Ministry of Science And Technology, Government of India,Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) REGULAR GALL FOR PROPOSALS

Department of Biotechnology

Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

and

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council

(A Govt, of India Enterprise)

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Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)

REGULAR GALL FOR PROPOSALS (23rd BATCH)
(15th June - 31st July, 2012)

Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) is a Government Partnership Programme with industry for support on a cost sharing basis targeted ^t development of novel and high risk futuristic technologies mainly for viability gap funding and enhancing existing R&D capacities of Start-ups and SMEs in key areas of national importance and public good.

DBT is operating this scheme through BIRAC, a Not-for-Profit Company set up by Department of

Biotechnology to promote and nurture innovation research in Biotech Enterprises especially Startups and SMEs. Major thrust of the programme is towards funding technologies which address a major national problem and/or involves high level of innovation. The proposals spanning across the spectrum of pre-proof-of-concept to validation of established technologies are considered for support in the form of grant and/or loan.

Special Call for proposals
under affordable healthcare technologies and products is also open till 30th June, 2012

Biotech Consortium India Umited (BCIL) is the BIPP Management Agency (BMA) and will ensure maintenance of strict confidentiality of the proposals as per DBT norms.

Last date for Submission of Proposals >   under Regular Call:31st July, 2012
Who can apply?
Proposals can be submitted by an Indian company, alone or in collaboration with a partner from another company/public funded organizations.
How to apply?

Proposals are required to be submitted online only. To submit a proposal online, please log on to the BIRAC website (www.biracdbt.nic.in). No Hard Copy to be submitted. Proposals submitted online only would be considered.

Details of the scheme including eligibility requirements of the applicant company, collaborating organizations, categories for proposal submission, mechanism of evaluation, guidelines for percentage support as grant and loan, agreement templates, projects being supported etc. are available at

http://dbtindia.nic.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=680

 http://www.birac.nic.in/programmes.php

For any queries, please contact:
Dr. Renu Swamp, Advisor In-charge - BIPR Department of Biotechnology
Block No: 2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi -110 003, India
E-mail: swarup@dbt.nic.in; bipp.dbt@nic.in

Grant writing workshops for effective writing of proposals are being organized during June-July. Visit the website (www.biracdbt.nic.in) for details