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Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to set up a nano foundry with Rs.500 crore (about $110 million) investment to roll out products for various applications, a top official said here late Wednesday.

'In the run-up to setting up the nano foundry, we are designing a nanofab as a national facility. The foundry will be set up in partnership with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs),' DRDO Chief Controller for R&D W. Selvamurthy said at the Bangalore Nano 2010 exposition here.


Noting that nanotechnology had several applications spanning from agriculture to defence, Selvamurthy said that the industry and academic institutions needed to work as centres of excellence instead of islands of excellence to achieve scientific and technological breakthroughs.


'Research in one specialisation need not be limited to applications in that specialisation but contribute a lot to other areas. For instance, a breakthrough in our labs are not only enhancing the capabilities of armed forces, but also contributing to businesses and public outside the defence purview,' Selvamurthy told delegates participating in the two-day event.


Joint collaboration between defence labs, industry and academia will enable the country to churn out products in healthcare, medicine, sensors and energy harvesting.


'Our research and development (R&D) facility for nanotechnology can be used by the private industry as well as academic institutions for developing nano materials and applications. One of our labs is working on safety of nanotechnology for individuals and environment,' the noted scientist said.


In this context, Selvamurthy said nanocomposite coatings, developed by the Ahmednagar defence lab in Maharashtra, could be used in several anti-corrosive industrial applications.


'Our defence bio-engineering and electro-medical in Bangalore is developing several biosensors to ensure safety of soldiers in the warfare and those applications can revolutionise medical diagnostics,' Selvamurthy added.


Drug maker Cipla is set to take up the production of nano particle drugs that can be directly deposited into lungs, though it was originally developed for soldiers at high altitudes.

Indian defence research agency plans $110 mn nano foundry
 
good investment.. Nano technologies are going to rule for atleast next 1/2 a decade.. we need to master this before we go into the next level... we must catch up with the world.. by next decade we should be equal leaders in technologies ..

Hope they do some good research in agriculture and medicine .. which is of high need at this juncture.. we should be the best in these two and our export has to be increased several manifold especially in these two areas...
 
Cool!!! Nano technology is the future. DRDO and some other labs and institutes have good nano research facilities we need uptodate, advanced and dedicated nano labs.
 
Indian Nano Foundry to Focus on Bio-Sensors

The foundry will focus on creating new products in nanotechnology, with a main focus on developing bio-sensors, nano composites, and nano electrodes. These three products will be developed in the next two years.

The nano foundry will be run by partnering with academic institutions and IITs in India. The academic institutions can use the research and development facilities for research. The total cost for the development of the foundry is expected to be Rs.500 crore. DRDO has hired 15 nano experts who are non-resident Indians, for the nano projects.

DRDO’s bioengineering and electromedical lab located at Bangalore had developed many bio-sensors, which can revolutionize medical diagnostics and help ensure soldier safety in war.

Indian Nano Foundry to Focus on Bio-Sensors
 
DRDO roadmap for Rs 600-crore Nano Foundry ready

India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has unveiled a road map to tap the immense potential of nanotechnology, including a Rs 600 crore ($133.3 million) nano foundry to be established in either Bangalore or Hyderabad, in partnership with the country’s premier academic institutions. W. Selvamurthi, DRDO’s head of life science research and development, tells Aviation Week that the proposed foundry would primarily focus on three areas: composites, sensors and electrodes. “Our labs in India are already working on nanocomposite coatings for anti-corrosive applications and also developing biosensors in aid of soldiers during a war,” Selvamurthi says. “The foundry will help the fabrications of products that are coming out of DRDO labs, in mass scale.”

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