Department of
Biotechnology
Ministry of
Science & Technology Government of India
Small Business
Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI)
CALL FOR
PROPOSALS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT – 20th BATCH
The Department
of Biotechnology (DBT) invites proposals from REGISTERED INDIAN FOR-PROFIT
PRIVATE ENTITIES / SME.'s / COMPANIES / PROPRIETARY FIRMS, etc. under the SBIRI
Scheme for funding of research & development in all fields of
biotechnology.
For
more information visit us at http://www.dbtindia.nic.in
or http://www.sbiri.nic.in
Unique features
of SBIRI
•
Supports start-up units, small and medium enterprises, as well as any other
private industry with not more than 500 employees in R&D.
.
Offers Phase I funding for showing proof-of-concept of innovations based on
valid hypothesis, R&D aimed at product development (and not for academic
purpose), development of lab-scale technology, refinement & validation of a
technology at small scale, etc.
•
Offers Phase II funding for process/ product development, scale-up of
technology, validation & trials, demonstration, commercialization of
innovative R&D, etc.
(Preliminary
findings at your laboratory strengthens the merit of your proposal)
Eligibility:
Can
be submitted solely by a private entity or jointly with other private or public
partner (Universities or National Institutes). Atleast51%ofthesharesofthe _
company are to be held by Indian Citizens.
Industry
should have DSIR* recognized in-house R&D unit or have IP ownership
(including copyrights etc.), developed or acquired and that will be used for
the proposed project. Joint ventures and limited partnerships would be eligible
for SBIRI support where the entity created meets the above requirements. »
Guidelines for
applications
1. Online
Submission:
Applicants
are encouraged to submit their proposals ONLINE (Website: http://sbiri.nic.in/forms/frmAppendixA.aspx).
If
online submission is chosen, no hard copy is required and the applicants will
be able to track the status of their proposal during the evaluation process.
2.
Hard Copy Submission: \
The
prescribed format can be downloaded from the website: www.dbtindia.nic.in/docs/sbiriapplication.doc.
The Applicants should submit two hard copies
of the proposal duly signed + one soft copy (MS Word file and not a PDF file)
through E-mail or CD to: The Managing Director, Biotech Consortium India
Limited (BCIL), 5th floor, Anuvrat Bhawan, 210 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New
Delhi -110 002 (E-mail: sbiri.dbt@nic.in),
super-scribing "Confidential, SBIRI
Project" on the document holder.
•BCIL
has been appointed as the SBIRI Management Agency by the Department of
Biotechnology and they will ensure the confidentiality of the documents.
Last
date for submission of proposals 15th October, 2012
Next
advertisement is likely to be issued during November - January, 2013.
For further
details contact:
Dr. (Mrs.)
Suchita Ninawe,
Scientist 'F’,
Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry of
Science & Technology, CGO Complex,
Block - 2, 6-8th
floors, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003. E-mail: sninawe.dbt@nic.in
*The companies who are in the process of obtaining
DSIR recognition or intend to do so can also apply. However final decisions on
their applications will be subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
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