BIRAC

India has become the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world after the US and China. During the last two years, 65 Indian startups achieved unicorn status, taking the overall tally of startup unicorns in India to 108. Startup India, an…
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on…
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Inaugurating a two-day biotechnology start-up expo and launching a portal for biotech products at Pragati Maidan recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India was on the verge of becoming part of the top 10…
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India’s armoury of vaccines against Covid-19 has got a new weapon, with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approving Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited’s CORBEVAX. The vaccine has been…
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Seventeen startups and five student innovators have been declared winners in this year’s National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC).  Now in its 5th year, the competition is an annual showcase of promising business ideas with…
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The Department of Biotechnology’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has set up a national facility to specifically address the commercialization gaps faced by the developers of microfluidics technologies and medical…
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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Hyderabad-based Biological E. Limited for conducting Phase III comparator safety and immunogenicity trial in adults of its CORBEVAX™ vaccine against COVID-19 after Subject Expert…
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The Government of India will soon launch a special incentives scheme to support 75 start-ups in areas of telemedicine, digital health, and artificial intelligence (AI) to coincide with the ‘Azadika Amrit Mahotsav’ being celebrated in the…
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Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, launched on Tuesday the fifth edition of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) organised by Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms…
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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is committed for development of affordable and effective biopharmaceutical products and services. DBT’s Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (DBT-BIRAC) is implementing the Department’s…
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