Lucknow: As a platform for selling innovation, entrepreneurship and know-how transfer from laboratory to market, two-day CSIR Startup Conclave 2025, being held for first time within the metropolis on the National Botanical Research Institute, was inaugurated on Sunday.The conclave is being organised collectively by 4 premier Lucknow-based CSIR laboratories—CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) and CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP).The conclave, inaugurated by deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, introduced collectively over 50 CSIR-incubated startups from throughout India, showcasing their progressive merchandise and applied sciences developed with CSIR assist. Pathak mentioned such platforms wouldn’t solely increase UP’s innovation ecosystem but in addition empower farmers, youth and entrepreneurs to contribute to the imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat 2047.Renowned scientists and academicians termed the conclave as platform for selling innovation, entrepreneurship, nd know-how transfer from the laboratory to the market. Another distinctive characteristic of the conclave was the energetic participation of greater than 200 farmers, who engaged immediately with scientists and entrepreneurs to find out about sustainable, technology-driven options that enhance productiveness, revenue and rural growth.Speaking on the event, CSIR director common N Kalaiselvi emphasised that CSIR’s power was not solely in cutting-edge analysis but in addition in its means to transform analysis outcomes into scalable, market-ready applied sciences. Kalaiselvi additionally felicitated younger innovators, inspiring them to leverage science and innovation for societal impression.Also current on the event was Babu Lal Meena extra chief secretary, horticulture and sericulture division and meals processing division, Lucknow. He underlined the export potential of value-added merchandise like honey and urged farmers to benefit from schemes resembling MIDH. He confused that high quality ought to stay a high precedence, supported by certifications together with APEDA, GI tags and sturdy chilly chain infrastructure. He additionally shared direct contacts of key entrepreneurs and officers with individuals, facilitating robust market linkages.During the conclave, two workshops for farmers had been organised by CSIR-NBRI, wherein specialists launched superior practices in floriculture, protecting fashionable cultivation strategies, high quality planting materials, and post-harvest applied sciences. Farmers had been guided on growing floriculture as a worthwhile enterprise with assured market linkages.