Deadline: 17-May-23
The National Biopharma Mission (NBM) invites proposals for follow-on funding for projects biotherapeutics and related infrastructure.
This is an Industry-Academia Collaborative Mission for Accelerating Discovery Research to Early Development for Biopharmaceuticals – “Innovate in India (i3) Empowering biotech entrepreneurs & accelerating inclusive innovation”, also referred to as National Biopharma Mission (NBM).
This call seeks proposals for development of projects supported under NBM and BIRAC schemes falling under:
- Biosimilars
- Bio-betters including antibodies and recombinant proteins
- Novel antibody-based biotherapeutics including monoclonal antibody and antibody fragments (Fab, Fv, ScFv), Nanobodies, cell and gene therapy, antibody drug conjugates
- Expansion of existing facilities without any civil/ construction work, to increase the service portfolio.
- Platforms developed and requiring validation with industry
- Validation and scale-up of Raw Materials
Expectation from Applicant
- The applicant should be a BIRAC grantee and should have previous funded project ongoing/completed for which the follow-on funding is sought
- The earlier project should have been successfully completed with clear achievements on deliverables
- The proposal should be built up on the previous results and activities and have a clear development path
- The proposal should show progress of at least 2 TRL levels beyond the current stage
- The therapeutic candidate should have substantial improvement over marketed products. The areas of improvement could be improved specificity, efficacy, potency, half-life, immunogenicity, reduced toxicity and side effects, affordability as compared to existing therapeutics.
- For shared facilities justification and need for expansion and support required should be elaborated. The current test services, comparative pricing compared to international agencies, pricing model for academia, start-ups, MSMEs, large Indian Companies International companies to be given in proposal. The extent of differential pricing based on BIRAC financial support to be mentioned.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant should be a BIRAC grantee and should have previous funded project ongoing/completed for which the follow-on funding is sought
- Solely by Indian Company / LLP/ Non-profit organizations/ Society/ Trusts/ Foundation/ Associations/ Government entities/ Institutes/ R&D Organizations/ which is a legal entity OR Jointly by Indian Companies/ Non-profit organizations / LLP/ Society/ Trusts/ Foundation/ Associations/ Government entities/ Institutes/ R&D Organizations/ OR
- By an -academia consortium of Indian Company/ Non-profit organizations/ LLP/ Society/ Trusts/ Foundation/ Association/ Government entities/ Institutes/ R&D Organizations
- Indian Start-up companies in collaboration with Industry/Academia/research institutes/ are specially encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit BIRAC.
