Prof. Jayantha Ariyaratne (Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic), Prof. Charitha Goonasekara (Dean Research & Development), Dr. Prasanna Premadasa (Director International Relations Office) and Dr. Anujie Gamage (Senior Lecturer / Consultant Community Physician) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Prof Ranjith Senaratne (Chairman) National Science Foundation, visited Institute for Research and Development (IRD) to discuss about the collaborative work the institutes can initiate for the betterment of Sri Lankan research sector. Prof. Athula Sumathipala (Director IRD), Dr. Buddhika Fernando (Coordinator Bioethics Initiative) and the academic team of IRD attended the discussion.