| Reports name /title | Funding scheme detail |
| Report was generated on | 29 Oct 2025 (Date based on PCT time) |
| Report url | http://funding.venturecenter.co.in/viewrecord.php?srn=BI20151202104918+ |
| Description & notes | (A) - Technology Development Funds; (B) - Patent Protection Funds; (C) - Technology In-Licensing Funds; (D) - Technology Scale-up/ Validation / De-risking Funds; (E) - Market Entry Funds; (F) - Expansion Funds; |
| Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) | |
|---|---|
| Organization | Department of Biotechnology |
| Source of funding | Government |
| Scheme | Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) |
| Type of funding | Grant |
| Funding Amount | 5000000 |
| Description | Grant funding up to Rs. 50 lakh |
| Range of funding | Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh |
| Target investees | This grant is available to scientist entrepreneurs from research institutes, academia and start ups. The Applicant must be either an Incubatee or have a registered company with a functional R&D laboratory |
| Note | The call for proposal is announced twice every year, on 1st January and 1st July. |
| Purpose | Support is provided for technology ideas relating to medical/health biotechnology, biopharma and medical devices/biomaterials/diagnostics, agroâ€biotechnology and animal/marine biotechnology, industrial/ environmental biotechnology and biomass value addition via biotechnology, biotechnology based services/reagents/supplies, bioinformatics and bioâ€IT interface etc |
| Focus area | Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
| Provides Funds For | A, B, |
| Scheme Type | Ongoing scheme |
| Recommended scheme | Editor's choice Entrepreneur's choice |
| Scheme status | Live scheme |
| More detail.. | Link |
