Space research and development continue to evolve and break boundaries across different knowledge domains. Our scientists continue to diverge and converge on points that have the potential to generate novel possibilities through meaningful collaborations and mutual value-addition. The road ahead will depend on how we can collectively pursue the grand challenges that lay ahead! [Industrial RandD team leader, Aerospace Labs, India]

It is important for us to consistently demonstrate our current as well as future capabilities on various forums so that we establish ourselves as a dominant player in our industry. It also helps us in soliciting feedback, comments and suggestions for improvement from various stakeholders such as prospective customers, collaborators, and competitors. This feedback is really important for our team! [ Industrial R&D team leader, Defense Technology Labs, India]

Our research demands constant exploration of new phenomena and novel experimentation techniques. Hence, my team actively explores such novel developments and experts who pursue such scientific problems. It helps us in updating ourselves with the latest path-breaking developments and opens up opportunities for future collaborations. [Industrial R&D team leader, Nanotechnology Labs, India]

Imaging instruments play a critical role in our research as they help us in better visualization. However, the acquisition of such instruments is very difficult, cumbersome and expensive. Hence, we need to expedite the acquisition process! [Industrial R&D team leader, Life-science Labs, Japan]

Advanced machinery helps us in getting better results as they eliminate the intrusion of undesired impurities. However, such machinery also demands expertise in operating it efficiently and effectively. Hence, we constantly require skilled experts who can operate such advanced equipment and also train novices for future skill-building. [Industrial R&D team leader, Advanced Chemical Sciences Labs, Japan]

We possess some of the most advanced equipment for circuit designing and testing. However, our younger scientists tend to be slightly scared of utilizing them due to pre-conceived inhibitions. Hence, we are trying our best to help them navigate through their initial days by routinizing their usage of this advanced equipment so that their internal inhibitions can be eliminated. [Industrial R&D team leader, Advanced Electronics Engineering Labs, India]

Healthcare innovations demand collaborations across various domains to solve critical challenges involved in the tedious process of translating solutions from labs to the market. Such challenges demand a collaborative effort across experts from several domains who can come together and build complementary skill sets for developing efficient as well as effective solutions. [Industrial R&D team leader, Healthcare Technology Labs, India]

The path toward developing highly efficient renewable energy systems will be long, hard and turbulent. We need to garner every single expert who can add value to our quest toward developing such solutions. Our success will be dependent on our ability to build good relationships with such experts, irrespective of their domains, for long-term mutual value-addition and to ensure energy sufficiency, security and sustainability for everyone on the planet. [Industrial R&D team leader, Renewable Energy Labs, Japan]