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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, has established the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is a Section 8, not-for-profit Public Sector Enterprise that serves as a strategic interface agency, dedicated to nurturing India’s startup ecosystem and advancing R&D with a specialized focus on the biotechnology sector.
The following Institutes, Startups, Companies located in Tamil Nadu received funding from BIRAC under Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP), Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI), Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise (PACE), Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies (BioNEST), Grand Challenge India (GCI) and National Biopharma Mission (NBM) schemes during 2023-26:
| S. No | Applicant/ Grantee Name | Scheme
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Fermentech Gsv Private Limited | SBIRI | Thanjavur |
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C. Abdul Hakeem College | SBIRI | Vellore |
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Cisgen Biotech Discoveries Private Limited | SBIRI | Chennai |
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Levim Biotech LLP | BIPP | Chennai |
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Seagrass Tech Private Limited | BIPP | Chennai |
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Department of Nano Science and Technology | PACE | Coimbatore |
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Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences | PACE | Coimbatore |
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IIT Madras | PACE | Chennai |
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Central Leather Research Institute | PACE | Chennai |
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Avinashilingam Institute for HSc and HEd for Women | PACE | Coimbatore |
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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University-DCAHS | PACE | Chennai |
| IIT Madras | PACE | Chennai | |
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Healthcare Technology Innovation Center, IIT Madras | NBM | Chennai |
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The Cancer Institute (WIA – Women’s Indian Association) | NBM | Chennai |
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Christian Medical College Vellore Association | NBM | Vellore |
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Carenow Medical Pvt Ltd | NBM | Coimbatore |
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Vellore Institute of Technology | NBM | Vellore |
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SRM Institutes for Medical Science | NBM | Chennai |
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Theragen Biologics Private Limited | NBM | Chennai |
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ICMR – National Institute of Epidemiology | NBM | Chennai |
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Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Research Centre | NBM | Madurai |
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HTIC (Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre) MedTech Incubator, Chennai | BioNEST | Chennai |
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Association for Bio-inspired Leaders and Entrepreneurs at Sastra TBI | BioNEST | Thanjavur |
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Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal sciences University – Veterinary Incubation Foundation at TANUVAS | BioNEST | Chennai |
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Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research | BioNEST | Chennai |
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IIT Madras | GCI | Chennai |
The district-wise details of the number of biotech startups incubated in Tamil Nadu–based bioincubators, intellectual property (IP) filed, and technologies/products commercialised during 2023-26, are provided below. BIRAC provides infrastructure and operational support to ensure the smooth functioning of these centres, however, it does not provide direct seed funding to startups under the incubation scheme
| S. No | Name of the BioNEST Bioincubator | District | Total No. of Incubatees supported | No. of Products / Technologies commercialised | No of IP’s filed |
| BioNEST HTIC (Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre) MedTech Incubator, Chennai | Chennai | 69 | 27 | 42 | |
| BioNEST Association for Bio-inspired Leaders and Entrepreneurs at Sastra TBI, Thanjavur | Thanjavur | 45 | 10 | 10 | |
| BioNEST Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University – Veterinary Incubation Foundation at TANUVAS, Chennai | Chennai | 18 | 5 | 7 | |
| BioNEST Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai | Chennai | 37 | 2 | 9 | |
| BioNEST-SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai | Chengalpattu | 28 | 0 | 0 |
The table below details the number of beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu who received scholarships or fellowships from the Department of Science & Technology (DST) over the last three years. This includes recipients under the WOS-A (Women Scientists Scheme), WISE-PhD (Women in Science and Engineering-PhD), WISE-PDF (Women in Science and Engineering-PDF), and WISE-SCOPE (Women in Science and Engineering- Societal Challenges with Opportunities) programs.
