Consultancy | CSIR-IGIB

Key Features

Consultancy engagements deliver specific outputs: technical reports, feasibility studies, protocol SOPs, data interpretation, technical recommendations or advisory memoranda — not broad discovery programmes.
They are designed for short-to-medium timelines and focused deliverables.

Ranges from advisory consultations (pure expertise, no lab work) to general consultancy (limited lab/computational support or small experiments to support the advice). The service is tailored to the client's problem.

Consultancy is the recommended route when industry needs quick technical validation, go/no-go feasibility, or expert second opinions before committing to larger R&D programs. CSIR labs emphasize consultancy for faster industry engagement.
Clear commercial terms & CSIR pricing norms.
Fees follow CSIR's approved consultancy/contract rules (covering direct expenses, manpower charges, project fee / laboratory share where applicable). CSIR-IGIB will present a clear proposal with fees, milestones and deliverables up front.

Consultancy agreements include confidentiality clauses and define rights to reports and data. Typically, consultancy is not intended to create transferable IP for the client (unlike contract R&D), but specific IP clauses can be negotiated where justified. CSIR policy provides the governance framework for confidentiality, publications and IP.

Work is executed under IGIB's institutional procedures (quality, biosafety, ethics and data governance). Clients benefit from IGIB's established processes and traceable deliverables. Other CSIR labs highlight this institutional assurance as a key selling point to industry.

Consultancy is commonly used as a first step (feasibility, technical due diligence) before moving to Sponsored, Collaborative or Contract R&D, or to technical services and licensing. CSIR labs often position consultancy as the low-commitment entry point for industry.