Venture Center as a BIG Partner
Venture Center has been appointed as a BIG Partner starting with Round 4 of BIG
The BIG Partner is expected to assist BIRAC with:
- Popularizing the program and provide clarifications
- First level of screening of applications (before BIRAC does final screening
- Carry out due diligence of applicants and projects
- Administer the project on behalf of BIRAC
- Reviewing and monitoring of projects
Key points to note:
- Venture Center has decided to separate the teams that:
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- Provide Bioincubation services (Contact person: Ms Priya Nagraj) (Please visit website http://www.bioincubator. venturecenter.co.in/big.php )
- Carry out responsibilities of the BIG Partner (Contact person: Dr Manisha Premnath)
- Thus, the BioIncubation team shall not be carrying out the evaluation/reviewing process. This is intentional and meant to reduce any conflicts.
- Applicants are free to choose any of the BIG Partners for their application. Venture Center is likely to be a suitable BIG Partner for applicants:
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- From the western part of India including Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Northern Karnataka, Rajasthan and MP (due to its location)
- Applicants who wish to leverage Venture Center’s networks (with research institutions, entrepreneurs, investors etc) in the Western region
- Applicants who wish to leverage Venture Center BioIncubator’s BioIncubation programs, events etc at a later stage.
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