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BIRAC BIONEST

FITT is supporting Bioincubation through the Biotechnology Business Incubation facility, setup under the BISS (BioNEST) program of BIRAC. The facility has been operational since the last quarter of 2014 and has incubated many biotech innovators, startups and BIG funded companies.

Some Notable startups from the Bio-Incubator that have launched products are:

Wrig Nanosystems
Flexmotiv
Cutting Edge Medical Devices
Clensta International
Redroom Technologies
Machphy Solutions
Stellargene Technologies
Nanosafe Solutions
Testright Nanosystems
Nanoclean Global

Overview of BioNEST activities

Incubation Space available: The Biotechnology Business Incubation facility is currently a small space of 3500 sq. Ft. with a capacity to support up to 14 Innovators/startups at a time.
Startups supported: In the last five years for which the facility has been operational, 38 Innovators and startups in different domains related to Biotechnology have been incubated (List shared in Annexure-n).
Impact in numbers: Out of these, 24 startups have graduated and have launched various products into the market. These startups jointly filed more than 30 IPs, and some are in an advanced stage of product development. The startups also created >200 Jobs and raised funds to the tune of >50 Cr. The Incubator also created jobs, and three full-time staff are dedicatedly working with the BioNEST in its phase-1.
Impact on the innovation ecosystem: The Incubator also created a lot of value addition by promoting entrepreneurship in all the corners of the country through various interactions. FITT guides newly opened incubators and universities regarding their policies, outreach, and awareness sessions for different funding and other support systems in the innovation ecosystem. Many of the resident startups at the Incubator came up with interventions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a brief period, and the Incubator extended all the possible support to them with high priority.
Stages of incubatee startups: In the first phase, the Incubator supported ideation to Proof-of-concept stage startups (TRL 2 to TRL 6) with a physical incubation, while startups that do not require product development facilities are backed in virtual incubation mode. The average incubation period provided to these startups is two years, extendable based on the reasonable requirements.
Other soft Services extended: FITT works in various aspects of technology commercialization and provides end-to-end support for academic startups and first-gen-entrepreneurs. As a general practice, all startups are linked to a faculty member at the IIT Delhi to facilitate technical mentoring and connect with the Institute. There is also support available to refine business plans and prepare them for various funding and investment opportunities. IPR and tech transfer support are the strengths of FITT, and now the same is extended to startups to have in-house guidance on these aspects.
Funding options available: FITT also manages various funding programs for startups and that too at different stages of their development cycle, starting right from ideation, immersion and extending to their market entry and expansion.

The BioNEST@IITD scale up is planned in a dedicated area of 20,000 sq. ft. (+ shared facilities) at the Research and Innovation Park in the IIT Delhi Campus. The 4th floor of the Building shall be dedicated to the BioNEST Facility. Apart from this, there will be shared spaces for events, conferences, and meetings in the same Building.

Infrastructure - It is proposed to develop three main facilities under this incubation unit:

Fabrication Lab
Calibration Lab
Common Bio-Lab

Workflows in the Bio-Lab

Cell and Microbial culture with Facilities for Media preparation, Sterilization, Biosafety cabinets, microscopes, cell imager, Bioreactors and incubators, storage facilities.
Molecular Biology workflow with Cell imager, Nanodrop, PCR, liquid handling system, gel apparatus and gel doc., (Electroporator may be purchased later, Cell sorter may be used at IIT Delhi central facility).
Downstream processing with TFF, Akta Purifiers, western blotting system.

