On the invitation of the Norway Biotechnology Board, an independent scientific body appointed by the Norwegian government, Prof. Samir Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR delivered lecture on ‘Open Source Drug Discovery as an Innovative Model for Affordable Healthcare for All’ at three top universities of Norway. Prof. Brahmachari presented the concept of OSDD to large audience at University of Oslo, University of Trondheim and University of Tromso during 21-24th November 2013. In an interview with The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Prof. Brahmachari expressed his concern on the lack of new drugs for neglected diseases like Tuberculosis and raising the hope of innovative medical discoveries by involving young researchers in drug discovery.