Biotech and Healthcare
BIRAC's grant, equity, and partnership schemes for biotech and life sciences founders.
PACE: A Complete Guide to Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise
A complete guide to BIRAC's PACE scheme: the Academic Innovation Research and Contract Research Scheme components, who is eligible, and how it bridges academic labs to industry partners.
1 September 2026SBIRI: A Complete Guide to the Small Business Innovation Research Initiative
A complete guide to SBIRI: who is eligible, the phased grant and loan structure, how much registered biotech companies can raise, and how it fits alongside BIG and BIPP.
1 September 2026BIPP: A Complete Guide to the Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme
A complete guide to BIPP: who is eligible, how the grant and loan support works, the royalty and repayment structure, and how it differs from earlier stage BIRAC schemes.
1 September 2026SPARSH: A Complete Guide to BIRAC's Social Innovation Programme
A complete guide to BIRAC's SPARSH programme: the social innovator fellowship track, the direct startup grant track, who is eligible, and how the immersive process works.
1 September 2026BIRAC LEAP Fund: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to the BIRAC LEAP Fund: who is eligible, how much growth stage equity funding biotech startups can raise, and which incubators run the scheme.
1 September 2026BIRAC SEED Fund: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to the BIRAC SEED Fund: who is eligible, how much equity funding post proof of concept biotech startups can raise, and which incubators run the scheme.
1 September 2026BIRAC BIG: A Complete Guide to the Biotechnology Ignition Grant
A complete guide to BIRAC's Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG): who is eligible, how much you can raise to validate a biotech idea, the application process, and which institutions run the scheme.
1 September 2026