Analytical Services
Access advanced analytical instrumentation for research, testing and characterization of biological, environmental, forestry and industrial samples.
About the Centre
Bridging advanced scientific infrastructure with researchers, academia & industry
The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), in collaboration with the Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map (I-STEM), is pleased to announce the initiation of an I-STEM Catalyst Centre at the Centre for Analytical Instrumentation – Kerala (CAI-K).
The Catalyst Centre will serve as a regional platform for facilitating access to advanced analytical facilities, strengthening scientific capacity, promoting technology-enabled research, and connecting researchers with high-end instrumentation and expertise.
Shared infrastructure, wider reach
Bring facilities, technical expertise and research users together through the I-STEM ecosystem.
Why CAI-K?
Why an I-STEM Catalyst Centre here?
The Centre will build on CAI-K’s established analytical infrastructure and technical expertise to make sophisticated scientific resources more accessible and useful.
- Facilitate access to advanced analytical instrumentation and scientific facilities
- Support researchers, students, academic institutions and industries in analytical requirements
- Promote shared utilisation of sophisticated scientific infrastructure
- Enable hands-on training and skill development in analytical instrumentation
- Connect users with experts, facilities and technical resources
- Encourage collaborative research and interdisciplinary scientific programmes
- Strengthen industry–academia–research institute linkages
- Promote efficient use of national scientific infrastructure through I-STEM
What we enable
Services & activities
Support for analytical needs, skills development and research partnerships.
Training & Capacity Building
Hands-on training, workshops, internships and customized programmes in advanced instrumentation and scientific techniques.
View training calendarResearch & Collaboration
Facilitate collaborative research, interdisciplinary projects, expert interactions and technology-oriented initiatives.
Infrastructure Access
Promote wider and efficient utilisation of scientific infrastructure through the I-STEM ecosystem.
For the research community
Who can benefit?
Opportunities are relevant across forestry, environmental sciences, agriculture, biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, pharmaceuticals, food science and allied areas.
A step towards shared scientific excellence
The I-STEM Catalyst Centre at CAI-K aims to create a vibrant regional hub for scientific infrastructure sharing, analytical excellence and capacity building, contributing to the broader vision of making advanced research facilities more accessible to the scientific community.