BioTech and Life Sciences Incubators and Accelerators
122 incubators, accelerators and programmes that name BioTech and Life Sciences among the sectors they support. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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KBITS, Government of Karnataka
Not-for-profit under Karnataka's Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, with an acceleration network, a seed fund and a platform for districts beyond Bengaluru.
IIT Mandi Catalyst
IIT Mandi's technology business incubator on its Kamand campus — Himachal Pradesh's first, running staged startup programmes alongside DST, MeitY and BIRAC-backed funding schemes.
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)
A DBT-backed Bengaluru bio-incubator running lab space, seed funding and mentorship programmes for life sciences startups since 2009.
PSG-STEP
A technology business incubator at PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, running since 1998 with DST, BIRAC, MeitY and StartupTN grant and seed-fund schemes across IT, electronics, biotech and nanotech.
RIIDL, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
The incubator of Somaiya Vidyavihar University in Mumbai, open to outside founders as well as its own students, with five bookable labs and a spread of government and corporate funding programmes.
DERBI Foundation
Healthcare and medtech incubator at Dayananda Sagar's DSU Innovation Campus in Bengaluru, created in 2015 with DST-NSTEDB support, running a PACE-GALLOP-EMERGE ladder plus a BIRAC BioNEST track and five national funding schemes.
FITT, IIT Delhi
FITT is IIT Delhi's industry interface and the body that runs the institute's startup incubator at Hauz Khas, backing deep-tech founders with campus space, faculty mentors, prototyping and bio labs, and a long list of government and corporate funding programmes.
SPEC-TBI — St. Peter's Engineering College Technology Business Incubator
DST-supported technology business incubator at St. Peter's campus in Avadi, Chennai, open to any founder over 21, with workshops, labs and a seed support scheme for its incubatees.
BIRAC BioNEST @ SRM MCH, SRM Institute of Science and Technology
BIRAC-backed life sciences incubator at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, for health tech, MedTech, BioPharma and biotech startups.
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation TBI (MSMF TBI)
Hospital-based medtech and healthtech incubator run by the Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation on the Narayana Health City campus in Bengaluru, with DST TBI and BIRAC BioNEST recognition.
AIC-AMTZ MediValley
Medtech incubator and test-lab centre on the AMTZ campus in Visakhapatnam, run as an Atal Incubation Centre.
BIRAC
Central government funder for Indian biotech — grants from idea to proof of concept, equity through partner incubators, and the BioNEST bio-incubation network.
AIIMS Patna Incubation and Innovation Council (APIIC)
The healthcare incubator at AIIMS Patna, backed by DST's NIDHI i-TBI programme, with labs, prototyping bays and clinical validation inside the hospital.
Anupam Innovation & Incubation Centre (AIIC)
Incubation centre of the LNCT Group in Bhopal, running MeitY's GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme for early-stage deep-tech and IT founders from Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
India's government research funding body, successor to SERB. Mostly grants for academic researchers; startups can join mission programmes, and MAHA MedTech accepts DPIIT startups as lead applicants.
BGIIES
The BITS Goa society that runs the BITS BIRAC BioNEST bio-incubator, for health and environment startups in Zuarinagar, Goa.
BRIC-CDFD
Life-sciences incubator inside the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics in Uppal, Hyderabad, with lab benches, animal-house and genomics access, and no equity taken.
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC)
Karnataka's government-run life-sciences incubator at Helix Biotech Park, Electronic City, with wet labs, shared instruments and a cGMP manufacturing facility.
LV Prasad Eye Institute BioNEST Incubator
The LVPEI BioNEST Incubator, run by the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad with BIRAC BioNEST support, for healthcare innovators building eye-health startups.
MGU Innovation Foundation
Section 8 incubator of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, running a DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator with co-working, virtual incubation, an idea grant and a seed fund open to founders from outside the university.
Venture Center
A CSIR-NCL-hosted, not-for-profit technology incubator in Pune with cleanroom, biopharma-analysis and prototyping labs for science and deep-tech startups.
WISE SNDTWU Incubation Centre
Incubator for women-led startups at SNDT Women's University's Juhu campus in Mumbai, with pre-incubation, co-working space, labs and mentoring.
KIIT-TBI
DST-recognised technology business incubator at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, running DST, MeitY and BIRAC funding programmes for founders across eastern and north-eastern India.
Startup Karnataka
Karnataka's state startup department, based in Bengaluru. Two ELEVATE grant calls, ELEVATE NxT for deep-tech startups across India and ELEVATE Minorities, are open from 13 October to 13 November 2026.
Andhra University
A not-for-profit startup incubator in Visakhapatnam, run by the Andhra University Incubation Council, with a stated aim of backing students and the local community.
Centre for Next-Gen Entrepreneurship in Science & Technology Foundation (CNEST), KLE Tech
Technology business incubator at KLE Tech's Belagavi campus, backed by Karnataka's IT & BT department under TBI 2.0, for deep-tech founders in medtech, agritech, AI, manufacturing and electronics.
Government of Telangana
Telangana state government innovation programmes, including the T-Hub, WE Hub and T-Works centres, for startups and innovators.
