The Indian Minister of State of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, visited the University of Surrey and the Surrey Ion Beam Centre on 28th April 2023. The focal point of the visit was to discuss semiconductor research and development that can help spur the next generation of technologies and industries in IC design and manufacture. He was accompanied by Mr Sanjeev Kumar Varshney (Adviser & Head, International Bilateral Cooperation Division, Department of Science & Technology) and Dr Rama Bansal (Head, CSIR).