BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
A programme by KIIT-TBI
BIRAC's early-stage biotech grant, run over 18 months. Call-25 was open at the time of checking.
At a glance
| Best for | Biotech researchers and startups under five years old with an idea to validate |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Duration | 18 months |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
About BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
The Biotechnology Ignition Grant is BIRAC's early-stage biotech funding programme, open to individuals as well as companies. KIIT-TBI is one of the partners that screens and hosts BIG applicants, and it runs a BIRAC BIG innovation lab on site.
What you get
- Grant-in-aid over eighteen months to upscale and validate a proof of concept
- Support to take a technology closer to market through a startup
Who can apply
- Individuals — students, academics, scientists, clinicians and researchers
- Biotech startups less than five years old
How selection works: An eligibility check and preliminary selection committee, where the BIG partner scrutinises you against the scheme criteria; an online review scored by subject experts on technical detail; a one-to-one presentation before a thematic technical expert panel; then the expert selection committee.
How to apply: Apply through the BIG call when it is open, naming KIIT-TBI as your partner incubator.
Where to apply
Other KIIT-TBI programmes
- Incubation at KIIT-TBIThe always-open route into KIIT-TBI: physical or virtual incubation, with or without funding assistance.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)KIIT-TBI is a disbursing incubator for the national seed fund, which accepts applications all year through the Startup India portal.
- DST NIDHI PRAYASA twelve-month product development grant for turning an innovative idea into a working prototype. Between calls at the time of checking.
- DST NIDHI EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)A twelve-month monthly fellowship so a graduate can work full-time on a technology business idea. Between calls at the time of checking.
- DST NIDHI AcceleratorA six-month accelerator for startups past market validation, ending in an investor Demo Day. Registrations closed at the time of checking.
- DST NIDHI Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS)Seed support as a soft loan, equity or an equity-linked instrument for companies already incubated at KIIT-TBI.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 GrantA twelve-month grant-in-aid to take a proof of concept to a prototype or MVP. Between calls at the time of checking.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 EIRA twelve-month prototype development fellowship for individuals moving from concept to a working prototype. Between calls at the time of checking.
- MeitY SAMRIDH AcceleratorA six-month accelerator with matching investment for product startups ready to scale. Closed at the time of checking.
- GENESIS EiR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)A twelve-month deep-tech grant for founders from Tier II and Tier III cities, run under MeitY's GENESIS centre at KIIT-TBI.
- BIRAC BIG North EastA special BIG call for the North East, run over 24 months. Closed at the time of checking.
- BIRAC SEED FundEquity-based investment for life science companies with a proof of concept and a prior round behind them. Closed at the time of checking.
- BIRAC LEAP FundEquity-based investment to pilot and commercialise a life science product at technology readiness level 7 or above. Closed at the time of checking.
- Social Innovation Immersion Program (SIIP)An eighteen-month BIRAC fellowship for young social innovators, run through KIIT-TBI's SPARSH centre.
- iDEX Partner Incubator (defence innovation)KIIT-TBI is an iDEX partner incubator, supporting defence innovators through the Ministry of Defence's challenge programmes.
- Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD)Boeing's national student and pre-seed competition, run in India with KIIT-TBI as partner.