CSIR-NIIST, Tata Consumer Products to set up food fortification Centre of Excellence

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 (UNI) CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, and Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) have joined hands to establish a Centre of Excellence for Food Fortification Innovation, Research and Training (CEFIRT) at the CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ITE) Hub at Bio 360 Life Sciences Park, Thonnakkal. The collaboration was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanged during the 85th CSIR Foundation Day celebrations at the national capital on Thursday in the presence of union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh and Secretary, Department of Scientific…