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Volume 4 (1) | January – February 2016
Newsletter of the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research
India-France Relations
Touching New Heights
editor’s note
Dear Readers,
India and France are witnessing the emergence of a new era of collaborative
efforts between the two countries in various sectors. In November/December
2015, France hosted a successful global scale diplomatic event for adopting
an agreement by many countries on climate change where India was also
an active participant. After the visit of Honourable Prime Minister of India
Shri Narendra Modi to France in April 2015, the French President H. E.
Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Director, CEFIPRA
Mr. François Hollande visited India in January, 2016 as a Chief Guest on the
occasion of 67th Republic Day of India. During his visit, Indian and French
scientific as well as technological communities from academia and industry sectors, joined hands through
several Agreements/MoUs signed by the two countries. CEFIPRA had the privilege of hosting the officials /
signatories of three of such Agreements/MoU signed on 25 January 2016.
CEFIPRA, since its evolution as a unique institutional platform and collaborative mechanism, is contributing
through its various interventions in a diverse range of S&T domains. These collaborative efforts are making
it possible to generate significant knowledge that has a potential to translate discovery science into solution
science.
I sincerely wish that all these MoUs will create new pathways to further strengthen the Indo-French collaborative
research efforts.
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State Visit of H.E. Mr. François Hollande,
President of the Republic of France, to India
Strengthening Bonds
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GD Birla Award
Dr. Sanjeev Galande1
seminars / workshops
Smart Systems and Structural Health
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Monitoring (SHM) for Structures
under Harsh Environments
Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Director, CEFIPRA
Editorial Consultant
Manoj Dabas
Content Manager
Tarun Ghawana
Layout Design and DTP
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From Scientific Discovery Science
to Solutions Oriented Science
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Nanoscaled Systems for
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Energy Harvesting
Design, Production and Circulation
update
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Mobility of Scientists / Researchers
Debriefing Session of
Raman-Charpak Fellows-2014
Taking Stock
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State Visit of H.E. Mr. François Hollande, President of the Republic of France, to India
Strengthening Bonds
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rench President H.E. Mr. François Hollande paid
a State Visit to India between 24th – 26th January,
2016. This was President Hollande’s second State
Visit to India. His first visit was in February, 2013.
President Hollande was the Chief Guest at India’s 67th
Republic Day celebrations. This was the fifth time when
a French Head of State or Government has been invited
as the Chief Guest on India’s Republic Day celebrations,
making France the country that has been extended this
honour for the highest number of times so far.
The visit took place almost nine months after Hon’ble
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s successful visit
to France in April, 2015. It was built upon the close
interactions that had ensued between the two leaders at
the G20 meeting in November 2014 in Brisbane. Later,
during the UN General Assembly in September, 2015 and
at the COP-21 in November, 2015 at Paris, they shared
commitment to intensify and strengthen the close and long
standing strategic partnership between India and France1,2.
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India-France Joint Statement1,2
During this visit, both leaders issued a Joint Statement
focusing on various aspects of Strategic Partnership,
Clean and Sustainable Development, Economic
Co-operation, People-to-People Contacts, Education,
Skill Development, Science & Technology, Culture etc.
Highlights of Joint Statement particularly on People-toPeople Contacts, Education, Skill development, Science
& Technology are as follows:
• The Leaders expressed satisfaction that the
Volontariat International en Entreprises (VIE)
Scheme, announced in April 2015 to facilitate
internships and professional experience for students
and young professionals in both countries, had
been successfully implemented. They expressed
satisfaction with the Government of India’s decision
to increase the number of young professional
beneficiaries of the French VIE programme in India
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from 50 to 250 per year for a maximum period of
stay of 2 years and with the Government of France’s
decision to grant an extended stay of 2 years to
students of masters level and above in France. The
two Leaders called upon students of both countries
to derive full advantage of this facilitation to enhance
their educational and professional experience.
• Recognizing the commitments made in the
Indo-French statements issued in February 2013
and in April 2015 concerning the negotiations of
a bilateral partnership agreement on migration and
mobility, the Leaders affirmed their commitment to
pursue their discussions on this agreement with a
view to conclude them as soon as possible.
• In the field of higher education in which hundreds of
agreements between French and Indian institutions
have already been signed, the two Leaders
welcomed:
1. Arrangement for the Establishment of an
Indo-French Joint Committee on Science
and Technology Cooperation between the
Government of the French Republic and the
Government of the Republic of India.
2. The Agreement signed between the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research,
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(IISER) Pune and the Ecole Normale Supérieure
de Lyon to contribute to the development of
activities of training and research.
3. The Agreement signed between the Indian
Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B),
Mumbai and French CNRS/Telecom Bretagne/
Université de Bretagne occidentale/Université de
Bretagne Sud/ENSTA Bretagne/ENI Bretagne to
promote academic and scientific exchanges and
collaboration in areas of interest and benefit to
all institutions.
4. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
sponsored Ph.D. Fellowships signed between
Thales and Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay (IIT-B), Mumbai
• Recognizing that skill development was a key
priority, both Leaders welcomed the important role
played by French companies in India in training and
skilling the Indian workforce and encouraged them
to engage even more actively in the sector.
• They also welcomed partnership between the French
CNCP and the National Skill Development Agency
of India focusing on Qualifications Register under
the framework of the MoU on cooperation signed
between India and France.
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• The Leaders recognized with satisfaction, the
role played by CEFIPRA over the last 28 years
in promoting collaboration between the scientific
communities of the two countries across the
knowledge innovation chain. They encouraged
CEFIPRA to expand its role by implementing
bilateral programmes in partnership with various
scientific agencies and industries, both in France
and India.
The Leaders expressed their satisfaction on the progress
achieved between the Indian and French partners
involved in setting up the future Institute of Marine
Biology and Biotechnology.
Reception at Embassy of France in New Delhi by French
President, H.E. Mr. François Hollande
President of the French Republic H. E. Mr. François
Hollande hosted a reception on 26th January, 2016 at
the Embassy of France in New Delhi, in honour of the
French Community on the occasion of his state visit to
India. The reception was organized to enable interactions
between various dignitaries from Indian and French
community with the President of France.
The reception was attended by hundreds of dignitaries
from India and France belonging to all walks of life.
Director, CEFIPRA was also one of the invited guests.
At this occasion, the president reiterated the importance
of close relationship between France and India and
expressed his commitment to address global challenges
in close cooperation with India. 
References
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India-France Joint Statement; Website: http://www.ambafrance-in.org/India-France-Joint-Statement-13533
India-France Joint Statement on the occasion of the State Visit of President Francois Hollande of the French Republic to India (January 25. 2016);
Website: http://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/26297/IndiaFrance+Joint+Statement+on+the+occasion+of+the+State+Visit+of+Pre
sident+Francois+Hollande+of+the+French+Republic+to+India+January+25+2016
Discussion on Three Indo-French S&T Agreements / MoU
CEFIPRA Office | 25th January 2016
CEFIPRA had a privilege of hosting a ceremony at its
premises on 25th January, 2016 for discussions on three
Agreements / MoU signed between the Indian and
French academic/research institutions and industries:
The discussion was focussed on Agreements/MoU
signed in various sectors of higher education, research,
mobility of students and personnel, workshops/
conferences/summer schools and way forward. The
event was attended by :
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• Prof. Devang V. Khakhar, Director, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai
• Mr Antoine Caput, VP & Country Director, Thales
India
• Mr. Suren Chander, HR Senior Manager, Thales India
• Mr. Jean Chazelas, Thales DMS
• Mr. Patrick Nedellec, Director DERCI, CNRS
• Dr. Srini Kaveri, Director, CNRS office, New Delhi
• Dr Gilles Coppin, Director of Lab-STICC CNRS/
Telecom Bretagne
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• Dr. K.N Ganesh, Director, IISER, Pune
• Dr Naresh Sharma, Head, International Relations
Office, IISER, Pune
• Prof. Jean-François Pinton, President, ENS, Lyon
• Dr. Philippe Arhets, S&T Counsellor, French
Embassy in India
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• Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, CEFIPRA, New Delhi
• Other officials from CEFIPRA (Ms. Sathidevi,
Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, Mr. Tarun Ghawana,
Mr. Kunal Kasariya)
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From Scientific Discovery Science
to Solutions Oriented Science
Sameer Khandekar
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur
Thermal management and control of electronic equipment has tremendously improved
with the development of passive phase - change heat transfer technology, both in
aerospace and terrestrial engineering applications.
