VITTBI Bionest (BIRAC BioNEST bioincubation centre)
A programme by VIT TBI (VIT - Technology Business Incubator)
VITTBI's bioincubation centre for life sciences and medical device startups, supported by BIRAC under the BioNEST scheme.
At a glance
| Best for | Life sciences and medical device startups and bio-entrepreneurs |
|---|---|
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | BIRAC |
About VITTBI Bionest (BIRAC BioNEST bioincubation centre)
The bioincubation centre supports startup companies and bio-entrepreneurs working in life sciences and medical devices. It is backed by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council under the Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies scheme.
What you get
- Bench and equipment access, including ultra-performance and high-performance liquid chromatography, an atomic absorption spectrometer, a densitometer, a cooling centrifuge, pulse field gel electrophoresis, a cryo deep freezer, real-time PCR instruments, an ultra-pure water system, an imaging system, a microplate spectrophotometer and one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis
- Prototyping equipment shared with the wider incubator, including an Ultimaker 3D printer and a PCB prototype and antenna design machine
- A route to the BIRAC Seed fund, whose guidelines are linked from the page
Who can apply
- Startup companies and bio-entrepreneurs working in life sciences or medical devices
How to apply: Read the BIRAC Seed guidelines linked from the Bionest page and use the apply link there. Questions go to vittbi@vit.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other VIT TBI programmes
- VITTBI PRAYAS Centre (DST NIDHI-PRAYAS)Grant support for idea-stage innovators building a physical product prototype, run by VITTBI as a DST NIDHI PRAYAS centre.
- VITTBI NIDHI EiR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence)A DST fellowship for first-generation entrepreneurs who want to pursue a technology business idea full time.
- VITTBI NIDHI SeedDST seed support for incubatee startups that are already registered companies in incubation.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at VITTBIGrant support to take an ICT idea to a working proof of concept, at VITTBI's MeitY TIDE 2.0 centre.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grants Program at VITTBIGrant support for ICT startups with a proof of concept to build a minimum viable product and reach the market.
- IND SpringBoardAn Indian Bank credit facility that VITTBI incubatees with equity funding and revenue can access.