This document provides information on various schemes and policies by the Government of India to support innovation, startups, and R&D in biotechnology. It outlines funding programs for early stage, development, and commercialization covering a range of areas including healthcare, agriculture, and the environment. The funding is provided by various government organizations like the Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, and National Research Development Corporation. It also discusses initiatives by the state of Gujarat in India to promote biotechnology entrepreneurship through programs, workshops, and bioincubators.

1. Schemes and Policies
For
Innovation, Start-up, Entrepreneur and R&D
Government of India
Dr. Jayashankar Das
Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission,
DST, GoG

2. How can you be a part of this growth story?
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3. Government of India

4. Which Funding is Right for YOU?

5. On April 17, 2015, the Ministry
of Commerce and Industry
released a notification to
define ‘startups’
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Start-ups definition

7. National
Research
Development
Corporation
Support to BT Entrepreneurship, GoI
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8. Bio
Pharmaceuticals
Bio Agriculture
Bio Environmental
Bio Services
Bio-IT
5 Different Segments
Make in India – Biotechnology Sector
Incentives
Single window clearance
FDI upto 100% for greenfield
Uniform and Clear Regulatory
Guidelines (Stem Cell/Biosimilars)
Delicensing & Deregulation
Tax incentives
Simple Exit Policy
GSBTM | DST | GoGSource: http://www.makeinindia.com/sector/biotechnology

9. National Biotechnology Development
Strategy (2015-2020)
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Healthcare Food and Nutrition Clean Energy & Env. Bio-IT
 To achieve $ 100bn by 2025
To be implemented in collaboration with Ministries, Departments,
State Governments and international agencies
Targets:
• 5 new clusters
• 40 Biotech incubators
• 150 TTOs
• 20 Bio-connect centres
 Creating a Life Sciences and
Biotechnology Education Council

10. FUNDING STAGES OF BIOTECH VENTURE
• Conceptualization of Idea
• Pre-Proof of Concept Studies
Very Early Stages
• Proof-of-Concept
• Risk Assessment
Early Stages
• Lab Scale Testing
• Data Generation
• Technology/ Process Optimization
Development
Phase
• Validation – Clinical and Field Trials
• Product/ Process Scale-up Planning
Late Stage of
Development
• Bulk Manufacturing
• Post-Commercialization Market
surveys
• Technology Upgradation
Commercialization
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181 DSIR Units
16 Universities
19 Inst.
50 Colleges
Gujarat strength

11. BIG
Biotechnology
Ignition Grant
SBIRI
Small
Business
Innovation
Research
Initiative
BIPP
Biotechnology
Industry
Partnership
Programme
CRS
Contract
Research
Scheme
SPARSH
Social Innovation
Program For
Products
Affordable &
Relevant To
Social Health
IIPME (BIRAC-
DeITY)
Innovation
Programme On
Medical
Electronics
Discovery, Early and late stage funding
SEED
Sustaining
Enterprise And
Entrepreneurship
Development
AcE
Accelerating
Enterprises
BioNEST
Bioincubation:
Nurturing
Entrepreneurs
for Scaling up
Technology
Equity funding
SITARE
Students
Innovations for
Advancement
of Research
Exploration
UIC
University
Innovation
Clusters
SIIP
Social
innovation
immersion
program
Encouraging youth for innovations
eYUVA
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12. GSBTM | DST | GoG
Objective
Early stage
innovative ideas
Early stage, pre-proof of
concept research
Academia-Industry
collaboration for
validation & translation
Eligibility
Incubatee, R&D lab
with DSIR
recognition for
companies
Companies & incubate with
DSIR recognition
Universities/ research
institutions along with
DSIR companies
Support
Upto 50 lakhs for 18
months
• Upto 80% for < 25 lacs
• Upto 50% for 25-100 lacs
• >100 lacs (50% loan & 50%
grant)
• Soft loan upto 10 crore
100% of the project
cost as grant-in-aid
BIG SBIRI CRS
Deadline: 31st Mar-17 Deadline: 15th Mar-17

13. Biotechnology Industry Partnership
Programme (BIPP)
Objective
• To Support High risk, highly innovative technology development,
with no assured market.
• Product evaluation and validation of large scale field trial for
agriculture and health (Category I, II, III).
Eligibility
• Companies with DSIR recognition.
• National R&D institutions can collaborate with companies.
Support
• 50% as grant in aid.
• No capping (category I, II, III).
• Financial support (Phase III, 75%)/clinical trials (Agri,
health).
• Maximum financial support of 25 crore for category IV.
BIPP
Categories
I
Product of
high national
& social
relevance
II
Products of
high risk,
high value
IP
III
Products
evaluation
&
validation
IV
Major
facilities
around
technology
platforms
GSBTM | DST | GoGDeadline: 31st Mar-17

