Indian Chemical News, India's No. 1 online news media covering chemicals, petrochemicals, and energy sectors, is organizing a two-day conference titled “NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2025” on June 18-19, 2025 at The Leela, Mumbai.  The theme of the Summit is "Preparing for Future Growth".   

The NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2025 will have a session on Industry-Academia Partnership: Imperative for Future Growth on June 19 at The Leela, Mumbai. 

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The summit aims to bring some of the great minds of the industry to delve deep, and devise an implementation mechanism to realize the set goal of the Indian chemical industry i.e. to achieve US $2 Trillion by 2047. Along with the summit, there is an expo where exhibitors will showcase their latest innovations, technologies, products and other offerings to enhance sustainability, digitalization, and safety of the industry at large. 

Industry-Academia partnerships are critical for the chemical industry's future growth due to their ability to drive innovation, address complex challenges, and align research with market needs. These collaborations combine Academia's cutting-edge research capabilities and theoretical expertise with industry's practical knowledge, infrastructure, and commercial focus.  

Academic institutions contribute advanced research in areas like sustainable chemistry, novel materials, and process optimization, while industry provides real-world applications and scalability insights, accelerating the development of breakthrough technologies. 

Partnerships enable the creation of eco-friendly processes and products, addressing regulatory pressures and consumer demand for sustainability, such as biodegradable polymers or carbon-neutral manufacturing. Challenges, such as differing priorities (academia's focus on publications vs. industry's emphasis on commercialization) and intellectual property disputes, must be addressed through clear agreements and mutual trust. 

Industry-Academia partnerships are not just beneficial but imperative for the chemical industry’s growth, enabling innovation, sustainability, and workforce readiness to meet future demands. 

Points to be discussed during the session are: Innovation and R&D; Sustainability and green chemistry; Talent development; Cost and risk sharing; Global competitiveness; Convergence of priorities; and Intellectual property disputes. 

Prof. Aniruddha B. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Dean & Director, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar University; Dr. Anubhav Saxena, Chief - R&D Office, Pidilite Industries Ltd.; Dr. Kamlesh Pai Fondekar, Head - Research & Development, Godrej Agrovet Ltd.; Dr. Jagannath Jadhav, Assistant Vice President (R&D and Business Development), Indo Amines Ltd.; and Pratish Koparkar, CHRO, Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd.; The Moderator of the session is Mr. Anjani Prasad, Managing Director and Vice President Textile Effects, South Asia, Archroma. 

The NextGen Summit is supported by Flanders Investment & Trade as Country Partner; APEDB as State Partner; DCM Shriram Chemicals as Principal Partner; Revvity Signals, Ingenero, Tubacex Group, BTG (a Voith company), Gujarat Fluorochemicals, Excel Industries, Epsilon Carbon, Aquapharm, and Woodfield as Gold Partners; Zodiac Tank Container Terminals, Regreen Excel, and Analytik Jena as Associate Partners; and Archroma as Supporting Partner.