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CSIR-CFTRI & NSIC initiative at Tech Connect 2025 bridges innovation
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Wednesday, 06 August, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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Tech Connect 2025 bridging innovation and enterprise, a collaborative roadshow between CSIR-CFTRI and the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), helped to bring on innovative food and allied processing technologies with MSMEs, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders.
Over 150 participants registered, including 95 MSMEs from various districts across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, along with members of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB), CFTRI incubates, scientific staff, and students.
Dr Aashithosh Ashok Inamdar, head, technology transfer and business development, CSIR-CFTRI highlighted the programme was initiative of Dr Shailaja Donempudi, scientist, head, Business Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) HQ and MSME.
He emphasised that the Tech Connect 2025 was a strategic initiative designed to bridge the gap between Researchers/ Innovators and MSME entrepreneurs. This collaborative roadshow between CSIR-CFTRI and NSIC focuses on showcasing technologies, facilitating real-time technology transfer (ToT), and fostering industry-academia collaboration.
Shri Saravanakumar R, zonal general manager- South zone, NSIC Bengaluru, emphasised the essential role of food technology in everyday life and shared personal reflections on his passion for food and its technological advancements. He elaborated on NSIC’s pivotal function as a PSU under MSME, in supporting and empowering small enterprises.
Highlighting several key initiatives, he spoke about NSIC’s efforts in providing collateral-free credit facilitation, bulk raw material assistance with extended credit, and marketing support for trade fair participation. He also detailed NSIC’s contributions to technology upgradation, machinery leasing, and skill development through training and subsidies. Notably, he addressed the growing importance of digital platforms, outlining NSIC’s support for MSMEs in digital commercialisation, e-invoicing, and product listing on e-commerce and Q-commerce platforms.
CSIR-CFTRI commemorating its 75 years of excellence with Platinum Jubilee celebrations that began in October 2024, unveiled a book titled, ‘The Living Campus’, which focused on the contributions to food science and its evolving significance in national development.
Dr Sridevi Annapurna Singh, director of CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru stressed the importance of industry–academia synergy and advocated for collaborative efforts to drive mutual growth and development. She also highlighted a suite of impactful technologies developed at CFTRI, aimed at benefiting both industry and national priorities.
Dr Inamdar, discussed prevailing market trends and emerging needs, underscoring opportunities for partnership with CFTRI. The interactive session with the audience instilled confidence on potential of CFTRI’s technology portfolio.
Panellists from CSIR-CFTRI—including Dr Rajeshwara S Matche, Dr Giridhar P, Dr Meera M S, Dr Attar Singh Chauhan, Dr P?V Suresh, Dr Nagarajan S, Dr Pradeep Singh Negi, Dr Sandeep S Mudaliar, Dr Suresh D Sakhre, Dr Shyam Ramakrishna Garud and Dr Inamdar engaged with stakeholders on deploying CFTRI-developed food technologies across sectors like grains, millets, spices, fruits and vegetables, traditional foods, meat processing, and value-added products. The discussion explored opportunities for technology transfer, rural entrepreneurship, and collaboration with industry and funding agencies.
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