{"id":122801,"date":"2026-09-04T14:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122801"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:19:26","slug":"bio-nivesh-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bio-nivesh-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"BIO-NIVESH Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>BIO-NIVESH Platform Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science &amp; Technology launched the BIO-NIVESH platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About BIO-NIVESH Platform<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is aimed at <\/span><b>connecting biotechnology startups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>investors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and increasing private capital for innovations that are ready for scale-up and commercialisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is envisaged as a recurring platform, with subsequent editions proposed across different cities to broaden participation, connect regional biotechnology innovation ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been designed as a <\/span><b>two-way engagement mechanism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which enables innovators to understand the investment lens while giving investors deeper insight into the scientific, regulatory and development pathways of biotechnology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inaugural BIO-NIVESH edition brought together <\/span><b>20 high-potential biotechnology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>deep-tech startups and around 50 investors.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first session featured direct startup-investor interactions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with startups selected on the basis of innovation, development stage, market potential, scalability and regulatory readiness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>second session<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involved an interaction between ministers, investors and startups on access to capital, commercialisation, scale-up and measures to support innovation-led growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>would help build the bridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> required to take promising ideas from research and entrepreneurship to industry, scale and markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2306405&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIO-NIVESH Platform is aimed at connecting biotechnology startups with investors and increasing private capital for innovations that are ready for scale-up and 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