Additional Charges For Use Of Equipment / Devices / Instruments /Apparatus / Consumables

Annexure I
Rates are without GST Rates are subject to change based on committee recommendations ** As per equipment user guide
Sr. No.	Particulars	Incubated Startups / IIT students*	External Startups/ Non IIT Delhi	Industry
	Major Equipment	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	FPLC (With Column and Solvents) **	400	600	2,500	per sample
2	FPLC (Without Column and Solvents) **	350	550	2,100	per sample
3	GCMS (With Column and cleaning Solvents) **	700	1,000	2,000	per sample
4	GCMS (Without Column and cleaning Solvents) **	700	1,000	2,000	per sample
5	UV-Vis (without cuvettes)	500	750	1,000	per hr (100/hr extra with cuvettes)
6	Gel Doc	100	150	200	per gel
7	Real Time PCR	650	800	1,200	per run
8	Cold Room for storage of samples	500	1,000	2,000	per rack per month
9	Cold Room for experimental Setup	100	300	500	per hr
10	CO2 Incubator	150	300	500	per tray / day
11	R-centrifuge	150	200	300	per hr
12	Shaker Incubator	50	70	100	per flask/ 24 hrs
13	Shaker Incubator (refrigerated / dedicated)	500	750	1,000	per flask/ 6 hrs
14	Nanodrop	750	1,000	1,500	per hr
15	Electroporation System	500	750	1,000	per sample
16	Plate Reader	200	300	500	per hr
17	Environment Stress Tester Chamber **	1,000	2,500	4,000	per day (for use more than 10 days 20%, upto 30 days 40% discount)
18	Thermal Cycler	200	300	500	per hr
19	Hot air oven **	200	300	500	per 6 hrs
20	Lyophilizer **	1000	2000	3000	per 12 hrs
21	Agarose Gel Unit	150	200	300	per run
22	SDS Page Unit	200	250	300	per run
23	Imaging Microscope	100	250	500	per hr
24	Cell Countess	50	100	150	per hr
	Minor Equipment	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	Digital Stirrer + Hot plate	50	100	150	per hr
2	Vacuum filtration Unit	50	70	100	per hr
3	RO water	10	20	25	per ltr
4	DI Water	50	70	100	per ltr
5	Eutech conductivity meter	50	70	100	per hr
6	Tarson rotary mixer	50	70	100	per hr
7	Trinocular Microscope	50	70	100	per hr
8	pH meter	50	70	100	per hr
9	Microwave	10	20	50	per hr
10	Vortex	10	20	50	per hr
11	Weighing Balance	10	20	50	per hr
12	Probe Sonicator	10	20	50	per hr
13	Ultrasonic Cleaner Bath	10	20	50	per hr
14	Icematic Ice flaker	10	20	50	per hr
15	Hazard Chemical Storage Unit	250	300	500	per rack / month
	Animal Cell culture	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	BSL II	200	300	500	per hr
2	-80 Fridge	750	1,000	1,500	per month/ per rack
3	-20 Fridge	500	750	1,000	per month/ per rack
4	4 degree Fridge	50	100	200	per month/ per rack
5	Liquid Nitrogen	250	300	500	per month/ per 96 vial box
6	Microcentrifuge	50	100	200	per hr
7	Autoclave	250	300	500	per use cycle
8	Pipette	50	100	200	per pipette / hr
9	Gel Rocker	50	100	200	per hr
10	Aspirator	50	100	200	per hr
11	Imaging Microscope	100	250	500	per hr
12	Cell Countess	50	100	150	per hr
13	CO2 Incubator	150	300	500	per tray / day
14	R-centrifuge	150	200	300	per hr
15	RO water	10	20	25	per ltr
16	DI Water	50	70	100	per ltr
17	pH meter	50	70	100	per hr
18	Plate Reader	200	300	500	per hr
19	Vortex	10	20	50	per hr
20	Water Bath	10	20	50	per hr
21	Weighing Balance	10	20	50	per hr
22	Block dry bath	10	20	50	per hr
23	Hot plate stirrer	50	100	150	per hr
	Protein and DNA Basic & Advance	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	Agarose Gel Unit	200	300	500	per run
