Call for Academic Innovators
The Research Translation Accelerator programme by the Discovery to Innovation Accelerator (DIA) at C-CAMP, is a unique research translation programme where DIA encourages scientific innovators to transform societally relevant innovations in the Health Care, Agriculture, and Environment sectors into scalable industry solutions. The programme aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by harnessing the current scientific developments in academia, by transforming them into sustainable, societally impactful and commercially viable technologies.
- C-CAMP has obtained 15 Industry Problem Statements from the various mid and large-scale companies. (List of Industry Problem Statement is provided below).
- C-CAMP invited innovative solutions from Indian academia for the listed industry problem statements in the outlined Translation Challenge and beyond through its Open Call.
- The call for proposals is now closed.
- A detailed review of proposals received under this call is currently in progress.
- Results of the review for the Call for Proposals for Research Translation, 2025 will be available by the end of August 2025.
Solutions from Academia were invited for the following list of industry problem statements under the Call for Proposals for Research Translation, 2025:
Healthcare:
- Novel molecules (biological/chemical) for treatment of inflammation, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
- Innovative adjuvants that enhance efficacy, safety, and durability of vaccines and immunotherapies for infectious diseases and cancer.
- Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) targeting difficult-to-treat cancers, auto-immune diseases, etc.
- New linkers including peptide-based options, to create novel Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) targeting difficult-to-treat cancers, auto-immune diseases, etc.
- Cost-effective, high-efficiency, thermostable biologics through novel bioprocess or formulation technologies.
- Solutions specifically targeting virulent acne-causing microorganisms without causing side effects.
- Novel naturally derived ingredients to modulate chronic skin inflammation and skin-microbiota.
- Real-time, accurate, and scalable technologies for detecting or eliminating endotoxins during various stages of bioprocessing.
- Point-of-care devices for screening, detection, and diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB), cancer, blood disorders, metabolic diseases, and more.
Agriculture and Allied:
- Nature derived herbicides (bioherbicides) targeting invasive weeds (e.g., Lantana Camara, Sorghum halepense).
- Nature derived pesticides (biopesticides) targeting pathogens, particularly viruses, by stimulating systemic immune responses in plants.
- Accurate and rapid detection methods for mycotoxins, especially aflatoxins, in food and high-value agricultural products.
- Efficient post-harvest technologies for rapid, real-time detection and/or prevention of spoilage in high-value agricultural produce, especially cereals and fruits.
- Bacteriophage based alternatives for disease management in agriculture and animal husbandry.
- Technologies for large-scale production of Germacrene D, Menthofuran and Sabinene Hydrate and Viridiflorol.
For any more details, please write to us at; dia_applications@ccamp.res.in or call +91 080 67175106.