KIIT-TBI Ecosystem with the support of
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY RESEARCH ASSISTANCE COUNCIL (BIRAC)
BIOTECHNOLOGY IGNITION GRANT (BIG)
North East
Special Call North East
Upto INR 50 Lakhs Grant-in-Aid for 18 Months
Biotechnology Ignition Grant
Special Call North East
Upto INR 50 Lakhs Grant for 24 Months
ABOUT: BIG North East
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) North East Special Call is a flagship programme of BIRAC which ignites young startups and entrepreneurial individuals from and for North East to establish and validate a Proof of Concept (POC) for an idea.
Objectives: BIG North East
◉ Foster the generation of ideas with commercialization potential from and for North East.
◉ Upscale and validate proof of concept
◉ Encourage researchers to take technology closer to market through a start up
◉ Foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem of North East India.
Funding: BIG North East
Up to INR 50 Lakhs Grant-in-Aid
Eligibility: BIG North East
◉ Individual Innovators with Graduate Degree in any discipline, Research Scholar, Scientist, Faculty belonging from North East or is willing to implement the venture in North East .
◉ Startups incorporated not more than 5 years ago from the date of application.
Duration: BIG North East
24 months
Thematic Area: BIG North East
Agriculture
Biosimilars &
Stem Cells
Drugs Including
Drug Delivery
Industrial
Biotechnology
Devices &
Diagnostics
Vaccines
Bioinformatics &
Facilities
Other Emerging Technology
Impact: BIG North East
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TImeline: BIG North East
BIG North East: Grantees
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Meet the Mentors
Dr. Sonali Roy
Designation: COO, RISE Foundation IISER Institute: IISER-Kolkata Incubation Centre
Expertise: Technology Commercialization, Product Development, Cell and Molecular Signalling, Molecular and Mechanistic Toxicology
Dr. Sharmistha Banerjee
Designation:Assistant Professor Institute: Indian Institute of Technology, GuwahatiExpertise: innovation and sustainable product design
Dr. Md. Ahmaruzzaman
Designation: Associate ProfessorInstitute: National Institute of Technology, SilcharExpertise: innovation and sustainable product design
Dr. Mohan Chandra Kalita
Designation: Professor and Head Institute: Guwahati University, GuwahatiExpertise: Biochemistry, Plant Biology, Bioresource and Environmental Biotechnology 
Dr. N. Senthil Kumar
Designation: Professor Institute: Mizoram University, AizawlExpertise: Molecular Epidemiology, Human disease Genomics and Metagenomics 
Dr. Sumpam Tangjang
Designation: Professor InstituteRajiv Gandhi University, Rono HillsExpertise: Microbiology, Agroforestry, IKS, Biodiversity and Bio-resources Management 
Dr. Somnath Roy
Designation: Sr. Scientist InstituteTocklai Tea Research Institute, JorhatExpertise: Integrated Pest Management in tea 
Dr. Birendra Kumar Mishra
Designation: Assistant Professor InstituteNorth Eastern Hill University, Tura CampusExpertise: Dairy Science & Technology/Food Microbiology 
Dr. Danish Tamuly
Designation: Assistant Professor (Soil Science) & Director on BoardinstituteAssam Agricultural University and Northeast Agriculture Technology Entrepreneurs HUB (NEATEHUB, AAU) Jorhat, AssamExpertise:Soil Sciences, agri input, precision agriculture, agri waste to wealth, FAAS, farm mechanization, packaging and e-commerce
Dr. Rituraj Konwar
Designation: Principal Scientistinstitute:CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST)Expertise:Animal biotechnology and molecular endocrinology
Dr. Utpal Bora
Designation: Professorinstitute:Indian Institute of Technology, GuwahatiExpertise:Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Diagnostics, Agro and Seri Biotechnology
Dr. Soma Chattopadhyay
Designation: Scientist Finstitute:Institute of Life SciencesExpertise:Molecular virology: Viral replication, Virus-Cell interactions, Pathogenesis of Viral infection, Regulation of Viral Infection
Dr. Atishkumar. S. Mundada
Designation: Professorinstitute:ISNJBs SSDJ College of PharmacyExpertise:Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Binod Bihari Sahu
Designation: Associate Professorinstitute:NIT Rourkela Expertise:Plant molecular biology, Plant Immunity, Plant-pathogen interaction, Molecular Genetics
Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Sarangi
Designation: Principal Scientistinstitute:CSIR-IMMT, BhubaneswarExpertise:Electrometallurgy, membrane-electrolysis and corrosion, waste utilization, industrial effluent treatment, electrochemical synthesis and characterization of monocrystalline materials.
Dr. Suman Kumar Nandy
Designation: CEOInstitute: BIRAC’s BioNEST Bio-Incubator (B3l) Facility, NEHU, Tura CampusExpertise:Macromolecular interaction, cancer genomics, network biology, microbiome analytics, histopathology through computational approach
Dr. Prasoon kumar
Designation: Assistance ProfessorInstitute: NIT RourkelaExpertise:Biomechanics, Biotransport Engineering, Biomaterials, Tissue engineering, Bio-inspired design, Micro/nano fabrication, Additive manufacturing, Lab-on-chip, Micro/nanofluidics, polymeric membranes and Medical devices.
Dr. Rakeshwar Bandichhor
Designation: Vice President and Head of ChemistryInstitute: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad Expertise:Pharmaceutical chemistry
Dr. Shivanand S. Shirkole
Designation: Assistance Professor Institute: ICT-IOC Odisha Campus, BhubaneswarExpertise:Low moisture food safety, Thermal processing of foods, Phase transition modeling, Computer-aided food engineering, Industry scale process optimization, Automation in food process operations.
Dr. Gautam Saha
Designation: Professor Institute: NEHUExpertise:SDN based IoT design, Blockchain based security implementation, Data analysis issues in IoT, Genetic Network Modelling and Drug Design, Computational based River interlinking endeavor, Process Control Instrumentation design and implementation.
Ritesh Malani Ph.D.
Designation: Assistant Professor Institute: ICT-IOC Odisha Campus, BhubaneswarExpertise:Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Science and Biofuels synthesis
Dr. Kishor Rajkumar
Designation: Managing Director & Chief ScientistInstitute:Kwaklei and Khonggunmelei Orchids Private LimitedExpertise:Clonal propagation of elite genotype of orchid hybrids, orchid breeding and production of clones of elite hybrid
Dr. Akshaya Kumar Palai
Designation: Assistance ProfessorInstitute:CIPET: IPT- BhubaneswarExpertise:Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Linear & Hyperbranched Light Emitting Polymers and Plastic Engineering
Dr. Vanga Siva Reddy
Designation: ProfessorInstitute: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.Expertise:Plant Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular farming.
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