ASPIRE BioNEST, University of Hyderabad, is pleased to partner with SINE–IIT Bombay, a BIRAC BIG Partner, to host an online outreach and guidance session on the 25th Call of the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) – India’s premier early-stage funding program offering up to ₹50 lakh to support proof-of-concept development in life sciences.
The BIG program, supported by BIRAC, catalyzes early-stage innovation by enabling startups to translate cutting-edge ideas into commercially viable biotech solutions across domains such as:
🧬 Medical Devices
🧫 Diagnostics (human and animals)
💊 Drugs (drug delivery, phytopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, biosimilars, regenerative medicine)
🌾Agriculture and Allied Areas (waste to wealth, food processing, dairy/poultry/fisheries, secondary agriculture)
⚙️ Industrial Biotechnology (sanitation, waste management, clean energy)
💻 AI/ML, IoT & Data-driven Life Sciences Applications
🧠 Session Focus:
• Understanding the revised BIG guidelines & evaluation framework
• Insights on proposal writing & alignment with funding priorities
• Dos and Don’ts for building a competitive BIG application
📅 Date: 18th November 2025 (Tuesday)
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
🔬ASPIRE BioNEST Registration: https://forms.gle/PDBahLwhmuQSNJq19
🔗Joint Incubator Registration & Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kTYVZ71hT6WlLirMr4nZqw
This national-level session brings together India’s leading innovation enablers to mentor founders in crafting high-quality, fundable proposals and strengthening their BIG applications.