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Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched BIO-NIVESH, a platform designed to connect biotechnology startups with investors and increase private investment in innovations ready for scale-up and commercialisation.
About BIO-NIVESH
- It aims to bridge the gap between biotechnology research, startups, investors, industry and markets.
- The platform will help startups access not just funding but also industry partnerships, manufacturing capabilities, market access and global networks.
- The initiative focuses on technologies that are ready to move from the laboratory to the market.
- The first edition brought together 20 biotechnology and deep-tech startups and around 50 investors.
- Future editions are planned in different cities to connect regional biotech ecosystems with investment networks.
Focus on Building Large Biotech Companies
- Jitendra Singh suggested a “Big Five in Five Years” approach to create a few large biotechnology companies that could act as anchor firms for the wider startup ecosystem.
- The idea is to focus resources on companies with the potential to scale globally and create opportunities for other startups.
