting Sri Lanka, through scientific research and development to elevate it to a higher pedestal, said Prof. Dissanayake,

The partnership with Nature’s Secrets will provide IFS with the necessary financial backing to further research and gathering of data to develop a knowledge base that will enable Sri Lanka to compete in the global arena.

Professors C.B. Dissanayake and Ananda Kulasooriya, in expressing their views on the research agreement, commended Nature’s Secrets on its initiative to develop local products for the global market, bringing in foreign exchange to develop the country’s economy, using local resources. They also pledged the institution’s commitment to help Nature’s Secrets with its broader objectives by providing technical expertise and conducting valuable joint research.

Research commissioned by Nature’s Secrets and carried out by IFS will primarily focus on understanding the natural properties of endemic herbal plants, which have been used in traditional beauty culture for over 2500 years.