14. GSBTM | DST | GoG
Objective
Affordable product
development (social
innovations)
Cutting edge
technologies in Medical
Electronics
Entrepreneurs start-
ups infrastructure
access
Eligibility
Start‐ups,
entrepreneurs, Limited
Liability Partnership
(LLP), Researchers and
Scientists
Institution/Universities/
R&D/DSIR companies
Academic/R&D/
Hospital/PPP mode
Support
Up to 50 lakhs for 18
months
Seed Grant: Rs. 50 lakhs for
18 months.
Early Transition: <100 lacs
for 24 months
Transition to Scale: : A mix
of grant & loan for a period
of 24 months
Grant-in-aid/Capital
Investment
3-5 years
Minimum of 5000-sft
space
SPARSH IIPME(BIRAC-DeITY) BioNEST
Deadline: 15th Mar-17 Deadline: 10th Mar-17

15. Encouraging youth for innovations
University Innovation Clusters (UIC)
To create an entrepreneurial culture in the
Universities and help students to take their novel
ideas to proof of concept.
1. Anna University, Chennai
2. Panjab University, Chandigarh
3. Tamilnadu Agricultural University
4. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
5. University of Agriculture Sciences, Dharwad
Support
• Cluster for 5-6 students/young entrepreneurs to test
their ideas/discoveries and take them proof-of-concept
• Incubation space 2500-3000 sq.ft.
• Support for 2 post doc (Rs. 50,000/p.m as BIRAC
innovation fellowship and innovation grant Rs. 5
lacs/annum for 3 years)
• Support to 3 post M.Sc. Fellows (Rs. 30,000/p.m. and
innovation grant of Rs. 2 lakh/annum for 3 years)
SITARE (Students Innovations for
Advancement of Research Explorations)
BIRAC SRISTI GYTI AWARDS: Supporting the
innovations and creativity at grass root level among
the university students.
SIIP (Social Innovation Immersion Programme)
A fellowship programme that builds the next
generation of social entrepreneurs
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To popularize biotechnology activities by
providing financial assistance and travel
support to Researchers, Scientists for
conference/seminar/symposium/workshop
Conference, Travel, Exhibition and
Popular lecture (CTEP)

16. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
TDB
(Technology Development
Board) Assistance
Loan/Equity Fund
TDB-SSS
(Technology Development
Board) - Seed Support
System Scheme
NSTEDB-SSS
(National Science &
Technology Entrepreneurship
Development Board) - Seed
Support System Scheme
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DST-DPRB
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Research Programme
(DPRP)

17. GSBTM | DST | GoG
Objective
Commercial
application of
indigenous
technology or
adapting imported
technology
Financial
assistance for
Start -ups in
Incubators
Financial assistance
for Start -ups in
Incubators
For human and
veterinary drug
development
Eligibility
Universities/R&D
along with DSIR
companies
TBIs and Science
& Technology
Entrepreneurs
Parks (STEPs).
For TBI: Operational TBI
with at least 5 start ups
for Incubatees
Start Ups: 3 months
residency at the TBI.
Only for Indian start-up.
Company/firm engaged
in drug development
manufacturing jointly
with national
laboratories,
universities, institutes
Support
Loan up to 50%
(case to case)
For 3 years
No capping Up to Rs.200 lakhs
as grants in aid
Industry-academia
(50 : 50 sharing).
Soft loan Up to 70%
with 3% interest.
Grant-in-aid to Industry
for Clinical trials
TDB-Loan/Equity
Fund TDB-SEED NSTEDB-SSS DST-DPRP
Department of Science and Technology (DST)

18. PRISM
Promoting Innovations in
Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
PACE
Patent Acquisition and
Collaborative Research and
Technology Development
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
(DSIR)
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NMITLI
New Millennium Indian
Technology Leadership Initiative
CSIR Scheme

19. GSBTM | DST | GoG
Objective
For individual innovators,
institutions, autonomous
organization/aimed at
helping MSME clusters
For early stage technology/IP
acquisition
PACE Scheme has two elements:
(a) Technology Acquisition and
(b) Technology Development and
Demonstration (TDD)
To support
Nationally Evolved
Projects (NEP) and
Industry Oriented
Projects (IOP)
Eligibility
Any Indian citizen having
innovative idea and wish to
translate their idea into
working prototypes/
models/ processes;
For technology development:
DSIR companies
For technology acquisition:
Technology to be acquired should
have PCT filing or should be
patented in any one of USPTO, EPO,
JP, AU, etc.
DSIR companies
Support
Phase-I
Category I: Up to 2 lakh
Category II: Up to 20 lakh
Phase-II
Up to 50.00 lakh
PRISM-R&D Proposals: Up
to 50.00 lakh
For technology acquisition :
Licensing fee (case to case)
For technology development:
secured loan for industry or grant-
in-aid for R&D
Grant-in-aid to
public institutions
soft loans to private
sector(3-5% interest)
PRISM PACE NMITLI
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
(DSIR)

