DBT-BIRAC Bio-AI मूलांकुर Hubs Rolling Call
Supports India-wide Bio-AI hub development through grants for teams building translational biomanufacturing platforms and partnerships.
The DBT-BIRAC Joint Rolling Call for Proposals on Bio-AI for establishing मूलांकुर (Mulankur) hubs under the BioE3 Policy for Biomanufacturing is a major Indian government initiative jointly funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Cabinet-approved Bio-RIDE scheme. The call opened January 19, 2026 with a submission…
AI-integrated biomanufacturing research hubs under India's BioE3 policy, spanning biomolecular design, synthetic biology, sustainable agriculture, Ayurveda applications, and genome diagnostics.
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