Lok Sabha Question No. 885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Bio-Incubators
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 885 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## Bio-Incubators

## 885. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY िवǒान और ŮौȨोिगकी मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of bio-incubators operational at present
- in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to set up bio-incubators in Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

िवǒान और ŮौȨोिगकी मंũालय क े राǛमंũी ( ˢतंũ Ůभार ) ( डॉ . िजतŐū िसंह )

- (a). The Public Sector undertaking of the Department of Biotechnology,  Biotechnology  Industry  Research  Assistance  Council (BIRAC) has supported the establishment of 75 bio-incubators across India to promote and nurture start-ups & entrepreneurs in the field of Biotechnology. Out of these, 73 bio-incubators are currently operational and provide access to specialized infrastructure, high-end equipment,  mentoring,  handholding  and  connections  with  Industry. The details  of  these  bio-incubators  are  enclosed  in  Annexure  I.  The Department of Science and Technology has also supported incubators, focused on biotechnology sector, in cities like Kancheepuram, Chennai, Erode, Coimbatore, Thanjavur.
- (b) & (c)   Currently, there are 12 bio-incubators in Tamil Nadu. New bio-incubators are set up on competitive basis across India. There are no state specific calls.

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Annexure I: State-wise list of bio-incubators being supported by BIRAC

| S.No.                                | Bio-incubator                                                                  | City          | State          |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
| 1.                                   | SPMVV- Women Biotech Incubation facility (SPMVV- WBIF)                         | Tirupati      | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2.                                   | BioValley at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)                                | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3.                                   | Translational Oncology Council Bio-NEST (TRON Bio- NEST), VCR Park             | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 4.                                   | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education& Research (NIPER)               | Guwahati      | Assam          |
| 5.                                   | Institute of Advanced Study in Science &Technology (IASST)                     | Guwahati      | Assam          |
| 6. CSIR NEIST,                       | Jorhat                                                                         | Jorhat        | Assam          |
| 7.                                   | IIT Guwahati                                                                   | Guwahati      | Assam          |
| 8.                                   | Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi            | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 9.                                   | Clean Enery International Incubation Center (CEIIC)                            | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 10.                                  | DPSRU Innovation& Incubator Foundation (DIIF)                                  | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 11.                                  | Indigram Labs Foundation                                                       | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 12.                                  | Delhi University                                                               | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 13.                                  | AIIMS Delhi                                                                    | Delhi         | Delhi          |
| 14.                                  | BITS Pilani Goa campus                                                         | Goa           | Goa            |
| 15.                                  | Savli Technology &Business Incubator                                           | Savli         | Gujarat        |
| 16.                                  | Ahmedabad University                                                           | Ahmedabad     | Gujarat        |
| 17.                                  | SRISTI Innovation                                                              | Ahmedabad     | Gujarat        |
| 18.                                  | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Ahmedabad | Gandhinagar   | Gujarat        |
| 19.                                  | Atmiya UniversityEYUVA centre                                                  | Rajkot        | Gujarat        |
| 20.                                  | RCB, Faridabad                                                                 | Faridabad     | Haryana        |
| 21.                                  | Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu                          | Jammu         | Jammu& Kashmir |
| 22.                                  | C-CAMP, Bangalore                                                              | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 23.                                  | Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC)                                           | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 24.                                  | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore                   | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 25.                                  | IKP Eden, Bangalore                                                            | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 26.                                  | Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation (MSMF)                                        | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 27.                                  | University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Bangalore                            | Bangalore     | Karnataka      |
| 28.                                  | Manipal University                                                             | Manipal       | Karnataka      |
| 29. CSIR- Central Food Technological | Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI)                                                | Mysore        | Karnataka      |
| 30.                                  | UAS, Dharwad EYUVA Centre                                                      | Dharwad       | Karnataka      |
| 31. Amal Jyothi College of           | Engineering                                                                    | Koovappally   | Kerala         |
| 32.                                  | Dr Moopen's Medical College                                                    | Waynad        | Kerela         |
| 33.                                  | Career College, Bhopal EYUVA Centre                                            | Bhopal        | Madhya Pradesh |
| 34.                                  | Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Venture Center, NCL, Pune                 | Pune          | Maharashtra    |
| 35.                                  | Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Mumbai                 | Mumbai        | Maharashtra    |

|   36. | RiiDL (Research Innovation Incubation Design Laboratory Foundation), Somaiya Vidyavihar   | Mumbai      | Maharashtra   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
|    37 | Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD)                              | Shillong    | Meghalaya     |
|    38 | Bio-Resources Development Centre (BRDC)                                                   | Shillong    | Meghalaya     |
|    39 | NEHU, Tura Campus                                                                         | Chasingre   | Meghalaya     |
|    40 | Mizoram University                                                                        | Aizawl      | Mizoram       |
|    41 | KIIT, Bhubaneswar                                                                         | Bhubaneswar | Odisha        |
|    42 | Institute of Life Science (ILS) Bhubaneswar                                               | Bhubaneswar | Odisha        |
|    43 | GIET University EYUVA Centre                                                              | Gunupur     | Orissa        |
|    44 | Panjab University                                                                         | Chandigarh  | Punjab        |
|    45 | Punjab UniversityEYUVA Centre                                                             | Chandigarh  | Punjab        |
|    46 | Technology Innovation& Start-up Centre (TISC), IIT Jodhpur                                | Jodhpur     | Rajasthan     |
|    47 | Rajasthan UniversityEYUVA Centre                                                          | Jaipur      | Rajasthan     |
|    48 | IIT Madras Research Park                                                                  | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    49 | Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC), IIT Madras                                | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    50 | Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women , Chennai                                           | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    51 | BioNEST at PSG-Science &Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP)                        | Coimbatore  | Tamil Nadu    |
|    52 | Vellore Institute of Technology                                                           | Vellore     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    53 | Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council (CIIC)                                         | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    54 | Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology &Research Academy (SASTRA)                            | Thanjavur   | Tamil Nadu    |
|    55 | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)                            | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    56 | Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research                                | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    57 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityEYUVA Centre                                            | Coimbatore  | Tamil Nadu    |
|    58 | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women EYUVA Centre                                           | Coimbatore  | Tamil Nadu    |
|    59 | Anna UniversityEYUVA Centre                                                               | Chennai     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    60 | IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad                                                             | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    61 | Society for Biotechnology Incubation Centre (SBTIC) , Hyderabad                           | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    62 | a-IDEA, NAARM , Hyderabad                                                                 | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    63 | ASPIRE BioNEST, University of Hyderabad                                                   | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    64 | International Crops Research Institute-ICRISAT                                            | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    65 | LV Prasad Eye Institute                                                                   | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    66 | IIIT Hyderabad                                                                            | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    67 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad            | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    68 | Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship, IIT Hyderabad                                     | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|    69 | Bioincubator, IIT Kanpur                                                                  | Kanpur      | Uttar Pradesh |
|    70 | CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow                                     | Lucknow     | Uttar Pradesh |
|    71 | Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi                                                  | Varanasi    | Uttar Pradesh |
|    72 | Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (TIEDS)                    | Roorkee     | Uttarakhand   |
|    73 | Adamas UniversityEYUVA Centre                                                             | Kolkata     | West Bengal   |