BIRAC Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI)

What it is

Strengthen private biotech R&D, support indigenous technologies with societal relevance and help science-led businesses build products and processes with academic or public-research linkages.

What you get

• BIRAC SBIRI biotech R&D grant-in-aidUp to ₹50,00,000

Who it is for

• a Company or LLP incorporated in India is the applicant or collaborator
• the startup is less than 10 years old at call closure for the startup-specific first-time-BIRAC route
• the applicant satisfies the Indian ownership and partner conditions
• the applicant has adequate in-house project capability or is incubated at a recognised facility
• the project is eligible biotechnology R&D and the required proposal and regulatory evidence is prepared

How to apply

1. 1
   Check the current SBIRI call

   Review the BIRAC SBIRI page for the active call, current dates, scheme documents and proposal route.

   Official step
2. 2
   Prepare company and project evidence

   Assemble the required company, ownership, team, facility, technical, budget, milestone, IP and regulatory evidence.

   Official step
3. 3
   Submit the online proposal

   Register or log in through BIRAC and submit the proposal during the active call; UdyamVeda must not handle BIRAC credentials or confidential submissions.

   Official step

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