DBT Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) 2011 for Indian Biotech Companies


Call for Proposals under BIPP (13th Batch)

Announcement Date (opens on): 15/02/2011

Last Submission Date: 31/03/2011

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites proposals from lndian Biotechnology Companies under the Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP), a Government partnership with industry for support on a cost sharing basis for development of novel and high risk futuristic technologies mainly for viability gap funding and enhancing existing R&D capacities. BIPP has been initiated under Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Programme (BIRAP), a unique initiative of DBT being implemented in partnership with ABLE and BCIL to nurture R&D and innovation in Biotech Industry. Biotech Consortium lndia Limited (BCIL) is the BIPP Management Agency and will ensure maintenance of strict confidentiality of the proposals as per DBT norms.

Key Features of the Programme
  • Supports - Large, medium, small scale industry, start ups on cost sharing basis
    - High risk, discoverylinked innovation
    - Accelerated technology development
    - Evaluation and validation of biotech products
    - Indigenous discovery, innovation and technology to products
    - Products of national relevance or public benefit
  • Varying models of grants, loans or grant + loan available.
Who Can Apply? A single or consortia of Indian “for profit” company (ies) - Small, Medium or Large having DSIR* recognized in-house R&D unit(s).  An Indian Company is defined as one which is registered under “The Indian Companies Act, 1956” and in which 51% (or more) of the ownership is held by Indian citizens (including NRIs).

The proposals can be submitted:
  • by an Indian Company alone; or
  • by an Indian Company along public sector R&D institution(s), organization(s), laboratory (ies), university (ies) etc.; or
  • by a consortium of Indian Companies; or
  • by a consortium of Indian Companies along with public sector R&D institution(s), organization(s), laboratory (ies), university (ies) etc.
(*Companies in the process of obtaining DSIR recognition may also apply along with the proof of application to DSIR. However, the final decision on such applications would be subject to their getting DSIR recognition)

Eligible Categories and Corresponding Relevant Areas
  • Category I&II : Agriculture, Bio- medical devices and instruments, Bio-energy, Bioinformatics, Environmental biotechnology,Health-care,Industrial products and processe
  • Category IIIA : Health Care Clinical trial
  • Category IIIB : Transgenic Field trial
  • Category IV : Agriculture, Bio- medical devices and instruments, Bio-energy, Bioinformatics, Environmental biotechnology, Health-care, Industrial products and processe
How to Apply? Proposals are required to be submitted online only. To submit a proposal online, please follow the following steps:
  1. Log on the BIRAP website (www.birapdbt.nic.in)
  2. If you are a registered user, log-on using the credentials, else you need to register your company with by clicking on New User Registration.
  3. In case of new user registration, a computer generated password would be sent to the email-id provided at the time of registration. The password can be changed later.
  4. Once you login, you would be navigated to the page displaying BIPP link.
  5. Click on the BIPP link under Programmes and the active call would be highlighted.
  6. Click on the new call and proceed towards proposal submission.
Further details on How to submit a proposal would be available in the BIPP User Guide available on the website. 

The proposals should be submitted on or before 31st March, 2011 (midnight). 

Company User Registration is open round the clock.

Online Proposal Submission would begin from 15th February, 2011. No Hard Copy to be submitted, Proposals submitted online only would be considered.

Last date for Submission of Proposals: 31st March, 2011

For further details, please contact:

Dr. Renu Swarup,
Advisor Incharge-BIPP, Department of Biotechnology,
Block No: 2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India;
E-mail:
swarup@dbt.nic.in

Detailed guidelines for the scheme including eligible project categories to be supported are available at

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