This article is the second in a two-part series reporting on the proceedings of the 17th Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM 2025), held in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from 3 to 7 March 2025. In the second part of this report, we discuss the takeaways from interactive ​‘Ask Us Anything’ open discussions, the ice-breaker session, and the proceedings from the PDF satellite meeting that followed the YIM 2025 from 6 and 7 March 2025.

The 17th edition of the annual Young Investigators’ Meeting(YIM 2025) took place in the historical city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from 3 to 7 March 2025. Around 80 young investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and representatives from funding agencies, mentors, and institutional representatives attended the meeting for mentor talks, special talks, networking sessions, panel discussion, and poster presentations.

The third Regional Young Investigators’ Meeting (RYIM) of the 2024 – 2025 took place in Chennai on 22-24 January 2025. Hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), the meeting featured insightful panel discussions, networking sessions, and discussions on the future of medicine and allied health sciences.

The first Regional Young Investigators’ Meeting (RYIM)of the 2024-2025 took place in Visakhapatnam, bringing together academia and industry to foster biomedical innovation. Hosted by GITAM Deemed to be University (GITAM) and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Pvt. Ltd. (AMTZ), the event featured insightful workshops, networking sessions, and discussions on bridging the gap between research and medical technology development.

This article is the second in a two-part series reporting on the proceedings of the 16th Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM 2024) held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 11 to 15 March 2024. In the second part of this report, we discuss the takeaways from interactive ‘Ask Us Anything’ panel discussion, insights from the ice-breaker session, and the proceedings from the PDF satellite meeting that followed the YIM 2024.

The 16th edition of the annual Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM 2024) was held in the central Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 11 to 15 March 2024. Around 120 young investigators and postdoctoral fellows, along with representatives from funding agencies, mentors, and institutional representatives, attended the meeting for special talks, networking sessions, workshops, panel discussion, and poster presentations.

The seventh (and last) of the RYIMs for 2023-2024, RYIM Pune was held at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Medical College on 16-17 February 2024, with a pre-meeting Crafting Your Career (CYC) workshop from IndiaBioscience on 15 February.