A collaborative research project with WHO–ICMR was initiated to study the efficacy of Ayurvedic treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

The International Institute of Ayurveda was inaugurated by Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, the then President of India, in 1980 under the AVR Educational Foundation of Ayurveda, an educational and research institution promoted by The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore) Limited.

Research projects were launched to study the efficacy of certain Ayurvedic drugs in the management of epilepsy.

A project was launched to study the efficacy of the controversial drug Sankupushpi on the kindled brain and central nervous system.

The journal Ancient Science of Life, one of the early journals dedicated to Ayurveda, was launched.

AVTAR was established in June 2003 to streamline the research activities of the AVP Group and provide research support to position Ayurveda globally as a credible system of healthcare.

A PICRC research grant from the National Institutes of Health, USA, supported a collaborative study involving the University of Washington, Seattle, The Ayurvedic Trust, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Department of AYUSH facilitated implementation of the RUDRA (Random Uninterrupted Documentation for Retrospective Analysis) program, with software support for documenting clinical outcomes in Ayurveda institutions.

The medical manuscript collection of the Kunju Varier Collection Library at Calicut University was digitized between 2007 and 2009.

The Coconut Development Board awarded a grant to develop medicinal formulations based on coconut oil.

The first comprehensive online database and search tool for research articles published in Ayurveda was launched as DHARA – Digital Helpline for Ayurveda Research Articles.

AyuNikandu, an educational software containing information from Ayurveda Nikandus (lexicons), was launched.

AyuTEXTS, an online searchable database of classical Ayurveda texts, was launched to support digitization, research, and data mining.

AVTAR was upgraded to constitute the AVP Research Foundation and was registered as a Section 8 Company.

Three digital initiatives were released:

• Ayugana – educational software covering Ganas referenced in classical Ayurveda texts.
• Ayuscribe – digital prescription software.
• Ayupharma – educational software providing information on formulations and their ingredients.

Three digital initiatives were released:

• Ayugana – educational software covering Ganas referenced in classical Ayurveda texts.
• Ayuscribe – digital prescription software.
• Ayupharma – educational software providing information on formulations and their ingredients.

AVP Baltics and AVP Research Foundation received an EU grant for developing a novel product delivery form based on Jathyadi Thailam for diabetic wound healing under the ESP project ZD20226.

Ancient Science of Life was indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index of Web of Science.

The Ministry of AYUSH granted a study on the validation of the wound-healing activity of Jatyadi Thailam, jointly to AVP Research Foundation and Avinashilingam University under the Extra Mural Research Scheme.

Ayurveda Biology was introduced as an optional paper for life-science students at Sri Krishna Arts & Science College, as per Bharathiar University norms, as part of AVPRF's initiative to mainstream Ayurveda education among life-science students.

A collaborative project with the University of Latvia was launched to create an Ayurveda dictionary in the Latvian language.

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute approved the launch of a Department of Ayurveda Biology in association with AVP Research Foundation.

The Ministry of AYUSH granted a project jointly to AVP Research Foundation and Molecular Diagnostics, Counseling, Care and Research Center (MDCRC) to study the effect of Ayurveda treatment on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The Ministry of AYUSH provided funding for the first clinical trial outside India on the management of diabetes with Ayurveda. The study evaluated customized Ayurveda therapy for Type 2 diabetes in collaboration with the University of Latvia under the International Cooperation Scheme.

The Ministry of AYUSH provided funding for clinical research on the management of COVID-19 through classical Ayurveda.

The Ministry of AYUSH granted a multicentric randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of classical Ayurveda in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

AVP Research Foundation, in association with AVP Baltics, received an EU project to study the enhancement of the efficacy and tolerability of metformin through an add-on polyherbal formulation, with a focus on the gut microbiome.

A COVID-19 research project evaluating the efficacy of an Ayurveda intervention in moderate-to-severe patients, conducted in collaboration with PSG IMSR, was published.