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New head of Indian research giant to tackle funding issues and red tape

Shekhar Mande takes the helm when the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research needs fresh funding, and less bureaucracy.
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One of India’s largest and oldest research and development organizations has a new leader. Shekhar Mande, a structural biologist best known for his work on proteins, starts this month as director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07158-7

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  • Correction 27 October 2018: An earlier version of this story did not make it clear that the external sources of CSIR funding now contributing close to 15% revenue came from industry.

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