The Odisha Government has sought establishment of a centre of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in a letter today to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar that his government is ready to offer logistic support for establishment of the institute. <br/><br/>The letter said Odisha has set up a Bio-Technology Park over an area of 64 acres in Bhubaneswar and are in the process of setting up a Pharma Park and a Medical Device Park in Odisha. Hence, the setting up a NIPER in Odisha would be in the fitness of the overall scheme of development of pharmaceutical sector in this region.