BioNEST scheme – A boon for Bio-entrepreneurs
Today, the world is changing at a very fast pace. Innovation & Technology is key. Biology stream is also now witnessing a new kind of improved technology & innovation. Globalization of improved products, services & technology has created a substantial rise in the Bio-economy of the country.
Nowadays, Biotech and Healthcare based startups are enjoying
full support from the Government and private sectors, as both these sectors are
capable of providing innovative solutions to the global health issues.
Bio-entrepreneurship
is now, also considered as a good career opportunity because of improved
Incubation support from the government. Biotechnology Incubation is different
from the other incubation as biotechnology-based startups require a large space
for wet laboratory along with excellent instrumentation facilities to conduct
the experiments.
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC),
is a not-for-profit state-owned enterprise under the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India to strategically empower emerging
biotech companies.
BIRAC has launched a special scheme, BioNEST (Bioincubators
Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies) to provide Incubation
support to the Biotech / Life science-based startups. Incubation support is a
must for any Bio-entrepreneur as they need laboratory infrastructure, mentoring
support and high tech instrumentation facility to convert their ideas into a
prototype. Bio-entrepreneurs are generally young innovators who do not have
sufficient funding in the initial days to set up a high tech laboratory or
instrumentation facility. Thus, this whole kind of support is provided by
special and uniquely designed technology incubator, which is known as
Bio-incubator. BioNEST scheme has given the liberty to the leading research
institution to develop such infrastructure, which can convert research &
innovative ideas into viable commercial entities.
BioNEST scheme is launched by BIRAC with a vision of
fostering the biotech innovation ecosystem in the country. BioNEST scheme
provides support to establish Bio-Incubators either as a standalone entity or
as a part of the academia. Through BioNEST, BIRAC has supported about 50
bio-incubators.
BioNEST scheme came as a boon for high-risk areas related to
healthcare, where just a bench space is not enough and innovator need all kind
of support. For Biotech startups, the innovator needs good instrumentation
facility and technical support. In addition, they also need mentoring from
expert scientists and business mentors to succeed.
Top Bio-Incubators are located in Biotech Science Clusters
(BSCs), which provide unique Bio-Incubation support to Biotech startups. Some
Bio-incubators also provide manufacturing facilities to support the growth of
very young Biotech startups. Bio-Incubator under BioNEST work as a support
system and provide necessary infrastructure and incubation facilities to the
selected startups related to Biotechnology and healthcare.
BSC BioNEST Bio-Incubator
(BBB) is one such Bio-Incubator located in NCR Biotech Science Cluster.
BBB supports young startups by providing globally
competitive incubation services. Emerging companies have professional and
technical assistance, shared space, mentors’ supervision and other additional
services to get on a fast track to success. BBB stands firmly with its mission
to stimulate the establishment and growth of biotech startup companies and
hence enhances the economic wealth of the region by promoting scientific
enterprise development.
BBB provides excellent incubation facilities &
infrastructure spread across 35000 sq.ft. covered area. Innovators have a
variety of options and facilities under a single roof. It includes Office
Space, Culture Facility, Lab Space, Professional Business Suites, Meeting
rooms, Seminar rooms, Video conferencing facility as well as Instrumentation
Facility.
BBB also provides shared wet lab benches for young startups
as well as independent lab cubicles for an innovator/ startups that need bigger
lab spaces. The best thing about BBB is its unique infrastructure which is
dedicated towards healthcare based startup and flexibility in options to choose
from shared or independent wet labs with a seating capacity of 3, 4, 8 and 12
respectively which outline other Bio-Incubators. The facility is available to
the biotech startups at a very affordable cost.
BBB provides all kind of critical services to the startups
which are required to move them on the fast track to success. The
infrastructure is designed in such a way that it meets future Biotech
innovation challenge and provide globally competitive incubation facility and
support.
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