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Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)

Between callsChecked 3 October 2026

Runs under BIRAC's i4 programme with SBIRI. The last i4 (BIPP/SBIRI) + PACE call closed 15 May 2025; no 2026 call listed on BIRAC's call page as of early Oct 2026.

Amount
Grant up to ₹50 lakh
Type of support
Grant
Best for
Prototype / PoC, Seed / Early-Stage, Market Access & IP
Who can apply
Early-stage startups, Growth-stage startups, MSMEs
Go to the official portalSource: DPIIT playbook p. 71

Under BIPP, the Government offers support to startups in partnership with industries for research in frontier futuristic technology areas.

Who can apply?
  • Single company or consortia of companies incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013; or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, jointly with or without the following:
  • Public/private university/colleges in India
  • National research laboratories
  • Not-for-profit private research labs/societies/foundation/NGO
What do you get?
  • One time grant-in-aid (subject to a maximum of ₹50 lakh) is provided by BIRAC to those startups which have not received grant-in-aid under any scheme of BIRAC in past.
  • If the startup has received funding from BIRAC before, BIRAC contribution will be restricted to a maximum of 70% of the total budget of the respective entity (Minimum 30% of the total budget will be contributed by the respective Company.
How to apply

Call for Applications are announced twice a year (1st April – 15th May; 1st September – 15th October) Proposals are required to be submitted online only. Call for proposals and application link can be found on the BIRAC website: https://birac.nic.in/cfp.php

Objectives

The Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) is a government partnership with industries for support on a cost sharing basis for research in frontier futuristic technology areas. It is focused on IP creation with ownership retained by Indian industry and wherever relevant, by collaborating scientists.

Key links

Deadlines, amounts and windows change. Check the official portal before you apply.

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