The Foundation for Medical Research (FMR) was established in 1975 as a Public trust and is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. The Foundation has permanent recognition from the University of Bombay for the training of post- graduate students in Applied Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry. FMR's research now, besides leprosy, focuses on two major diseases rampant in India drug-resistant tuberculosis and waterborne diseases. The future of FMR will as always be focused on the problems facing the poorest section of our people. The tradition of identifing a relevant problem, working out a simple but original solution and using the information to bring about changes at all levels, will continue to be guidelines of its functioning.