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Ten U-NRL hubs have been envisaged in India by the office of the scientific adviser to strengthen the research ecosystem of the universities. This brought the scientific adviser to assess the progress being made by CRIKC and look at the possibility of adopting this model for ‘University-National Research Laboratory (U-NRL) Hub’ (North-western region). CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh has the potential to lead in scientific innovation and can even go ahead of Switzerland , a country that tops the innovation chart globally, according to Prof K VijayRaghavan , principal scientific adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.VijayRaghavan is working nationwide to establish clusters where there is synergy between academia and industry. Private universities come up with new approaches in science and technology and can provide quality human resources. These components together can transform science effectively.”He said, “There is a need to work in this kind of ecosystem and give CRIKC a branding..