Collaborative Research
Collaborative research projects at CSIR-IGIB are jointly supported by CSIR-IGIB and industry partners through financial or in-kind contributions. This model is ideal when companies seek deep scientific collaboration, shared risk and co-created solutions rather than simple outsourcing of R&D.
Key Features
These projects are jointly supported by CSIR-IGIB and the industry through financial or in-kind contributions such as expert manpower, fabrication, testing, or facilities.
- Joint Contributions – Both sides contribute funding, manpower, equipment, materials, datasets, facilities, or domain expertise.
- Shared Technical Ownership – The outcomes often lead to co-developed technologies, jointly owned intellectual property and product innovation. IP ownership and costs for filing/maintenance are negotiated as part of the collaborative research agreement.
- Rights to Use – Industry partner offered first right to refuse.
- Tailored Governance – The work is executed as a shared scientific programme with jointly agreed milestones and deliverables. Steering committees, periodic reviews and clearly defined milestones guide execution and delivery.
- Solutions to Industry Specific Challenges – This model is ideal when industries are looking for deep scientific collaboration, and not just outsourcing of R&D. It enables high-risk/high-reward innovation beyond the scope of standard contract research.
Suitable For
- Advanced research needing shared risk.
- Technology refinement, scale-up & validation.
- Co-development of novel products, platforms or pipelines.
- Long-term strategic R&D programmes.