Yes DRDO laboratories have worked in coordination with academic institutes, the CSIR and even ISRO over projects required for the Indian Air Force and its sister services, there so may institution of ISRO associated with DRDO listed below :

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota.

ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri.

ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru.

Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad.

National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad.

ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram.

Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), Ahmedabad.

Master Control Facility (MCF), Hassan, Karnataka.

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru.

Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru.

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun.

Antrix Corporation - The marketing arm of ISRO, Bengaluru.