Deadline Date: June 20, 2026
The C-CAMP Wadhwani Innovation Network Centre of Excellence is inviting applications to support Indian start-ups and researchers advance biotech and bioengineering innovations from the lab to market-ready solutions.
The initiative aims to transform academic and entrepreneurial research into scalable, industry-ready solutions, fostering job creation and economic growth. Focus areas include Medical Devices and MedTech, Drug Discovery, Diagnostics, Agriculture, and Industrial Biotechnology.
The Centre provides financial assistance for projects beyond TRL4, pilot and validation studies, prototype refinement, scaling-up innovations, and generating additional data or performing validation studies needed to secure next-level funding, with grants up to ₹1 crore.
Eligible applicants include Indian start-ups or academic innovators working on translation-based technologies or innovations with commercial potential, such as new products or processes driven by technology or intellectual property in Healthcare, Drugs, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Industrial Biotechnology, and Agriculture. Selection criteria require the technology to be product-oriented, novel with potential for IP generation, address an unmet need, have a competent technical and business team, a clear business model, commercialization strategy, and a defined understanding of the end-user and market size.
For more information, visit Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms.
