National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

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CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIST)

നാഷണൽ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ഫോർ ഇന്റർ ഡിസിപ്ലിനറി സയൻസ് ആൻഡ് ടെക്നോളജി
Formation	1975
Headquarters	Industrial Estate PO, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Director	Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan
Parent organization	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Website	https://www.niist.res.in/
Formerly called	CSIR - Trivandrum complex (Regional Research Laboratory)

The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST, formerly Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum) is a constituent laboratory of CSIR, India, engaged in research and development activities in the field of agroprocessing and technology, microbial processes and technology, chemical sciences and technology, material sciences and technology and process engineering and environmental technology. Around approximately 80 scientists and 300 research fellows are working in various scientific disciplines in this institute. The programmes have a blend of basic research, technology development and commercialization; have specific thrusts on frontier areas of research, National Mission Projects, regional resource-based activities and R & D - Industry - Academia linkages. The laboratory has excellent collaborative programmes with major National & International agencies too. the present director of the institute is Dr.C. Anandharamakrishnan.^[1][2]

It was established in 1975 as a CSIR Complex, then named as the Regional Research Laboratory in 1978 and later renamed as NIIST in 2007.^[3]