About AIC-CCMB
Overview
Atal Incubation Centre – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB) is a premier incubator focused on promoting entrepreneurship in life sciences, supporting startups in Health, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology. CSIR — CCMB is one of the first 10 institutes to establish the Atal Incubation Centre under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). Innovations in life sciences are critical to “Make in India” specifically to improve the quality of life of the general population. At AIC-CCMB, we endeavor to build an ecosystem for enabling biotechnology innovation. As Indian researchers and innovators begin to expand the boundaries of science, pursuing novel therapies, diagnostics, medical devices and industrial solutions, we ensure that their technologies are translated into sustainable business solutions that reach the citizens.
Spread over 10,000 sq. ft. AIC-CCMB is one of the largest facilities for shared wet research, industry standard equipment and operating facilities. It hosts distinguished experts who mentor startups, provide business planning support, access to seed capital, industry partners, and trainings to nurture innovative startups in their pursuit to become scalable and sustainable. We focus on building industry collaborations with academic spin-outs and technology with a policy framework that encourages investment in biotechnology.
Infrastructure
- 10,000 sq. ft of dedicated space for startups
- Best-in-class shared equipment managed by a dedicated instrumentations team
- Customizable plug and play wet lab space
- High speed internet
- Access to specialized services (Analytical Ultracentrifuge, Circular Dichroism, Dynamic Light Scattering, etc..)
- Conference room
Innovation Ecosystem
LIFE SCIENCE FOCUS
More than 10,000 sq. ft dedicated space for startups in Healthcare, Biopharma, Industrial Biotechnology, Agriculture & Medtech
IDEA to POC
Supporting early stage ideas and lead them to PoC
COWORKING SPACES
Desk space and shared office utilities, conference rooms, video-conference facilities
MENTORING
Access to a wide network of mentors from Scientific, Business, Regulatory and Finance backgrounds
NETWORKING
Thriving ecosystem for startups and scientists, engaging mentors, NGOs, industries, research organizations & investment agencies
FUNDRAISING
Provide support to founders in seeking grants
WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS
Dagar, our flagship workshop series for founders & business heads
LIFE SCIENCE FOCUS
IDEA to POC
COWORKING SPACES
MENTORING
NETWORKING
FUNDRAISING
WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS
Success Stories
Raised 225 K USD in Series A funding from SOSV in February 2018.
Raised 500K USD from Mumbai Angels from March 2018.
Ongoing Revenue generation from their IoT based Dialysis Units.
62 K USD from a total Project of 172 K USD from NFDB in February 2019.
Raised 500k USD from Mumbai Angel & BIRAC. Raised nearly 1 million USD through NBM.
Part of the Consortium funding of 1 Mn Euros
Accolades
Oncosimis received Biocon Limited Excellence Prize at National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition 2019
Althion awarded with Tech Impact award for social-economic impact innovation at STEM summit 2019
Oncosimis received Top 5 Startup award at BioAsia 2020
Media
Tech Mahindra Inks MoU with Atal Incubation Centre to Drive Innovation in Molecular Biology & Genomics Space
- CXOtoday
- 8/06/2022
Scientists at CCMB in Hyderabad develop new mRNA technology-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate
- The Print
- 13/05/2022