20. TIFAC-SIDBI Technology Innovation
Programme (SRIJAN)
Objective
• To supports commercialization of innovative product / process / application
development developed indigenously or for adapting imported technology to
wider domestic applications.
Eligibility
• Start-ups, incubating companies and MSMEs.
Support
• Financial support up to Rs.1.00 crore being provided as soft loan @5%
interest up to 80% of the total project cost.
• Duration of project – not exceeding 18 months.
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21. (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) – IKP Grand Challenges ExplorationBMGF
(Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) – BIRAC Grand Challenges IndiaBMGF
DST Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) Fund (CII-TDB)GITA
United States–India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF)USISTEF
Wellcome Trust – BIRAC SchemeDBT
USAID-FICCI-TDB Millennium AllianceUSAID-FICCI-TDB
Major Joint fundings through GoI
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22. Collaborative funding for innovation support
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Support diagnostics kit development in TB
The Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR,
or CEFIPRA) It promotes collaborative research between India and France in
cutting edge Science and Technology.
The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance

23. Collaborative funding for innovation support
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24. International Programmes
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Grand Challenges India in collaboration with DBT – BIRAC for thematic areas
such as agricultural products, malnutrition, child health, public hygiene.
• Seed grant up to 1.25 cr and Transition to Scale grant up to 5 – 10 cr is
provided.
• Grant period – 18 - 24 months.
• IKP Grand Challenges Explorations in collaboration with IKP Knowledge Park
for thematic areas such as drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, devices and delivery
systems.
• Phase I funding of up to USD 100,000 (~62 lakhs).
• Grant period of 18 – 24 months.
Wellcome Trust
• BIRAC-Wellcome Trust Joint Call in Translational Medicine in collaboration
with DBT-BIRAC.
• Grant for demonstrated validated technical proof of concept.
• Funds will be provided as 100% grant-in-aid.
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25. Grand Challenges Canada
• Grand Challenges Canada in collaboration with DBT to support early child
development, women and children’s health and mental health.
• Proof-of-concept as well as scape-up projects are supported.
• GC Canada has funded 80 innovations in India, total investment of $16
million CAD.
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
• United States–India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) in
collaboration with DST for innovative technology beyond idea stage, high
societal impact and significant commercialization potential.
• Priority areas are - Biomedical devices & diagnostics, nutrition products,
preventive & curative measures to improve health, agriculture.
• Grant Size up to Rs. 2.50 crores.
International Programmes
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26. Global Innovation and Technology Alliance
• Industrial R&D programmes with UK, Spain, Canada, Israel, etc. in
collaboration with TDB and CII.
• In these country-specific programmes, if one industry from India and one
industry from the other country proposed jointly to do R&D for developing a
marketable product, both the governments provided financial support up to
50% of project cost to their respective industries.
Millennium Alliance
• Collaborative programme between USAID, FICCI, TDB funding different
stages of development for health, agriculture, clean energy, etc.
• Grant funding is between Rs. 25 lakhs – Rs. 3.5 crores as per the stage of
funding.
International Programmes
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27. Major Bio-incubators
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PERD Centre
Ahmedabad
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Savli, Vadodara
Ahmedabad University
PuneBengaluru Bhubaneswar MadrasPune
Kanpur
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
GUJARAT
INDIA

29. Govt. of Gujarat efforts for BT
Entrepreneurship
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Biotechnopreneur™ Camp
Biotechnopreneur™ Programme
Technology & Research
Management Programme [TRMP]
Tech Transfer
Technology Basket Project
Workshops with National & International Bodies on Grants
Writing, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Rights,
Biosafety, etc.
Creating Ecosystem Supported by DBT-BIRAC, DST-GoG,
DST-NIDHI, DSIR-PRISM, etc.
 Dedicated and shared lab-suites
 Access to sophisticated instrumentation
& scale-up pilot facility
 Support for technology management
Business acceleration, funding etc.
 Overall support to start-ups in Biotech
space across Env. BT, Plant BT, Mol. Biol.,
Bioinformatics, etc.
http://www.savlibioincubator.in/ www.btm.gujarat.gov.in

30. Academics
Industry
Output
Publications and PhDs Products or Processes
Research (National & International Support)
Basic Research Applied Research
Gap in Biotechnology Linkages
Trained
Researchers/Academician
DSIR recognized Units
Research Grants available from
DBT, DST, ICMR, CSIR, MoEF, DAE,
NMPB, UGC and GSBTM etc.
?
Translational Research
Lets bridge the gap
181 units in Gujarat
Gujarat Scenario
Less
beneficiaries
from Gujarat

31. Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Gujarat
Udyog Bhavan, 11th Block, 9th Floor, Sector - 11,
Gandhinagar - 382 017
Gujarat – INDIA
Phone: +91 79 232 52197
Fax: +91 79 232 52195
https://btm.gujarat.gov.in/
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