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Vibrant congregation of India’s largest community of Biotech Startups, Entrepreneurs, Mentors, Experts, Investors and Industry Leaders. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) along with Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur is organizing its annual flagship event BIG Conclave. 6th Edition of the event with the theme ‘Resilience Redefined’ will bring Technical Experts, Global Business Leaders, Innovators and Entrepreneurs on a common virtual platform to unveil the trailblazing innovations supported by BIRAC through its Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Program. The event kicks off on Friday, November 27 on a Virtual Platform.
The conclave shall offer a splendid platform to the BIG Community with 550+ supported entrepreneurs to showcase and promulgate their work to numerous stakeholders and contributors in various domains of Biotechnology such as healthcare, agriculture etc. This two day event aims to benefit the innovators by garnering the resources and network indispensable for their success. It's a matter of pride to announce that Mr. Jayant Sinha, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister, Government of India will be the Chief Guest for the event. Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary Department of Biotechnology, Government of India and Chairperson, BIRAC along with Padma Vibhushan Dr RA Mashelkar, Former Director General CSIR (Guest of Honour) will be the Guests of Honor for the event. Day 2 of the event will commence with a special session ‘Voice that Inspires’ by Padma Bhushan Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Axilor Ventures and co-founder Infosys. The event will have virtual booths, fireside chats, confabs, inspiring stories of resilience and many interesting sessions featuring prominent guests such as Dr Alka Bhargava, Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Family Welfare, Padma Bhushan Dr. Ajai Chowdhry, Founder HCL, Padma Shri Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, Chairman, Indian Angel Network (IAN) and former chairman of NASSCOM, Mr. Yashdeep Kumar, Stryker, Prof. Shervanthi Homer, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Leeds General Infirmary and Founding Director of EXSEL, University of Leeds Medical School and many more covering diverse topics of business negotiations, product positioning, mental health etc. "BIRAC's flagship program-BIG has been instrumental in building a robust pipeline of Biotech Startups, entrepreneurs in the country. A national program that has given a platform to nurture innovative ideas into PoC leading to commercialized products. Meritorious proposals win access to the right mix of funding, bio-incubation, business mentorship, technical, legal and IP support through BIRAC’s BIG Partners/ Associate Partners, BioNEST bio-incubation network and 100+ strategic partners involving Industry, Investors, Public and Private bodies from India and world. BIG Conclave 6.0 is all set to give a glimpse of the burgeoning biotech ecosystem of the country.”, says Dr. Manish Diwan, Head, Strategic Partnerships and Entrepreneurship Development, BIRAC. We will also have enlightening confabulations on Innovation and Technology-business trends focusing on Clean Environment, Agriculture and Allied Areas followed by enthralling talks by previous BIG Grantees. The event also offers award winning opportunity to exhibit products and technologies by startups and SMEs. “Anyone who is or wants to be in the business of developing biotech innovations to make India self reliant must attend the event to connect and be a part of this fastest growing and evolving community. Also It's Virtual and absolutely free” says Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Prof. In charge-SIIC IIT Kanpur. Registration for the event is entirely free! About SIIC IIT Kanpur - www.siicincubator.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncubatorIITK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IncubatorIITK/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/incubatoriitk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IncubatorIITK
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