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Fast Track Translation and Fast Track Commercialization Projects
Translational research focuses on applying basic research findings to develop solutions that directly benefit humanity. The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has been at the forefront of this endeavor, implementing Fast Track Translation (FTT) Projects. These projects harness the outputs from foundational research conducted in CSIR labs to develop practical technologies and products. Over the last seven years, this initiative has successfully transferred numerous impactful technologies to the industry, demonstrating the value and effectiveness of the FTT program.
The Fast Track Translation Projects (FTTs) aim to accelerate the development of near-market, business-oriented projects across all technology domains without thematic restrictions. The philosophy underpinning these projects emphasizes the formation of trans-disciplinary teams in the laboratories, covering aspects such as scale-up, downstream processing, characterization, validation, and trials. The goal is to facilitate innovation's entry into the market or its application in society, fostering cross-sector cooperation. This approach significantly shortens the time from conceptualization to market introduction, encouraging a wide range of scientists and technical staff to collaborate towards a specific objective.
Building on the foundations laid by the FTT Projects, the Fast Track Commercialization Projects (FTC) advance the developed technologies or products to market-readiness, working in tandem with industry partners. This stage is crucial for the practical deployment of innovations, ensuring that scientific advancements translate into commercially viable solutions.
FTT-FTC projects in FY 2025-26
Under the 5th tranche of FTT & FTC Projects, 85 projects are ongoing under 8 themes identified by CSIR: Aerospace, Electronics, Instrumentation & Strategic Sectors (AEISS); Agriculture, Nutrition and Biotechnology (ANB); Chemical (Including Leather) and Petrochemicals (CLP); Civil, Infrastructure, and Engineering (CIE); Ecology, Environment, Earth and Ocean Sciences & Water (E3OW); Energy (Conventional and Non-Conventional) & Energy Devices (EED); Healthcare, Biologics, Diagnostics, Genomics (HTC); and Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Materials (4M).
| S.No | Name of FTT-FTC Projects | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development of Pyroelectric Detector Array Technology for a Portable Spectrophotometer | AEISS |
| 2 | Development of non-toxic bismuth barium glass with antireflective cum hydrophobic properties: A viable alternative of lead-based radiation shielding window glass for nuclear hot cell application | AEISS |
| 3 | Development of lightweight, ultra-strong transparent glass-ceramic material and fabrication of laminated armor panels thereof for armored vehicles, combat aircraft to reduce the areal density | AEISS |
| 4 | Development of touch sensitive conductive gloves for strategic sector | AEISS |
| 5 | Development of energy efficient nanostructured coatings on high pressure axial piston pump tribopairs for aviation sectors | AEISS |
| 6 | Holographic Displays for Augmented Reality Applications | AEISS |
| 7 | Development of Foam Based Microwave Absorber for Broadband Hybrid RAS Design. | AEISS |
| 8 | Development and certification of thermal insulation coating for aircraft high temperature applications (300-400 oC) | AEISS |
| 9 | Indigenization of Antennae for HANSA-NG Aircraft | AEISS |
| 10 | Indigenous Design, Development and Certification of air Cooled Oil Cooler (ACOC) for Saras Mkll Aircraft Application. (NAL) | AEISS |
| 11 | Design and Development of VHF COM System (Technology Demonstrator) for Hansa-NG Aircraft | AEISS |
| 12 | Development of Al-Mg-Sc Alloy for Aerospace Application | AEISS |
| 13 | Improved and feasible production of high-value terpenes through synthetic biology | AN&B |
| 14 | Development of CRMs, CIMAP | AN&B |
| 15 | Development of CRMs, IHBT | AN&B |
