Indian Angel Network (IAN), the world’s largest angel network, on August 8 said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) to invest into biotechnology startups and bring the ecosystem together to promote biotech industry in I…
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Govt plans to set up 7 new research parks to bolster R&D for start-ups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the “Startup India, Stand Up India” in January 2016. The initiative had a slew of measures aimed at simplifying compliance, exempting profits from start-ups for the first three years, and rolling out an action plan for boosting innovation and entr…
Govt. to sell low-cost medical kits
The government is ready to market several low-cost medical innovations, including home kits for measuring blood glucose, hemoglobin levels and real-time diagnosis of malaria and dengue, which have been developed by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in association with start-ups supported by t…