In June 2018, a mission mode programme was launched as Food and Consumer Safety Solutions (FOCUS) which was a joint initiative of seven CSIR laboratories, with CSIR-IITR serving as the coordinating institution.
In January 2021, the CSIR launched "Advancing Technological Leads for Assuring Food Safety (ATLAS)", a mission mode programme in collaboration with thirteen CSIR laboratories and CSIR-IITR serving as the nodal institute.
Mission Director
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Vishvigyan Bhavan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg
P.O. Box No. 80, Lucknow - 226 001
Uttar Pradesh, India.
Phone (EPBX): +91-522-2620107, 2620207, 2614118
Email:
director@iitr.res.in
Dr.
Parthasarathi Ramakrishnan
Toxicoinformatics & Industrial Research
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research,
Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
Lucknow - 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India,
Email: partha.ram@iitr.res.in