1. The document provides guidance to principal investigators for summarizing fast track translation/commercialization projects, focusing on maturing technology from TRL3/4 to TRL6+. 2. PIs are asked to summarize the unmet business/social need addressed, the proposed technical solution, the pre-project state of the technology, technical breakthroughs needed, key performance indicators to measure success, and the original project plan linked to KPIs. 3. The summary should quantify starting points, goals, and current status for each KPI, as well as accomplishments, challenges, and any needed assistance. This enables meaningful discussion of progress toward commercialization.

1. A few notes to the Principal Investigators as they prepare this summary
As we are discussing Fast Track Translation/Commercialization Projects, we assume that technology was
already at TRL3/4 when the project started. Current Project and its Assessment is focused on maturation to
TRL6+ and Transition.
Accordingly, the PI should focus on a crisp communication of:
1. What is the unmet business/social need that they are addressing through this project?
2. What is their proposed technical solution towards meeting this unmet need?
3. What was the state of the technology before this project started – prior art?
4. What technical breakthroughs are needed to get to viable solution (see #2)?
5. What are the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or Measures of Success for this technology maturation.
• Please quantify the starting point, end-goal of each KPI, and where is the Team today in that journey
6. What was their (original) project plan to enable this technology maturation:
1. Tasks should be linked to KPIs
2. How is the Team doing w.r.t. the plan. Changes are perfectly OK, but need an explanation.
7. Highlight key accomplishments and challenges; also any help that the Team may need
These questions may appear difficult at first, but quantification is the only way to have a meaningful dialogue

2. Recovery of zinc from zinc dross as:
1. Premium salts through hydro-metallurgical route, and
2. Liquid metal and powder through distillation quenching route
Dr. Shivendra Sinha xyz Scientist 30%
Dr. Krishna Kumar xyz Scientist 20%
Start Date Sept 2022
Duration (months) 24
Budget (in Lakh INR) 145
CSIR Lab: NML Jamshedpur
Industry Partner(s):
1. TATA Steel
2. Hindustan Zinc Ltd

3. Program Objective
1. Recovery of zinc as Premium salts from zinc dross through hydro-metallurgical route
2. Recovery of zinc as liquid metal and powder from zinc dross through distillation quenching route and
residue valorization through hydrometallurgical route
State of Technology – Project Start State of Technology – Project End How do we intend to get there?
Currently zinc dross is simply thrown
away or sold to scrap dealers…
whatever is the true state when
project started!
Recover >xx% zinc from dross that is
commercially viable and has minimal
carbon footprint
Describe how the Team is looking to
demonstrate scale-up and meeting
KPI numbers
What are we aiming to accomplish and how -
Define KPIs for your Project KPI Value -
Project Start
KPI Value -
Project End
How do we intend to improve
this KPI & by When?
KPI Value -
Today
% recovery of zinc of xx purity Abc % Xyz % ….. Efg%
Cost of recovery (per kg) Abc % Xyz % ….. Efg%
Energy requirement (kWh) Abc % Xyz % ….. Efg%
KPI = Key Performance Indicator. Be as quantitative as possible. If you can not measure it, it is difficult to improve upon.

4. Business Case
1. Voice of Customer / Market Survey
2. Industry Partner(s)
• What do they want, and
• How will they help
3. Linkage between KPI and Business Case – e.g. if we can recover xx zinc at yy cost, we will make zz money
4. Assumptions in the above plans, and if/how we have tested it

5. Program Plan
Task Name Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Comments
For each Task, please use upper row to depict Original Plan and lower row to depict the Actual/Estimated Plan

6. Summary Status
Accomplishments - Must relate to a KPI Next Steps – If any Help Needed – Who & What?
Challenges – Technical, Commercial, Logistical Mitigation Plan Help Needed – Who & What?

7. Budget Utilization