Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre has partnered with BIRAC and K-Tech to implement SEED (Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund) Fund. The basic idea of SEED Fund is to provide Capital assistance to start-ups with new and meritorious ideas, innovation and technologies in the life science sector.
Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and Minister of IT, BT and S&T Dr C N Ashwathnarayan visited Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre and chaired the meeting regarding projects of COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics going on within the facility on 14/05/2020. He also launched automated RNA isolation and isothermal amplification kit for COVID-19 developed jointly by BBC and SN Lifesciences incubated at BBC.
Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre signs MoU with Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (ICAR-IIHR) in presence of Director General of ICAR, Shri Trilochan Mohapatra on 05/02/2020. This MoU was signed during the inauguration of National Horticulture Fair-2020 at IIHR.
Discussion with Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education, Dr Sudhakar K
Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education, Dr Sudhakar K and Additional Chief Secretary to Health & Family Welfare Department, Shri Jawaid Akthar, IAS interacted with Managing Director of BBC, Dr Jitendra Kumar alongside Directors of IIMB, IIITB, IISc, HCG and NSRCEL to discuss the way forward to tackle COVID-19 and role of innovators in coming up with cost efficient solutions.
Dr E V Ramana Reddy visited BBC
Dr E V Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka visited BBC in January.
Director of ICAR-IIHR visits BBC
Director of ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (ICAR-IIHR) visits Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre in the month of May, 2020. Since IIHR already has signed MoU with BBC, initiates many activities in the sector of agricultural sciences in collaboration with BBC.
NSRCEL-IIMB visits BBC
Prof. Venkatesh Panchapagesan, faculty and Entrepreneurship - Secondary Member Chair, NSRCEL from IIM Bangalore visits BBC with his team to explore the lifescience ecosystem of BBC in the month of May.
Dr Devi Shetty with his team visited BBC
Dr Devi Shetty, Indian cardiac surgeon and entrepreneur, chairman and founder of Narayana Health, Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Third highest civilian awardee with his team visited BBC in the month of February, 2020
Battle against COVID-19
The centre has initiated a consortium for the research on the novel Corona virus (COVID-19). BBC is proudly supporting the research activities to battle against COVID-19 at the centre.
Last date of application: 15th October 2019, Extended to 23rd October 2019
BCC invites application for BIRAC SEED Fund
