IDRF has established global research collaborations with the following organizations and consortiums for data sharing and transfer of knowledge:
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
- International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Ministry of Health and Quality of Life (Mauritius)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India),
- Drug Controller General of India
- Department of Public Health (Tamil Nadu)
- The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University (Tamil Nadu)
- Population Health Research Institute
- World Diabetes Foundation
- Imperial College London, UK
- Cambridge University
- Amsterdam Medical Centre
- Melbourne’s Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
- Magdeburg University
- Diabetes Epidemiology: Collaborative Analysis Of Diagnostic Criteria in Asia (DECODA), Finland
- DETECT-2-Early Detection of Type 2 Diabetes and IGT, Europe
- INTERACT – Study Group
- Institute of Metabolic Sciences, MRC Epidemiology Unit.
- European Commission
- National Health Service and Harvard University, US
- Staffordshire University, UK
- National Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
- Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai