I-STEM launches first project to boost research facilities, labs in Ladakh [Video]

I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map), an initiative from the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, on Friday said it has made efforts to revolutionise research collaboration for the first time in the Ladakh region by enhancing industries and Startups’ accessibility to research facilities and labs.

I-STEM is a comprehensive aggregator, connecting researchers to publicly funded laboratories and scientific equipment across India.

To boost research collaboration in Ladakh, I-STEM recently conducted its flagship ‘Samavesha’ at the University of Ladakh and created awareness of the I-STEM National Portal.

The Samavesha Project connects industries, researchers, and start-ups looking to avail advanced scientific equipment with an academic institution that has the requisite equipment.

This will save the researchers, industry, and startups the prohibitive capital expenditure of purchasing advanced equipment. At the national level, this will prevent duplication of resources in the research institutions.

“The vision of I-STEM is to create a future where one million new-age researchers, brimming …