| 16 | To formulate grain based food nutrient rich functional food for improving gut health status of geriatric people. | AN&B |
| 17 | Towards Healthier Vegan Junk Food Supplements: Balancing Taste and Nutrition with Healthy Creamy Condiments for Weight Management | AN&B |
| 18 | Development of essential oil based prophylactic agents for prevention of stored grain insect pests. | AN&B |
| 19 | Phycobiliproteins-based nutraceutical form edible microalgae for the management of fatty liver disease. | AN&B |
| 20 | Micropropagation of Lotus Variety "Namoh 108"(Nelumbo nucifera) | AN&B |
| 21 | "Laboratory scale production and evaluation of nutritionally enriched indigenous fruit peel waste composite as aquaculture feed in Arunachal Pradesh" | AN&B |
| 22 | A New Chemo-Enzymatic Process for the Synthesis of Pregabalin | AN&B |
| 23 | Electrochemical-based Eco-friendly Recovery of Bioactive Compounds and Polymers from Seaweeds | AN&B |
| 24 | Development of climate resilient and high yielding trait improved varieties of Swarna; a mega rice variety of India. | AN&B |
| 25 | Development and Demonstration of High Spatiotemporal Resolution UAV aided GHG Monitoring System | E3OW |
| 26 | Development and Testing of Light Weight Scattering Coefficient Counter for Airborne Observations over Varied Environment | E3OW |
| 27 | Upscaling of CSIR-NEERI’s Up flow Compact Constructed Wetland (UCCW) based and Compact Faecal Sludge/Septage Separation and Treatment (CFSST) Plants | E3OW |
| 28 | State-of-the-Art Seismic Sounding Strategies for Concealed Iron Deposits | E3OW |
| 29 | Geothermal prospecting in Tattapani hot spring region through integrated geophysical approach for industrial applications | E3OW |
| 30 | Utilization and Processing of CETP Sludge through Sustainable Processes for Circular Economy | E3OW |
| 31 | Recovery of struvite from Nutrient-rich Industrial Wastewater and it's application as Soil Conditioner | E3OW |
| 32 | Customizable Odour Control Solutions: Development and Demonstration of Biological (Biofilter) and Advanced Ozone-Based Technologies for Managing Obnoxious Odours for Community and Industrial Applications | E3OW |
| 33 | Scale up of Indigenous membrane/modules and pilot plant for water softening, arsenic remediation and wastewater treatment | E3OW |
| 34 | Jellyfish Collagen for Wound Healing Application | E3OW |
| 35 | Optimization and scaleup of marine-derived peptide antibiotic molecule using bacterial fermentation route | E3OW |
| 36 | Propylene carbonate from CO2 | CLP |
| 37 | Biodegradable anti-microbial non-woven films for use in feminine sanitary hygiene products | CLP |
| 38 | Process for making leather for Parai/Dhak/Dhamsa | CLP |
| 39 | Eco-friendly flame retardant for leather | CLP |
| 40 | Integrated system for increased solar salt yield | CLP |
| 41 | Process technology for new generation refrigerant: 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) | CLP |
| 42 | Continuous process for 3-methoxy n-butyl acetate (MOBA) via reactive distillation | CLP |
| 43 | High performance-high temperature sealant/adhesive for strategic applications | CLP |
| 44 | Catalyst for the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 (ethane + ethylene) hydrocarbons | CLP |
| 45 | Sustainable additives and fillers biodegradable and semi-crystalline polyesters | CLP |
| 46 | Design and Synthesis of Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors for the Treatment of Mycobacterial Diseases | HTC |
| 47 | Pre-clinical validation of derivatives of Penetratin against Parkinson's disease | HTC |
| 48 | Multiplex platform technology for clinical diagnosis of pathogens for monsoon fever panel | HTC |
| 49 | Development of PROTACs for targeted protein degradation via small molecule protein engineering: A promising new approach for treating NAFLD/NASH | HTC |
| 50 | Development of a Novel mRNA Vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). | HTC |
| 51 | "HARVEST: Harnessing iPSCs to Advance Research on Variably Expressed and Susceptibility Traits" | HTC |
| 52 | Biomedical equipment standard for the calibration of Incubator Analyzer and Incubator | HTC |