A Heat Pipe is an efficient two-phase passive
closed-cycle heat transfer device that utilizes latent heat
of vaporization of a working fluid, sustaining its flow
by pumping under capillary pressure, to transport waste
heat from the hot source (evaporator) to the remotely
located heat sink (condenser), as shown in Figure 1(a).
It is a synergistic device, the thermal conductivity of
which greatly exceeds that of any known material.
However, the applications of conventional heat pipes
in terrestrial electronic cooling are mainly limited to
transport heat over relatively shorter distances, with the
evaporator and condenser mostly at same horizontal
levels or alternatively, the evaporator located below
the condenser height. These drawbacks on the part of
(a) Conventional Heat Pipe (b) Loop Heat Pipe, and (c) Pulsating Heat Pipe
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the heat pipe are mainly related to the major frictional
pressure losses associated with liquid flow through the
porous wick structure which is present along the entire
length of the heat pipe, and viscous interaction between
the vapor and the liquid phases.
The appearance of a Loop Heat Pipes (LHP), Capillary
Pumped Loops (CPL) and Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs),
has been in response to the challenges connected to
the acute demands posed primarily by the industry,
for highly efficient and reliable passive heat transfer
devices with all the advantages of conventional heat
pipes, but overcoming most of its shortcomings. LHPs
were patented in erstwhile USSR, in the 1980s, while
CPLs were invented in the US, during the same time
period. Pulsating Heat Pipes were invented in Japan in
the mid-nineties. A schematic diagram of a LHP and
PHP is shown in the Figure 1(b), 1 (c), respectively.
Prof. Sameer KHANDEKAR, Professor Department of
Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, India, together with Prof. Jocelyn BONJOUR,
Professor and Director - CETHIL Bât. Sadi Carnot
INSA de Lyon, France had recently completed a
scientific project entitled “Thermo-hydrodynamics
of phase-change induced oscillating Taylor bubble
flows” with CEFIPRA support under its Collaborative
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Scientific Research Programme. The project aimed
at understanding thermo-hydrodynamic transport
and response of interfacial flows in micro-miniscale
geometries under different boundary conditions,
as applicable to heat pipes, by using state-of-art
experimental techniques of High Speed Videography
(HSV), Infra-red thermography (IRT) and Particle
Image Velocimetry (PIV).
The complimentary studies under this project have a
profound impact on understanding of the thermo-physics
of Taylor slugs and bubbles and interfacial flows.
Following up on the outcome of these scientific studies
which produced excellent results and understanding of
the thermo-physics, a new proposal was submitted by
the academic collaborators along with industrial partners
from both India (Golden Star Technical Services Pvt.
Ltd.) and France (Thales Group), as new partners in the
design and development of Loop Heat Pipes.
The new proposal, aiming to enable indigenous
technology development, harnessing available joint
scientific and engineering knowledge base and
facilitating product commercialization, has been
recommended for support under the Industry Academia
Research and Development Programme of CEFIPRA. 
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Debriefing Session of Raman-Charpak Fellows- 2014
Taking Stock
The Raman-Charpak Fellowship Programme was
launched during the State Visit of the President of France,
H. E. Mr. François Hollande to India on 14-15th February, 2013. The fellowship programme is being implemented
by CEFIPRA and jointly funded by the Department of
Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
and Service for Science & Technology of the French
Embassy in India (SST), Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
International Development, Government of France.
Over the past three years of its implementation, 57
fellows have been supported under the programme,
including 43 Indian and 14 French fellows.
In order to get feedback from the Raman-Charpak
fellows and to improve upon the programme, a
debriefing session for the Indian Raman-Charpak
Fellows of 2014 was organized on Tuesday, 12th
January, 2016 at the CEFIPRA’s office at New Delhi. The
session was chaired by Dr. T. S. Rao, Former Scientist H
and Senior Advisor at the Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India.
Cooperation Division (Bilateral), Department of Science
and Technology (DST), Government of India and French
Embassy in India for their continuous support for the
programme.
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Scientist E, Department of Science
and Technology (DST), Government of India and
Dr. Jenifer Clark, Attaché for Science and Technology,
French Embassy in India – Bangalore highlighted the
importance of the Raman-Charpak Fellowship which
has brought Indo-French Science and Technology
connections much closer. Funding agencies also
appreciated CEFIPRA for successfully implementing
the programme for past three years. Prof. O. P. Sharma,
former Professor, IIT Delhi and Dr. Ambuj Tripathi,
IUAC, New Delhi attended the meeting as experts.
Dr. T. S. Rao, Prof. O. P. Sharma and Dr. Ambuj Tripathi
congratulated funding agencies and CEFIPRA for
the successful completion of the Raman-Charpak
Fellowship for past three years and praised the initiative
for organizing a debriefing session with the students to
Welcoming the participants in the inaugural session, understand the value and outcome of the programme.
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, CEFIPRA expressed The 13 Indian fellows of the 2014 participated in
gratitude towards the officials of International the debriefing session and provided feedback and
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experience of research work done by them under the
fellowship in various host institutions & universities in
France.
The debriefing interactive session began with the
presentations/talks by the fellows. The fellows
individually presented research work done by them
under the fellowship and shared experience of working
in the host institutions. The fellows expressed that the
mechanism of Raman-Charpak Fellowship has provided
them the opportunity and exposure to French laboratories
and research environment and vice-versa which has
proved to be quite beneficial for further research work.
The fellowship has resulted in access to the state-ofart research facilities and instruments. Many fellows
learnt new techniques or analytical methods during the
fellowship period in France. The fellows were able to
achieve publishable results in journals of repute from the
research work in France at a faster pace compared to parent
institutions/universities in India. The fellowship has been
beneficial to expand research network and to establish
linkages for future research activities. In addition, the
fellows reported that there were also exchange of views
on excellent cultural & rich heritage of the two nations
and their overall experience through the fellowship was
excellent and highly rewarding.
The experts while interacting with the fellows, mentioned
that the overall scientific knowledge base and most
importantly, research horizons of the fellows have
broadened. The fellowship programme has served its
mandate by providing the value addition to the doctoral
skills of the fellows. It certainly has potential to become
a flagship programme for PhD students in India & France
and should be continued to expand the knowledge base
& skill development of doctoral students to help them in
integrating well into the Indo-French S&T ecosystem. 
GD Birla Award - Dr. Sanjeev Galande1
Prof. Sanjeev Galande from Pune’s
Indian Institute of Science Education
and Research (IISER) received the
prestigious GD Birla Award for Scientific
Research-2014 for his work in the field
of epigenetics, the study of gene
expression.
Prof. Galande was the Indian principal
collaborator for the CEFIPRA supported
joint Indo-French collaborative research
project entitled “Role of Chromatin
architecture in cellular senescence”
during 2010-2014. CEFIPRA congratulates
Prof. Galande for this honour.
1. Website: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pune-prof-gets-gd-birlaaward-for-work-on-gene-expression/story-bLLQy6wLK4UD1MKv1jYENO.html
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Seminars / Workshops
Smart Systems and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
for Structures under Harsh Environments
The Indo-French joint seminar on “Smart Systems and
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for Structures Under
Harsh Environments” was organized from 20th - 22nd
January, 2016 at Alliance Française de Puducherry, India,
The seminar focused on advanced research topics covered
under the theme of SHM.
The participation of the French Consul General at
Pondicherry, Mr. Philipe Janvier-Kamayama, CEFIPRA
Director, Dr. Mukesh Kumar and Attache, French Embassy
in India, (Bangalore) Ms. Sandrine Maximilien participated
in the inaugural session of the seminar. This highlighted
the key role of this interaction in fostering research through
industry and academic links between French and Indian
participating institutions and individuals.
Indian and French industrial organisations such as
Airbus DS, Dassault Aviation, Reliance Ind., GE Jack
Welch Research Centre, Bangalore and Indian & French
Academia / Research labs and other agencies such as
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA); Indira Gandhi
Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR); National Aerospace
Laboratories (NAL); Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research (CSIR) and Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bordeaux
University, Institut d’ Electronique, de Microélectronique
et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN) Lille, French Institute of
Science and Technology for Transport, Development and
Networks (IFSTTAR) on both sides had participated.
There were 30 speakers from Indian and French Industries
and Academia.
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20-22 January
2016, Puducherry
The seminar was kicked-off with an Indo-French round
table organized by the French Embassy on the topic
of educational resources for NDE and SHM. A range
of activities ongoing in the broad area of SHM were
discussed. This included studies of wave phenomena
in complex materials and media such as composites,
concrete and heterogeneous metals, studies describing
wave interaction with defective features in complex
material joints such as composite bonds and their use for
assessment of bond quality, advanced sensing techniques
and modalities such as magnetostriction, fiber Bagg
gratings (FBG), mobile computed X-ray tomography,
higher order ultrasonic guided wave clusters and feature
guided waves etc. The participants also gained a flavour of
the geographical mapping of various research activities at
institutions spread across India and France and their role in
the SHM ecosystem. Work on SHM strategies for civil and
industrial infrastructure in the process industries attracted
much interest.
It was recommended that the teams should meet again for
a more intensive workshop on synergetic collaboration
on NDE education, training and certification. Creation of
a joint Indo-French Centre for NDE education, training,
certification and advanced collaborative research should
also be explored as such a Centre can play a crucial role in
interfacing and facilitating industry, research and academic
interactions at various levels. 
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Seminars / Workshops
Nanoscaled Systems for Energy Harvesting
A seminar on “Nanoscaled Systems for Energy
Harvesting” was organized between 1-3 February, 2016
at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai campus. The
aim of the seminar was to gather scientists from the field
of the energy harvesting involved in the synthesis and
studies of nanostructured systems to share and discuss the
recent advances achieved in fabrication, doping, optical
properties, plasmonics, light management and devices for
energy applications such as photovoltaics, MEMS energy
harvesters etc. A total of 34 delegates (9 French scientists
and 25 Indian scientists) as well as some students of the
VIT university participated in this seminar.
The presentations during the three day seminar were focused
on the recent development on photonics, photovoltaics,
plasmonics, Li ion batteries and super-capacitors to
address the global concern of energy harvesting using
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2016, Chennai,
the advances in materials and technology. The last day
included a tour of VIT Chennai research laboratories. There
were two presentations on the facilities of VIT, Vellore
and IIT Bombay to facilitate collaborations between the
institutes. The discussions on the last day were dedicated
to an exchange of ideas between researchers to allow the
emergence of new collaborations and the development of
new research projects.
Some new ideas were evolved out of this seminar to
further study the influence of environment and pollution
in the efficiency of devices, effective utilization of
bio-waste for energy generation etc. At the end of the
seminar, three potential project proposals, in the areas of
photovoltaic applications, plasmonics, water purification,
were identified which will be submitted to the CEFIPRA
for review. 
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Mobility of scientists / researchers supported
under CEFIPRA projects during
January and February, 2016
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No.
Project Title
Name | Institutional Affiliation
Institution Visited
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Studies of spin ladder and heavy
fermion
systems
in
extreme
conditions of hydrostatic or uniaxial
pressure and low temperature
Daniel Braithwaite
INAC/SPSMS/IMAPE
CEA Grenoble
Prof. S. Arumugam
Bharthidasan University
Tiruchirappalli
2
Olfactory modulation of insect flight
Ben Houot
Uniersité de Bourgogne
Dijon
Prof. Gaiti Hasan
TIFR Bangalore
3
Holography and its applications
Harold Erbin
Uniersité Pierre et Marie Curie
Paris
Prof. Ashoke Sen
Harish Chandra University
Allahabad
4
Characterisation of factors that
determine the balance between
genomic integrity and diversity in
Helicobacter pylori
Alexandre De Brevern
Uniersity Paris Diderot
Paris
Prof. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
5
Self sorted donor and acceptor self
assembly
Philippe Jean Mésini
Institut Charles Sdron 23
Strasbourg
Prof. Suhrit Ghosh
Indian Association for Cultivation
of Science Kolkata
6
Optical soliton propagation in
various dielectric nonlinear media
Patrice Tehofo Dinda
Laboratoire Interdisicplinaire
Carnot de Bourgogne, Universite
Bourgogne Franche Comte, Dijon
Prof. K. Porsezian
Pondicherry University
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Design and synthesis of new C1‐
symmetric biaryl‐ based ligands and
catalysts and their evaluation in
asymmetric catalytic reactions
Pradeep Kumar Tripathi
Organic Chemistry Division
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune
Dr. Frederic Leroux
Université de Strasbourg
Strasbourg
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Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of
Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA)
Who
We Are
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research(IFCPAR/
CEFIPRA) is a binational organisation of cooperation in science and
technology between India and France established in 1987.
