BIRAC-BioNEST

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Bio-NEST was launched by BIRAC with a vision that focused on fostering the biotech innovation ecosystem in the country. Unlike start ups in the IT sector, enterprising ideas in the biotech sector need incubation support of a different kind where they need a landing space to test their ideas, run their operations, have access to high end instrumentations and locate in a place where they connect with other start ups and mentors. Bio-NEST program provides support to establish bio-incubators either as a standalone entity or as a part of the academia. Through Bio-NEST, BIRAC has supported 74 bio-incubators creating a cumulative area of 1102430 sq. ft. for budding entrepreneurs.

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Bio-NEST scheme


Provides incubation space to Start-ups and Entrepreneurs.
Connects industry and academia and enable interactions for efficient exchange of knowledge as well as facilitate technical and business mentorship.
Provides enabling services and required mentorship for IP and Technology management, Legal and Contract, Resource mobilization and Networking platform.
Establishes an efficient governance model.
74 Incubators supported
4473654931.6 amount committed for BioNEST
1102430 sq. ft. Incubation Area supported
3157 Incubatees supported
1741 Resident Incubatees supported
1416 Non Resident Incubatees supported
800+ Total Products/Technologies Commercialized
3500 Total Employment generated
1300+ Total IPs Filed
S.No Bio-incubators No. of Incubatees NOT funded under BIRAC Scheme No. of Incubatees funded under various BIRAC Scheme Total Funded Incubatees Incubation Space (Sq. Feet)
1 a-IDEA, NAARM-TBI, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad 5 2 7 10500
2 Ahmedabad University 48 4 52 9000
3 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 21 8 29 13500
4 Amal Jyothi Rural Technologies Business Incubator 33 - 33 20000
5 Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone 6 - 6 25000
6 Association for Bio-inspired Leaders and Entrepreneurs at Sastra TBI 51 2 53 5600
7 Avishkaran-Foundation for Pharma Innovation, NIPER Hyderabad 60 1 61 8480
8 Banaras Hindu University 67 3 70 10000
9 Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre 96 24 120 10000
10 Bio-resources Development Centre, Upper Shillong - 56 56 196020
11 Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani 15 2 17 3500
12 BOOTSTRAPPERS RESEARCH COUNCIL - - -
13 C-CAMP Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms 3 39 42 16500
14 Central Food Technological Research Institure CSIR 17 - 17 10000
15 Clean Energy International Incubation Center 47 1 48 17000
16 Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council 52 4 56 5000
17 CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology - - -
18 CSIR North East Institute of Science and Technolog 28 6 34 10000
19 CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research 43 2 45 20000
20 Dayananda Sagar Entrepreneurship Research and Business Incubation Foundation - - - 12000
21 Delhi Pharmaceutical Science Research University 19 2 21 6000
22 Dharwad Research and Technology Incubator DhaRTI Foundation 21 - 21 10000
23 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER 63 77 140 10900
24 FITT 22 29 51 3550
25 Foundation for Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship CfHE IIT Hyderabad 14 7 21 10000
26 Golden Jubilee Women Biotech Park, Chennai 10 2 12 5000
27 GUJARAT STATE BIOTECHNOLOGY MISSION 1 - 1 15000
28 Healthcare Technology Innovation Center, IIT Madras 66 7 73 20250
29 Hyderabad Eye Institute - 1 1 10000
30 IIHR, Bangalore - 6 6 6000
31 IIITH-Foundation 18 3 21 8000
32 IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation 17 4 21 10000
33 IIT Kanpur 70 25 95 150000
34 IIT Madras 18 8 26 10000
35 IIT Mandi Catalyst 15 - 15 10676
36 IITJ TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND START-UP CENTER TISC 15 2 17 10000
37 IKP Knowledge Park P Ltd 68 35 103 10013
38 IKP-EDEN, Bangalore 20 19 39 6572
39 Incubation Centre IIT Patna 18 - 18 10000
40 Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - - - 5000
41 Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Technology Business Incubator 64 20 84 5000
42 Indigram Labs Foundation 27 3 30 1000
43 Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati 98 10 108 10000
44 Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development - - - 10000
45 Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar 33 2 35 10000
46 International Crops Research Institute-ICRISAT 10 1 11 24000
47 ITE Research Foundation 19 2 21 16500
48 KIIT-Technology Business Incubator, Bhubaneswar 9 282 291 26000
49 Manipal University Technology Business Incubator Society 16 8 24 10000
50 Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation 15 6 21 8000
51 Mindriot Research and Innovation Foundation 37 - 37 11000
52 Mizoram Univeristy, Aizawl 21 2 23 10000
53 National Agri Food Biotechnology Institute - - -
54 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research NIPER -Ahmedabad 9 - 9 5000
55 NIPER-Guwahati 28 8 36 10000
56 NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY 41 5 46 6000
57 Panjab University, Chandigarh 13 13 26 10000
58 PERD Center, Ahmedabad - - - 3627
59 PSG-STEP, Coimbatore 68 6 74 6170
60 Regional Center for Biotechnology 73 9 82 20000
61 Research Innovation Development and Entrepreneurship Society - - - 15000
62 RiiDL, Somiya Vidyavihar, Mumbai 29 4 33 8550
63 SBTIC, Hyderabad - - - 34667
64 SINE, IIT Bombay 34 57 91 4500
65 SRI PADMAVATI MAHILA VISVAVIDYALAYAM 81 - 81 5000
66 SRI RAMACHANDRA BIRAC-BIONEST BIOINCUBATOR TRUST 8 - 8 10000
67 SRISTI Innovation BIRACs BioNest Project 19 7 26 13550
68 tamilnadu veterinary and animal sciences university - veterinary incubation foundation at TANUVAS 3 15 18 8400
69 TIEDS, IIT Roorkee 98 2 100 7000
70 TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY COUNCIL 10 1 11 12400
71 UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK, BANGALORE 47 5 52 11021
72 University of Delhi 30 4 34 7700
73 University of Hyderabad 97 16 113 27284
74 Vellore Institute of Technology-Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI) 44 9 53 6000
99999999999999Total2148 878 3026 1102430