Agriculture solutions provider Coromandel International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) for setting up a Corporate Research Center at the IITM Research Park.
The center will act as a hub for collaborative research programs, technology incubation, talent development and international collaboration, enabling Coromandel to leverage the IIT Madras ecosystem’s innovation and technology infrastructure in India and abroad.
The announcement was made during the inauguration of the IITM Global Research Foundation chaired by S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, Government of India. The ceremony was also attended by Narayanan Vellayan, Whole Time Director – Strategic Sourcing, Coromandel International Limited and V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras.
“Our collaboration with IIT Madras Global will enable us to work closely with leading researchers, scientists and global partners to develop breakthrough crop nutrition solutions and advanced agricultural inputs. The Corporate Research Center will serve as a strategic platform to translate cutting-edge science into scalable technologies that will benefit farmers, industry and the country’s innovation agenda,” said Narayanan Vellayan, full-time director of strategic sourcing at Coromandel International Limited.
T. Madhav Narayan, CEO of IITM Global, said that the MoU with Coromandel represents an important step towards deep collaboration between industry and academia, accelerating translational research and innovation with real-world impact.
Published on January 12, 2026