Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

CSIR‑CIMAP is a premier national research institute under India’s Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, headquartered in Lucknow, with 100 scientists, 162 technical officers, 129 support staff, and nearly 300 doctoral and post‑doctoral scholars across regional centers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pantnagar, and Purara. For industry partners, co‑located central chemical and biology facilities provide advanced GC/GC‑MS, NMR, HPLC, LC‑MS/MS, and other high‑end capabilities for quality analysis, screening, and characterization. Pilot‑scale distillation and extraction facilities, research farms, and herbarium resources enable integrated crop‑to‑concentrate development; the institute also designs and commissions commercial field distillation units and offers training and consultancy. Research is primarily supported by the Government of India through CSIR, complemented by competitive national funding. A dedicated technology‑transfer function supports licensing and turnkey packages for processors and growers.