What
We Do
Foster collaboration between R&D/ academic organisations and Industries
from India and France in cutting edge of science and technology through a
variety of programmes across the knowledge innovation chain.
Our
Programme
Profile
• Collaborative Scientific Research Programme involving scientific institutions
from both countries for enhancing the academia-to-academia linkages
• Industry Academia Research & Development Programme involving
industry and academiafrom both countries for improving the
competitiveness of the industries involved
• Seminars &workshops as platform for knowledge initiation and forward
chaining
• Targeted programmes as platform for funding agencies of both countries.
• Dedicated Student Mobility Support Programme
• InnovationProgrammes through PPP
• Other Programmes
Who can
Apply
• Scientists & Researchers having permanent position in an Indian or
French university/ R&D institution.
• Post-Doctoral and Doctoral students for mobility support.
• Industries and researchers from industries (including SMEs &Start-Ups)
How to
Apply
• Proposals for Collaborative Scientific Research Programme (with
deadline as 1st April & 1st October),Industry Academia Research &
DevelopmentProgramme (with deadlines as 1st February and 1st July)&
Seminars/Workshop can be submitted online (www.cefipraonline.in).
• On the basis of specific call launched, proposals are invited for Dedicated
Student Mobility Support Programme, Targeted Programmes and
Innovation Programmes through PPP.
Contact us:
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA)
5B, Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
For more information please visit : http://www.cefipra.org
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
French Embassy in India
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA)
Second Call for Proposals on
“Red Biotechnology up to Pre-commercialization Stage”
Last Date for Submission of Proposals: 15th July 2016
Themes of the Call
»» Molecular diagnostic for prediction of Alzheimer’s and other dementia
»» New assisting technologies for mobility of physically challenged (including prosthesis and robotics
applications)
»» Biomaterials and cell engineering for health applications
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants can submit a complete proposal in the prescribed format (http://www.cefipra.org/pdf/
Advt_Publication%20BIRAC-SST.pdf) to the mail id [email protected] by 15th July 2016 at
midnight (India time). For Further information please contact Director, CEFIPRA, email: [email protected],
Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, email: [email protected] or Dr Jyoti Shukla, Manager (Technical), BIRAC email:
[email protected]
Call for proposal in all areas of technology of interest to the Industry
under Industry Academia Research & Development
Programme of CEFIPRA
Last Date for Submission of Full Proposals: 1st July, 2016
Who can apply
The proposal must involve at least one industrial partner from France and one from India and a research
institute from France & one from India.
Proposals involving one industrial partner from one country and one research institute from other country
are also welcome however clear justification should be provided for the same.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicant can submit the full proposal through online www.cefipraonline.in
For further information please contact: Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director ([email protected]),
Dr. Mamoni Banerjee, Scientific Officer ([email protected])
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Indo-French Centre for the Promotion
of
Advanced
Research
(IFCPAR/
CEFIPRA) is a model for international
collaborative research in advanced
areas of Science & Technology. The
Centre was established in 1987 being
supported by Department of Science
& Technology, Government of India
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Development, Government
of France. CEFIPRA is actively involved
in supporting Indo-French Science,
Technology & Innovation system through
various activities. Scientific Collaborative
Research Programme focuses on
academia-to-academia collaborations
between Indian and French academic
collaborators in various domains. Industry
Academia Research & Development
Programme emphasizes to develop the
linkage between Industry and Academia
from France and India. Dedicated mobility support programmes of CEFIPRA provide
exposure to young researchers of the working, social and cultural environment
of the partnering country. Targeted Programmes of CEFIPRA provide platform for
Indian and French National Funding Agencies to implement programmes for
specific areas. Innovation programmes through PPP mode, are the programmes
where industries join hands with CEFIPRA as a funding partner for supporting R & D
in defined priority areas.
For further information please contact:
Pour touta information complémentaire, veuillez contacter:
Director
Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research
5B, Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 INDIA
Tel: 011 2468 2251, 2468 2252, 2463 3567, 4352 6261
Fax: +91 -11-24648632
E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.cefipra.org