| 53 | Preclinical Assessment of 3D Printable Bioactive Multifunctional High Performance Polymer – Bioactive Ceramic Composites for Bone Regeneration | HTC |
| 54 | Preclinical Assessment of Sugar-Glass Nanoparticles Loaded Multifunctional Fibrous Patch for the Treatment of Degenerative Cartilage Diseases | HTC |
| 55 | "Pre-clinical Regulatory Evaluation of Polymer Scaffolds | HTC |
| 56 | Adaptive Mass Damper using MRE for dynamic vibration reduction of piping systems (ADMiRE Pipes) | CIE |
| 57 | Technology for expansion joint-free bridge deck system using engineered cementitious composites (ECC-EXF) | CIE |
| 58 | Sustainable Hybrid Solar Assisted Heat Pump System for High-Altitude Region: (Combination of Active and Passive Approach) For Domestic and Commercial Purposes | CIE |
| 59 | Improvement and field demonstration of in-house developed machinery for automation in building construction and services | CIE |
| 60 | Design and Development of Compact Electric Drain Cleaning Machine for Alleviating Manual Scavenging : | CIE |
| 61 | High-performance Lead-free Piezoelectric Materials based Self-powered Vibration Sensors for Real-time Health Monitoring of Structures and Machines | CIE |
| 62 | Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) based eddy current sensor for Real-time health monitoring of power plant components | CIE |
| 63 | Low and Medium Temperature Organic Phase Change Materials for thermal comfort in buildings | EED |
| 64 | Development of efficient scale-up strategies for Indigenous alkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) for water electrolyzers | EED |
| 65 | Scale up of short side chain PFSA composite membrane for low humidity polymer electrolyte fuel cells | EED |
| 66 | Fuel Cell E-tractor: Development of Drive Train | EED |
| 67 | Process development for CO x (x = CO and/or CO2) free H2 production by CH4 pyrolysis in molten media | EED |
| 68 | Improved Biomethanation Process for the Generation of Compressed Biogas (CBG) and Fermented Organic Manure (FOM-Solid) from Agricultural Crop Residues: Demonstration plant (100 kg/day CBG plant) | EED |
| 69 | Sprayable Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Solution for Enhanced Thermal Comfort for Smart Buildings | EED |
| 70 | Design of pilot scale semi/continuous reactor for 25 kg/day production of H2 | EED |
| 71 | Optimization and Demonstration of Large Scale Catalytic Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl ether (DME) Process Technology. | EED |
| 72 | Scale-up and Field Trail for Spectral Converting Diverging Optics Integrated Solar Sharing Agrivoltaics Technology | EED |
| 73 | FloaTech: A floating foundation technology for offshore renewable energy structures | EED |
| 74 | Dye Solar Modules for Enhanced Indoor Light Harvesting as Airport Facades: Development, Integration and Deployment | EED |
| 75 | Extraction of valuable metals and development of advanced polymeric composites from inorganic jarosite aste | 4M |
| 76 | Development of light weight Mg based AP65 alloys AZ31 alloys for defence and strategic applications | 4M |
| 77 | Light weight automotive component from indigenously developed 6063 aluminium alloy powder by additive manufacturing | 4M |
| 78 | Broadband Optical Source Based Optical Coherence Tomography for Imaging in manufacturing | 4M |
| 79 | Development of integrated structural composite based massless supercapacitor for automobile applications | 4M |
| 80 | Development of a dry beneficiation technique for the recovery iron values from low-grade ores. | 4M |
| 81 | Process for high pure silica production from the sand of waste overburden of lignite mines and value addition of magnesite-based low-grade mines resources | 4M |
| 82 | Pilot-scale production of graphene from Northeast Indian coal feedstock andScale up for the production of high carbon content natural graphite from low grade natural graphite sources in Arunachal Pradesh | 4M |
| 83 | Near Net Shape Manufacturing Technology for Aluminum Alloy and Composite Components for Transport and Strategic Sectors | 4M |
| 84 | Pilot Upscaling of Indigenously Developed Ultrahigh Strength Armour Steel with Excellent Toughness | 4M |