| Women beneficiaries supported under DST WOS-A program in
Tamil Nadu state (district -wise) |
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| S.No | District | 2023-26 |
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Chennai | 9 |
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Coimbatore | 3 |
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Karaikudi | 2 |
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Salem | 1 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 2 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Women beneficiaries supported under DSTWISE-PhD program in
Tamil Nadu state (district-wise) |
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| S. No | District | 2023-2026 |
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Chennai | 9 |
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Coimbatore | 3 |
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Dindigul | 1 |
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Kancheepuram | 2 |
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Sivaganga | 1 |
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Thanjavur | 2 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 2 |
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Vellore | 1 |
| Total | 21 | |
| Women beneficiaries supported under DST WISE-PDF program in
Tamil Nadu state (district wise) |
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| S. No | District | 2023-2026 |
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Chennai | 8 |
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Coimbatore | 2 |
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Cuddalore | 1 |
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Salem | 1 |
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Thanjavur | 1 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 1 |
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Tirunelveli | 1 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Women beneficiaries supported under DST WISE-SCOPE program in
Tamil Nadu state (district-wise) |
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| S. No | District | 2023-26 |
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Chennai | 3 |
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Coimbatore | 2 |
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Cuddalore | 1 |
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Dindigul | 1 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 1 |
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Tirupathur | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
The table below presents the number of beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu who were awarded scholarships and fellowships under the DST-INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) program over the past three years.
| INSPIRE-SHE Beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu State (district-wise) | ||
| S.No. | District Name | 2023-26 |
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Chengalpattu | 2 |
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Chennai | 15 |
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Coimbatore | 4 |
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Dharmapuri | 1 |
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Dindigul | 1 |
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Erode | 20 |
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Kanchipuram | 5 |
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Kanyakumari | 9 |
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Madurai | 2 |
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Nagapattinam | 1 |
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Namakkal | 8 |
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Salem | 1 |
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Thanjavur | 2 |
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Thiruvallur | 2 |
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Thoothukudi | 1 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 2 |
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Tirunelveli | 2 |
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Tiruppur | 6 |
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Virudhunagar | 6 |
| Total | 90 | |
| INSPIRE Fellowship Beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu State (district-wise) | ||
| S. No | District | 2023-26 |
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Chengalpattu | 44 |
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Chennai | 144 |
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Coimbatore | 126 |
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Cuddalore | 13 |
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Dindigul | 16 |
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Kanchipuram | 3 |
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Kanyakumari | 7 |
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Madurai | 8 |
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Salem | 10 |
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Sivaganga | 68 |
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Thanjavur | 20 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 39 |
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Tirunelveli | 14 |
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Tiruvarur | 17 |
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Vellore | 53 |
| Total | 582 | |
| INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu State (district-wise) | ||
| S.No. | District Name | 2023-26 |
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Chengalpattu | 6 |
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Chennai | 33 |
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Coimbatore | 2 |
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Dindigul | 2 |
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Kancheepuram | 1 |
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Karaikudi | 2 |
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Namakkal | 1 |
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Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
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Vellore | 5 |
| Total | 61 | |
Additionally, the details of women scientists in Tamil Nadu supported by the DBT BioCARe program and the BIRAC Grand Challenge India (GCI) program are presented below.
| Women scientists beneficiaries supported under GCI program in
Tamil Nadu state (district-wise) |
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| S. No | District | 2023-26 |
| 1. | Thiruvallur | 2 |
| Total | 2 | |
| Women scientists beneficiaries supported under BioCARein
Tamil Nadu state (district-wise) |
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| S.No | District | 2023-26 |
| 1. | Chennai | 3 |
| 2. | Coimbatore | 2 |
| 3. | Cuddalore | 1 |
| Total | 6 | |
The details of DBT-supported R&D centres approved, clinical trial units operationalized in the state of Tamil Nadu under the National Biopharma Mission (NBM) are as under-
| Grantee | District | State | Employment Generated |
| Healthcare Technology Innovation Center, IIT Madras, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 5 |
| The Cancer Institute (WIA – Women’s Indian Association), also known as the Adyar Cancer Institute | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 20 |
| Christian Medical College Vellore Association, Vellore | Vellore | Tamil Nadu | 12 |
| SRM Institute for Medical Science, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 14 |
| ICMR – National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 12 |
| Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Research Centre, Madurai | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | 14 |
This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
