CNRS IN INDIAJULY-AUGUST 2024
A word from the Delhi Desk‘Les vacances’ and ‘jeux olympiques’ were most likely the preoccupation of a majority ofFrench colleagues, but elsewhere, the business was almost as usual.
The good news for scientists in EU and for our collaborators from the Council of Scientificand Industrial Research (CSIR), India, came in the form of the announcement of the cofunding to promote EU-India research cooperation under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Actions Staff Exchanges, part of the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon
Europe. Via this scheme, CSIR, India proposes to extend support to the selected MSCA
Staff Exchanges projects, enabling CSIR institutes to engage in joint research projects with
European and international partners and second their scientific and technical staff toEuropean research organisations for knowledge sharing and research activities. We urge
the CNRS scientists to consider this new scheme for their cooperation with India.
The next call will open on the 19th September 2024, and closes on the 5th February 2025.
Early summer, Cyril Botté and his ApicoLipid Group of CNRS UMR5309 from Institut Jean
Roget at La Tronche, and their collaborators from ICGEB, New Delhi India, organized a
CEFIPRA-funded Indo-French Workshop on Host-Pathogen Metabolic Interactions &Malarial Drug Resistance, which was highly interactive and was a perfect platform forconstructive discussions for future cooperation.
A mini workshop was organized at IIT Dharwad by Prof. Jean-Christophe Nallatamby (XLIM
Lab, France) and Dr. Raphael SOMMET (XLIM Lab, France), the coordinators of an IRP(MEMS and GaN Development ThRough COmplementary CollaboratioN, MEGATRON).
The workshop highlighted tools and mechanisms of cooperation with CNRS. Youngcolleagues from IIT Dharwad shared their experience and success stories of collaboration
with CNRS thus sending highly positive signals to students and faculty towards
strengthening cooperation with CNRS.
Angela Giangrande and her collaborator Tina Mukherjee, the coordinators of another IRP“MACHUB - Macrophages, key systemic sensors and signaling hubs in development andphysiology” are all set to host an exciting workshop in Bangalore in September!

A brief walk into the fascinating
history of Ladakh with Quentin
Devers, a passionate CNRS
archeologist.

Indo-French Workshop on
Genomics and Omics Strategies
to target drug resistant malaria
at Institut Jean Roget, Grenoble
on1-2July 2024

The coordinators of another IRP ‘Classical and quantum dynamics in out of equilibrium
systems (DynoutSys)’ have aligned an interesting workshop also funded by CEFIPRA in
December at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore. Thierry Dauxois
and several well-known scientists from both the countries are awaited.
Several other equally exciting events involving CNRS scientists are unfolding both inFrance and India. The Bureau is also looking forwards eagerly to working with the newscientific attachés in Bangalore and Chennai. Thus, la rentrée following summer pause
carries along all the enthusiasm and positive vibes. We hope the same is true for all ofyou.
Enjoy the newsletter!

Mini-workshop on“Opportunities and Mechanismsof Scientific Cooperation andHigher Education with EU,
France and CNRS” on 21st
August 2024 at IIT Dharwad.

CNRS IN INDIA
Indo-French Workshop on Genomics and Omics Strategies to target drug resistant malaria at
Institut Jean Roget
An International Scientific Meeting and Workshop, entitled "Indo-French Workshop on Host-Pathogen
Metabolic Interactions and Malarial Drug Resistance," was held on 1-2 July 2024, at Grenoble Alpes
University, Rhône-Alpes, Grenoble. The workshop was funded by the Indo–French Centre for the Promotionof Advanced Research (CEFIPRA/IFCPAR).
The primary objectives of the workshop were:- To bring together Indian and French experts in emerging omics technologies for vaccine and drug
development.
- To facilitate brainstorming within the scientific community and develop strategies to combat drug
resistance in malaria.
- To disseminate knowledge generated by ongoing Indo-French collaborative research activities and foster
new research collaborations aimed at developing novel anti-malarial strategies.
The workshop also featured participation from industrial partners in India and France, providing a platform
for developing industry-academia collaborations. These partners shared their expertise in applying advanced
techniques in infectious disease research, particularly in genomic and omics approaches. Young researchers
benefited significantly from the workshop, gaining insights that will help them apply these techniques in theirrespective research endeavors.

