The CSIR-ISRO Space Meet 2025, held in Bengaluru, brought together over 150–200 delegates from leading national and international space agencies including ESA (European Space Agency), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), IAF (Indian Air Force), and DRDO. The conference was organised to strengthen India's preparedness for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission and to advance research in microgravity science.

Group Captain Prasanth Nair, a key astronaut candidate for Gaganyaan, participated in discussions on the physiological and psychological challenges of long-duration spaceflight in microgravity environments. The meet focused on two critical research domains: space food technology and microfluidics in space.

Space food research aims to develop nutritious, lightweight, and shelf-stable food solutions for Indian astronauts during orbital missions. Microfluidics research in space explores how fluids behave in zero-gravity conditions, with applications in drug delivery, biomedical diagnostics, and materials processing.

CSIR laboratories including CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) and IMTECH are actively contributing to space food formulation and biological research for Gaganyaan. ISRO and CSIR are leveraging India's scientific ecosystem to reduce dependence on foreign technology for human spaceflight.

This collaboration underscores India's ambition to achieve a self-reliant human spaceflight programme by 2025–26, aligning with the broader Atmanirbhar Bharat mission in the space sector. The Bengaluru meet also explored joint research protocols and data-sharing frameworks with international partners.