All programmes › Government
BIRAC
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
₹50 lakh grant-in-aid over up to 18 months
Who qualifies
- Biotechnology or related life-sciences innovation
- Early stage, working toward proof of concept
- Clear commercialisation potential
In their own words
early-stage funding support of INR 50 Lakhs as grant-in-aid — BIRAC, read 2026-09-19
What to know
Grant-in-aid means you do not repay it and give up no equity. Calls open roughly twice a year. If you are in biotech this is among the best-value money available anywhere.
Goes to BIRAC's own page. We last read it on 2026-09-19 and check it again every morning.