Visit to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad and Indian Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT) Dharwad
The Director was invited as the keynote speaker at the mini-workshop “Opportunities and Mechanisms of
Scientific Cooperation and Higher Education with EU, France and CNRS” conducted on 21st August 2024 at
IIT Dharwad.
Prof. Jean-Christophe Nallatamby (XLIM Lab, France), Dr. Raphael SOMMET (XLIM Lab, France), Prof. P.
Vigneshwara Raja (IIT Dharwad), Prof. Sagnik Sen (IIT Dharwad), Prof. Satyapriya Gupta (IIT Dharwad) werealso present at the workshop and shared their experiences on Indo-French research collaboration,complementary work carried out by both parties, and the obtained benefits.
The director of the Bureau also made a presentation on "Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the
EU & France: Tools and Mechanisms." at Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Dharwad. He
introduced a range of scholarship and fellowship schemes, along with academic collaboration opportunities
that France offers to international students and researchers. The event was highly interactive, fostering
meaningful discussions and enthusiasm for future collaborations. IIIT Dharwad is eager to leverage theseopportunities to strengthen global academic connections.

R&I Regional Visit to Chandigarh and Horizon Europe R&I Info Day 2024
The Director of the Bureau participated in the Research and Innovation (R&I) Regional Visit to Chandigarh
organized by the Delegation of European Union to India and Euraxess Indiaon 29th August 2024. He visitedthe four specialized institutes in Chandigarh and presented the bilateral R&I and funding opportunities. The
Institutes visited were:CSIR-IMTECH: Health Research & Medical Technologies
SCL: Semiconductor, Chips, and Quantum Technologies
INST: Advanced, Raw, and Nano Materials



IISER: Multidisciplinary – Energy, Climate, Health, ICT, etc.

The Director also participated in the Horizon Europe R&I Info Day 2024 organized by by the Delegation ofEuropean Union to India and Euraxess Indiaon 30th August 2024. More than 150 researchers and students
participated in in the event. The event gave strong testimony to the excellent EU-India partnership in R&I. It
featured lively exchanges between participants and representatives from EURAXESS India, EU in India, Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and European countries, expanding opportunities for Indian researchers andinnovators within the EU’s Horizon Europe programme and bilateral schemes offered by European countries.

Visit to the newly established All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Bilaspur.
The Director of the Bureau CNRS, along with Dr Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, First Counsellor, Head of Section Research & Innovation, European Union Delegation to India and Bhutan and Dr Vivek Dham, Advisor for
Research & Innovation, Delegation of the European Union to India, visited the newly established All India
Institute of Medical Sciences at Bilaspur, in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday the 31st August 2024. The Director
Prof Vir Singh Negi who has had longstanding collaboration with France, the representatives of the EUdelegation and the Director of the bureau coordinated a workshop "Opportunities and Mechanisms of
Scientific Cooperation and Higher Education with European Union, France, and CNRS".

A brief walk into the fascinating history of Ladakh with Quentin Devers, a passionate CNRS
archeologist.
Quentin Devers, a CNRS scientist affiliated to the ’Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l'Asie orientale’
CRCAO-UMR8155, CNRS in Paris. Quentin Devers has been studying archaeology of Ladakh for the last
several years. His research is centered around the documentation of all the archaeological sites in Ladakh.
The objective is to understand the diversity of material cultures that coexisted and succeeded one anotherin the region, their chronology, and the evolution of their territorial extensions and overlaps. Through his
investigation, Quentin Devers has compiled a series of volumes on the heritage of the six subregions ofLadakh, in collaboration with INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage). It is a unique
privilege to visit different sites and points of interest such as monasteries, temples, fortresses, tombs, masjidruins, buddhist carvings, a wide range of petroglyphs with the expert.

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