Deadline: 15 March 2017
The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has announced its 11th call for proposals under Contract Research Scheme (CRS) to support academia across the country to take forward their research leads through validation and translation by industry.
BIRAC, a Public Sector Undertaking, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, has been set up as an interface agency, to nurture innovation research and promote affordable product development through public-private partnership
One of BIRAC’s major focuses is enabling public funded research to be commercialized and creating effective linkages between academia and industry. Through the CRS funding, BIRAC extends support to academic institutes across the country to take forward their research leads through validation and translation by industry.
Key Features of the Call
- Contract Research Scheme supports Academia for engaging the industry in contract research mode under a specific fee structure for taking forward their leads/technologies towards validation and commercialization
- The Academia should necessarily have an established lead as evident by scientific data ready for validation
- The scheme also supports academia for some specific services such as toxicology studies, gene sequencing studies etc. as a part of validation studies and commercial scale development
- Grant- in- Aid is provided to the academia for In-House research which forms a part of validation of the Proof of Concept
- The IP rights reside with the academia. The industry partner will have first right of refusal for commercial exploitation of the New IP
Eligibility Criteria
- Academia has to be the Primary Applicant with one or more partners of which at least one is an industry. The proposers if so required can opt for additional partners from another Industry and/or academia.
- Criteria for the partner(s):
- Indian Company (ies), registered under the Indian Companies Act 1956 with at least 51% Indian shareholding and having DSIR* recognised in-house R&D unit. (*Companies in the process of obtaining DSIR recognition can also apply)
- Public/ Private Universities and Research Institutions having a well-established support system for basic and/or applied research with registration/recognition from a statutory body are eligible.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: India
For more information, please visit BIRAC.