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Funding · on the rundown Thursday, March 19, 2026

BIRAC marks 14th foundation day, reports Rs 4,200 crore in funding support

Covered by 3 outlets. They ran 2 distinct reports. First reported by Aninews at 13:07 UTC on March 19, 2026.

3 outlets

What happened?

  1. BIRAC marked its 14th Foundation Day, the reports state.
  2. According to the reports, BIRAC has enabled more than Rs 4,200 crore in funding support since its inception.
  3. The reports state the funding support covers more than 15 lakh startups, entrepreneurs, companies and innovators.

BIRAC marked its 14th Foundation Day by reporting that it has enabled funding support of more than Rs 4,200 crore for over 15 lakh recipients including startups, entrepreneurs, companies and innovators. The Department of Biotechnology public sector enterprise also said BioNEST backs 100 bio-incubators, providing over 10.45 lakh square feet for incubation

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Who reported it, and when?

2 distinct reports run by 3 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
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Mar 19 13:07Report by Aninews
Mar 19 13:12BIRAC provides Rs 4,200 crore funding to over 15 lakh biotech startups and entrepreneurs
  • thenewsmill.com

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Who was named?

  • Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
  • BioNEST
  • Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

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