Announcements & Opportunities

BIRAC announces Call for Proposals under BioNEST Scheme

Bio-incubation allows harnessing of the entrepreneurial potential of start ups by providing access to infrastructure as well as mentoring and networking platforms that the start ups could use during their fledgling days. Through BioNEST, BIRAC has supported 35 bio-incubators with the cumulative area of 3,91,849 sq. ft. The 35 bio-incubators are placed either within academic/ research clusters or stand-alone incubators either privately funded or funded by State Governments supporting innovation in Healthcare, Lifesciences, Vaccines, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Drug Formulations and Delivery Systems, Industrial Biotechnology, Agriculture, Secondary Agriculture, Waste Management, Sanitation, Clean Energy and other related areas.

Eligibility: BioNEST could be hosted by an existing academic/ research organization, Research Hospital which do not have a formal Incubation centre but support Entrepreneurial activities. The host institutes (HI) should have adequate expertise and infrastructure to support incubation activity. Incubators supported directly under BioNEST may be managed by host institutes or may be in PPP Mode.

 Last date: Friday, March 31, 2023