BIG Grant (Biotechnology Ignition Grant)
Funds early-stage Indian biotechnology ventures through proof-of-concept support and startup development stages.
The Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG Grant) is BIRAC's flagship early-stage biotech grant, providing up to INR 50 Lakhs (₹5,000,000) as non-equity, non-dilutive grant-in-aid for 18-month proof-of-concept projects. BIRAC — the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council — is a not-for-profit public-sector enterprise established by the Government of India's Department of Biotechnology in 201…
Indian biotech start-ups and innovators at the pre-commercial proof-of-concept stage. All biotech sectors including healthcare/medical devices, agritech, food and nutrition, synthetic biology, and other biotechnology areas.
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