Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is a not-for-profit Section 8, Schedule B, Public Sector Enterprise, set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT),

• BIRAC is a industry-academia interface and implements its mandate through a wide range of impact initiatives, be it providing access to risk capital through targeted funding, technology transfer, IP management and handholding schemes that help bring innovation excellence to the biotech firms and make them globally competitive. In its Eight years of existence, BIRAC has initiated several schemes, networks and platforms that help to bridge the existing gaps in the industry-academia Innovation research and facilitate novel, high quality affordable products development through cutting edge technologies. BIRAC has initiated partnerships with several national and global partners to collaborate and deliver the salient features of its mandate.
• SPARSH is the social innovation initiative of ‘BIRAC’ is strategically designed to leverage biotechnological interventions for addressing critical societal issues. The core premise of the SPARSH scheme revolves around nurturing a cadre of accomplished "Social Innovators" within the biotech domain.
• SPARSH program provides comprehensive approach, encompassing immersive experiences in clinical and rural settings, complemented by essential funding assistance through mini kick-start grants.

Last date of Application is 15th Sept 2023

For more check out the presentation and the Link below

https://birac.nic.in/cfp_view.php?id=84&scheme_type=4

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