2	SDS Page Unit	200	300	500	per run
3	- 80 Fridge	750	1,000	1,500	per month/ per rack
4	- 20 Fridge	500	750	1,000	per month/ per rack
5	4-degree Fridge	50	100	200	per month/ per rack
6	Microcentrifuge	50	70	100	per hr
7	Pipette	50	70	100	per pipette / hr
8	Gel Rocker	50	70	100	per hr
9	Nano Drop	200	300	500	per hr
10	Themal Cycler	200	300	500	per hr
11	Plate Reader	200	300	500	per hr
12	R-centrifuge	150	200	300	per hr
13	Microwave	10	20	50	per hr
14	Real Time PCR	650	800	1,200	per sample or set
15	Vortex	10	20	50	per hr
16	Water Bath	10	20	50	per hr
17	Weighing Balance	10	20	50	per hr
18	Block dry bath	10	20	50	per hr
19	Hot plate stirrer	50	100	150	per hr
	Microbial Cell culture	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	BSL II	200	300	500	per hr
2	-20 Fridge	500	750	1,000	per month/ per rack
3	4 Fridge	50	100	200	per month/ per rack
4	Autoclave	250	300	500	per use cycle
5	Trinocular Microscope	50	100	200	per hr
6	UV-Vis	500	750	1,000	per hr (100/hr extra with cuvettes)
7	Shaker Incubator	250	300	500	per day
8	Plate Reader	200	300	500	per hr
9	RO water	10	20	25	per lt
10	DI Water	50	70	100	per lt
11	Microwave	10	20	50	per hr
12	Vortex	10	20	50	per hr
13	Water Bath	10	20	50	per hr
14	Weighing Balance	10	20	50	per hr
15	Hot plate stirrer	50	100	150	per hr
	Chemical Work	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
1	Fume Hood	200	300	500	per hr
2	Weighing Balance	10	20	50	per hr
3	Hot plate stirrer	50	100	150	per hr
4	RO water	10	20	25	per ltr
5	DI Water	50	70	100	per ltr
6	Eutech conductivity meter	50	70	100	per hr
7	Hazard Chemical Storage Unit	250	300	500	per month
8	pH meter	50	70	100	per hr
9	Vacuum filtration Unit	50	70	100	per hr
10	Vortex	10	20	50	per hr
11	Hot air oven	50	70	100	per / 24 hrs
12	Plate Reader	200	300	500	per hr
13	UV-Vis	500	750	1,000	per hr (100/hr extra with cuvettes)
	Packages	INR	INR	INR	Usage Type
A	Package A (Animal Cell culture) for BSL II, -80 Fridge, -20 Fridge, 4 degree Fridge, Liquid Nitrogen, Microcentrifuge, Autoclave, Pipette, Gel Rocker, Aspirator, Imaging Microscope, Cell Countess, CO2 Incubator, R-centrifuge, RO water, DI Water, pH meter, Plate Reader, Vortex, Weighing Balance, Block dry bath, Hot plate stirrer	4,000	6,000	8,000	Overall, per Month upto minimal usage of 30 hrs or 50 samples for applicable equipment only
B	Package B (Protein and DNA Basic & Advance) for Agarose Gel Unit, SDS Page Unit, -80 Fridge, -20 Fridge, 4-degree Fridge, Microcentrifuge, Pipette, Gel Rocker, Nano Drop, Thermal Cycler, Plate Reader, R-centrifuge, Microwave, Real Time PCR, Vortex, Weighing Balance, Block dry bath, Hot plate stirrer	4,000	6,000	8,000	per Month upto minimal usage of 30 hrs or 50 samples for applicable equipment only
C	Package C (Microbial Culture) for BSL II, -20 Fridge, 4 Fridge, Autoclave, Trinocular Microscope, UV-Vis, Shaker Incubator, Plate Reader, RO water, DI Water, Microwave, Vortex, Weighing Balance, Hot plate stirrer	3,500	4,500	5,500	per Month upto minimal usage of 30 hrs or 50 samples for applicable equipment only
D	Package D (Chem Lab) for Fume Hood, Weighing Balance, Digital Hot plate, RO water, DI Water, Eutech conductivity meter, Hazard Chemical Storage Unit, pH meter, Vacuum filtration Unit, Vortex, Hot air oven, Plate Reader, UV-Vis	2,500	3,500	4,500	per Month upto minimal usage of 30 hrs or 50 samples for applicable equipment only