SBIRI Grant
Funds early Indian biotech enterprises in pre-commercial research collaboration with innovation partners.
The SBIRI Grant is BIRAC's PPP-mechanism biotech grant launched in 2005 to support Indian companies, LLPs, and joint ventures undertaking early-stage pre-PoC biotech research. SBIRI was India's first PPP-mode early-stage innovation scheme in biotechnology.
Funding is grant-in-aid disbursed in milestone-based installments. Project sizes typically range from INR 50 Lakhs (₹5 million) to INR 2 Crore…
Indian-citizen-majority companies and LLPs undertaking early-stage pre-PoC biotech research in healthcare, food and nutrition, agriculture, and other biotech sectors with societal impact.
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