{"id":1441,"date":"2020-08-17T08:48:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T08:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/?post_type=event&#038;p=1441"},"modified":"2020-08-17T08:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T08:48:11","slug":"big-awareness-session-aug-18th-2020-11am-12pm","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zkHbp1rCAUqqgdVz8","title":{"rendered":"BIG Awareness Session | Aug 18th, 2020 | 11am to 12pm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HTIC Medtech Incubator as an Associate BIG Partner &amp; FITT Delhi BIG Partner inviting\u00a0applications for the 17th call BIG GRANT.\u00a0We are jointly organising a &#8220;<strong>BIG Awareness Sess<\/strong><strong>ion&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Aug 18th, 2020 at 11am<\/strong>\u00a0through Google Meet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Register Link to attend the session &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zkHbp1rCAUqqgdVz8\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/forms.gle\/zkHbp1rCAUqqgdVz8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597738671716000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHRvjYjpmYCTIUcMsnAjXUKw_6y0Q\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/zkHbp1rCAUqqgdVz8<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Link to Join the Session-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/fgj-hbey-scr\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/meet.google.com\/fgj-hbey-scr&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597738671716000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4C0u2iCALMibxggtyIpnxh20qgw\">https:\/\/meet.google.com\/fgj-hbey-scr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Agenda :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Scheme Overview and Process flow<\/li>\n<li>Insights into Big Requirements and Application\u00a0Submission.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Malay Dixit sharing his BIG journey experience and has developed the product successfully.<\/li>\n<li>Q&amp;A Session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BIG GRANT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIG (Biotechnology Ignition Grant) is a flagship scheme of BIRAC which recognizes and invests in innovative ideas in the biotech sector. The ideas should have clear potential to translate into commercial products\/technologies. BIG supports individual entrepreneurs\/ start-ups from ideation to Proof of Concept (PoC). Under the BIG scheme, BIRAC provides grant-in-aid of upto INR 50 lakhs (approx USD 75,000) for a period of 18 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas supported under BIG:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIG scheme supports innovation under Healthcare, Lifesciences, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Drugs, Vaccines, Drug Formulations and delivery systems, Industrial Biotechnology, Agriculture, Secondary agriculture, Waste Management, Sanitation, Clean Energy and related areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Can Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIRAC invites proposals from\u00a0Biotech Start-ups and Individual Entrepreneurs with innovative idea having potential for commercialization. Eligible entities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start-up age allowed for a registered company\/ LLP incorporated under BIG w.e.f 1st Aug 2020: 5 years.<\/li>\n<li>Scientists, Faculty, Research Scholars, Graduates in any discipline incubating\/ intend to incubate at a BioIncubator.<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility criteria for start-ups under BIG has been revised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selection Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a 4 tier selection process. All eligible applications go through following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preliminary Selection Committee (PSC) screens the proposals for scheme fit, adequacy of details, plagiarism<\/li>\n<li>The PSC recommended proposals are then reviewed Online by subject experts<\/li>\n<li>The recommended applicants are then called for F2F presentations before the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP). The proposal will be scored on a scale of 100.<\/li>\n<li>Expert Selection Committee (ESC) will decide the final cutoff of marks and recommend the proposals for BIG funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support Provided by IITM HTIC MedTech Incubator as a BIG Associate Partner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orient Innovators and Entrepreneurs on the eligibility and aim of\u00a0BIG schemes.<\/li>\n<li>Mentor and handhold prospective BIG applicants and assist them for application<br \/>\nMentoring provided for areas including but not limited to technical, business, IP, legal, regulatory etc.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate connects and networking for BIG applicants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Application submission opens on 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0August, 2020 &amp; Closes on 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September, 2020\u00a0(5:30pm)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more details Please visit &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant\/program-scheme\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant\/program-scheme\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597738671717000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFLf33Syjfm-K2Es_IxGDAciE0Rag\">https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant\/program-scheme\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Please email us for more details at<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:big@htic.iitm.ac.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">big@htic.iitm.ac.in<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1441 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/fiit-2\/'><img width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FIIT-2-208x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FIIT-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FIIT-2-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FIIT-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HTIC Medtech Incubator as an Associate BIG Partner &amp; FITT Delhi BIG Partner inviting\u00a0applications for the 17th call BIG GRANT.\u00a0We are jointly organising a &#8220;BIG Awareness Session&#8221;\u00a0on\u00a0Aug 18th, 2020 at 11am\u00a0through Google Meet. Register Link to attend the session &#8211;\u00a0https:\/\/forms.gle\/zkHbp1rCAUqqgdVz8 Link to Join the Session-\u00a0https:\/\/meet.google.com\/fgj-hbey-scr Agenda : Big Scheme Overview and Process flow Insights into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1439,"template":"","start_date":"2020-08-17","start_time":"12:00am","end_date":"2020-08-19","end_time":"12:00am","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1441"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}