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala's premier government medical institution, hosting a biomedical incubator for health-tech startups.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
SINE, IIT Bombay's incubator and deep-tech accelerator for technology startups, with a Semiconductor accelerator cohort taking applications.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
One of India's largest private universities, with a 1,000-acre campus and an AIM-backed incubator for deep-tech startups.
Yenepoya School of Engineering and Technology
Yenepoya Technology Incubator, run by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) in Mangaluru, mentors healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs.
INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY SALIPUR
INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY SALIPUR is an institution in Cuttack, Odisha.
Dadhichi College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy college in Cuttack that is an approved MSME host institute, backing pharma and healthcare ideas through the Ministry of MSME's incubation scheme.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES PURI
COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES PURI is an institution in Puri, Odisha.
ISF College of Pharmacy
ISF College of Pharmacy is an institution in Moga, Punjab.
MM College of Pharmacy
MM College of Pharmacy is an institution in Ambala, Haryana.
Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy
Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy is an institution in Yamunanagar, Haryana.
Dr. B. Lal Institute of Biotechnology
Jaipur biotechnology institute whose Bio Enabler Centre backs biotech ideas from its own students, interns and faculty — its schemes are not open to outside founders.
Integral Startups Foundation (ISF-CIED)
The incubator of Integral University in Lucknow, recognised by the Uttar Pradesh government, offering campus office space, mentors and startup support services.
North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus
Two incubation units at North-Eastern Hill University's Tura campus in Meghalaya, for technology start-ups in agriculture, food processing and biotechnology.
Center for Incubation, Adamas University
Kolkata university incubation centre open to any Indian founder, with a BIRAC-supported E-YUVA Centre for biotech fellowships.
Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Raipur
Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Raipur is an institution in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy
B. R. Nahata College of Pharmacy, Mandsaur — a pharmacy institution under Mandsaur Education Trust fostering healthcare innovation and pharmaceutical entrepreneurship.
Smriti College of Pharmaceutical Education
Smriti College of Pharmaceutical Education is an institution in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
LNCT BHOPAL
Kalchuri LNCT Group Incubation Centre (KLIC) is a Bhopal incubator that takes startups through staged support, from idea work to market exposure.
Arihant School of Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute
Arihant School of Pharmacy & Bio-Research Institute is an institution in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
P.R. PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, TALEGAON
P.R. PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, TALEGAON is an institution in Wardha, Maharashtra.
Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur
Ranjeet Deshmukh Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur is an institution in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
A sector label on a directory is a starting point, not a promise. An incubator that names BioTech and Life Sciences may run a dedicated track with mentors and customers from the industry, or it may simply accept BioTech and Life Sciences companies alongside every other kind. The first is worth far more to you than the second, so look for evidence of the former on the programme's own page: named mentors, partner companies, lab or pilot access, and past cohorts in your area.
Stage and funding route matter as much as sector. A programme for BioTech and Life Sciences that takes companies at the idea stage is a different thing from one that expects revenue, and some are funded by a government scheme with its own eligibility rules, while others are run by a college or a company for its own reasons. Use the stage, type and location on each profile to cut the list down before you apply.
Two applications to well-matched programmes beat ten to ill-matched ones. Pick the few that name your sector and your stage, read what they offer beyond office space, and ask a founder from a recent cohort what changed for them.
The numbers on this page
- 122 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (5%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (111), Academic (63) and Government (13). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Ideation (108), Validation (102) and Early Revenue (53).
- These organisations also name HealthTech (61), AgriTech (40) and Pharma (40) most often, so a BioTech and Life Sciences founder will find programmes that cross sectors.
- By state, most are in Andhra Pradesh (18), Tamil Nadu (17) and Karnataka (14).
- By city, most are in Bengaluru (8), Hyderabad (7) and Chennai (5).
- 41 of 122 offer coworking space on site.
What to check before applying
- Does the programme run a track for your sector, or only accept it?
- Which stage does it take, and does that match where your company is?
- What does it give besides space: mentors, customers, labs, pilots, introductions to investors?
- Does it take equity or charge a fee, and what is the term?
- Is it tied to a scheme with eligibility rules, such as the type of company or the founder?
- Can you speak to a founder from a recent cohort?
Frequently asked questions
How many incubators and accelerators support BioTech and Life Sciences?
We list 122 organisations in India that name BioTech and Life Sciences among their sectors. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Does an incubator that lists BioTech and Life Sciences only take BioTech and Life Sciences companies?
Not usually. Many list several sectors and accept any that fit their stage and location. A programme with a dedicated track has mentors and partners from the industry, which the profile or the programme's own site should show.
Which stage should a BioTech and Life Sciences founder look for?
Match your own stage. The stage mix on this page is counted from the profiles; open a profile to see whether the programme takes ideas, prototypes or companies with revenue.
Is an incubator better than an accelerator for my sector?
An incubator usually works with a company for a longer period and often provides space and facilities, which matters when you need labs or equipment. An accelerator is shorter and more intense and suits a company that already has a product and wants to grow faster. The type of each organisation is on its profile.