IIST is spearheading the experiment ‘CROP SEEDS on ISS’ wherein a host of food crop seeds, integrated as a biology payload in the Space Biology Laboratory are on board Axiom-4 mission. For this project, IIST has entered into an MoU with the Human Spaceflight Centre (HSFC), ISRO which was signed by Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, Vice Chancellor, IIST and Dr. D K Singh, Director HSFC at ISRO HQ on 21st May 2025. The science investigation team is led by Dr. K G Sreejalekshmi, Professor at IIST and PI of the project.