1963

Construction began on the Williams Laboratories in South India supported by RC.

In 1963, RC broke ground for the Williams Laboratories for research and nutrition studies at Christian Medical College and Hospital at Vellore, South India.

Funded with a $290,000 grant from Research Corporation, the laboratories were named for Robert and Augusta Williams. Robert Williams was the cofounder (with Robert Waterman) of the Williams-Waterman Fund for the Combat of Dietary Diseases, administered by Research Corporation and funded by Williams’ patent for the synthesis of Vitamin B1.

Williams was born to missionary parents in India in 1886 and, though his family returned to the U.S. when Williams was still a child, his dedication to the health of people in India was life-long.

The laboratories, designed for research in nutrition, were completed in 1966 and are still in use today.