BioNEST Bio-Incubation Centre, CSIR-IIIM Jammu

This is the original IIIM-TBI centre, inside the laboratory on Canal Road in Jammu. It works with ventures in agri-tech, nutrition, healthcare, phytopharmaceuticals, aroma and biotechnology. It runs as a fixed-term BIRAC project, and the current period runs to January 2028.

What you get

• Incubation space on the CSIR-IIIM campus
• Mentoring from institute scientists
• Help with market linkages
• Workshops on intellectual property, entrepreneurship and industrial microbiology

Who can apply

• No eligibility rules are published
• Its named startups are independent companies in herbal, nutraceutical and organic food products, so it is not limited to institute staff

How selection works: you present your business model to an evaluation committee, which looks at how novel the innovation is, how well the team knows the field, and whether the business plan is viable. Ventures that clear it sign an agreement with the Director of CSIR-IIIM.

How to apply: there is no form. Write to the incubator at iiim.tbi@iiim.res.in with what you are building and what you need from the institute.