{"id":1386,"date":"2020-08-08T06:12:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T06:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2021-02-04T06:22:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T06:22:18","slug":"program-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant\/program-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>IIT Madras-HTIC MedTech Incubator is a BIRAC\u2019s Associate BIG Partner.<\/strong><\/h2>\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 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>&nbsp;<\/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 4 tier selection process. All eligible applications go thorough 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 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>\u00a0January, 2021 &amp; Closes on 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March, 2021\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>(5:30pm)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Attend\u00a0<strong>Information Seminars <\/strong>to learn about BIG Grant Please email us for details or for any queries at <\/em><strong><em><a href=\"mailto:big@htic.iitm.ac.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">big@htic.iitm.ac.in<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is\u00a0\u00a0IITM HTIC MedTech Incubator is your best BIG Associate Partner?<\/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-1386 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/big\/'><img width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Big.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Big.jpg 960w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Big-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Big-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote data-secret=\"Ll6jpFfKvU\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/grant-frequently-asked-questions\/embed\/#?secret=Ll6jpFfKvU\" data-secret=\"Ll6jpFfKvU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" title=\"&#8220;Frequently Asked Questions&#8221; &#8212; MedTech Incubator\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2' class='gallery galleryid-1386 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\/big-18th-call-poster\/'><img width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BIG-18th-Call-Poster-208x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BIG-18th-Call-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BIG-18th-Call-Poster-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/htic.iitm.ac.in\/mti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BIG-18th-Call-Poster.png 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>IIT Madras-HTIC MedTech Incubator is a BIRAC\u2019s Associate BIG Partner. 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