Job Description

“PUSH-TRANSLATION” WORKSHOP

Pushing discoveries across the translation gap

31 October – 1 November 2025
VENUE: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru

An experiential workshop to educate on the critical elements of early-stage product development: Get your invention ready for licensing/industrial collaboration by interacting with experienced product developers spanning every discipline from Medicinal Chemistry to Clinical
Development.

Jointly hosted by C-CAMP (https://ccamp.res.in/) and Ignite Life Science Foundation (https://ignitelsf.in/)

We are organising a two-day intensive workshop on Life Science Product Development, in collaboration with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP). This workshop will be held on 31 October – 1 November at C-CAMP, Bengaluru. We invite you to recommend suitable participants from your institution for this unique opportunity.

About the Workshop

The “push-translation” approach bridges the gap between early-stage academic discoveries and their commercial evaluation or licensing. While academic research often yields promising inventions, many fail to progress due to missing translational elements such as pharmacokinetics, toxicity profiling, mechanism of action studies, benchmark comparisons, clinically predictive models, and intellectual property analysis. These skills and perspectives,
though rarely part of academic training, are critical to de-risk an invention in the eyes of investors, funding agencies, and industry partners. This workshop will equip investigators with the know-how, tools, and strategic insights to strengthen the translational value of their work.
Participants will gain a practical roadmap for preparing a complete, investor-ready data package, learn how to identify high-potential inventions and make informed decisions to discontinue non-viable projects, interact directly with seasoned drug development professionals, and engage with real-world case studies. They will also have the opportunity to showcase their own inventions to experts, receive tailored feedback, and explore potential collaborations.
More details about the program can be found here: https://ignitelsf.in/static/pdfs/Push%20Translational%20Workshop%20Announcement.pdf
Full-time faculty and academic investigators from both government and private nonprofit institutions engaged in discovery research are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to investigators who have at least one product with a promising profile in preclinical development. Investigators who have founded start-up companies based on their inventions are also welcome to apply.
As seats for this workshop are limited, we request you to kindly nominate up to TWO participants from your institution who would be a good fit to benefit from and contribute to this program. Selection will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Travel and accommodation will be covered for selected participants.

Please submit the completed registration form by 20 September 2025.
Use the link here to register: Registration form
Early submission is strongly encouraged. We also invite you to circulate this call among
colleagues who may be interested.
We look forward to your recommendations and to hosting your nominees at this workshop.