Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur Award

About This Scheme

The “Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur Award (BYE)” is a programme to promote commercialisation of bioscience ideas among graduate/postgraduate students in Biotechnology and to encourage them to develop biotechnology entrepreneurship. This is an annual competition organized along with a workshop. The participants will then develop a Business Plan which will be judged by a panel of experts.

Eligibility

1. Students who are pursuing post-graduate programmes (including integrated PG degree programmes), doctoral degrees, B.E. or B.Tech. in Biotechnology or in the area of life sciences related to biotechnology (bioinformatics/Molecular biology/microbiology/biochemistry/Genetics and/or related subjects) from universities/Institutes in the State of Kerala are eligible to apply.

Benefits

1. The winning teams will be given cash awards by the Kerala Biotechnology Commission. 1. Cash award for winners - first prize ₹1,00,000/-, second prize ₹50,000/- and third prize ₹25,000/-. 1. The awardees will be encouraged to establish start-ups through facilitation and support after evaluation and recommendation by an Expert Committee.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

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