WE-Bio (Women Entrepreneurs in Biotechnology)
About programme:
C-CAMP, along with the Government of Karnataka, is proud to introduce WE-Bio, a dedicated programme to support and scale women entrepreneurs in Life Sciences. This programme is supported under Karnataka's WEscalate initiative encompassing acceleration, incubation, networking and capacity development programme. It has two phases: Incubation Phase and Acceleration Phase. Incubation Phase will support early-stage women entrepreneurs to transform their idea into a business. It will include business skills training, mentoring support, peer learning, market analysis, customer analysis, business plan development, pitch preparation, investors connect. This will be a 6-months programme in hybrid mode for selected 15 startups. Acceleration Phase will focus more on market validation, enabling funding for startups, enabling market access. This would be a 6-month long programme for selected 15 startups.
Main objectives of the programme are:
- To nurture and grow early-stage women entrepreneurs
- To accelerate the growth stage women entrepreneurs to scale up their ventures
- To make startup ecosystem in Karnataka more inclusive
Programme offerings:
- Meetings with Business, Technical & IP Experts
- 300+ hours of Mentoring, Workshops & Networking Events
- Industry Visits & Investor Connects
- Demoday & deployment support
- Access to C-CAMP Alumni Community
Eligibility criteria for applying:
- Startup should be women-led, registered in Karnataka
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Any startup working in area of life sciences, including but not limited to –
- Healthtech including Drug Discovery, Devices, Diagnostics, Digital Health, AI&ML
- Agritech including Animal Health, Nutraceuticals, Food, Soil Health, Plant based therapeutics, Aquaculture)
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Clean & Renewable Energy
- Environment including Water & Sanitation, Sustainability & Climate
Application Start Date: 30th June, 2025
Application Close Date: 20th July, 2025
Application Link: https://forms.gle/vJj8AQ6tubehQfYB6
Selection procedure & criteria:
Upon receiving the applications, initial administrative screening will be conducted to verify the startup's basic eligibility and the accuracy of the information submitted. Applications that clear this stage will be further evaluated based on scientific merit, commercialization potential, value proposition, go-to-market strategy, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
Assessments will be carried out by a Panel of Experts. Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to present before a Selection Committee comprising of representatives from academia, government, industry, investors, and C-CAMP management. The committee will finalize the cohort for the programme.
For details, write to: advancement@ccamp.res.in
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