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ISBA MDP II
01 / 04
Commencement

ISBA MDP - II

"The Management Development Program conducted at SINE, IIT Bombay with leaders from across India. This HDFC Bank Parivartan initiative focuses on nurturing future-ready leadership to strengthen India's innovation and startup landscape."

ISBA Knowledge & Resource Centre
02 / 04
Launch

ISBA Knowledge & Resource Centre

"Launch of the 'Investment Playbook' for managing seed support grants. This resource equips incubators to transition into effective fund managers and build sustainable pipelines of investment-ready startups."

ISBACON 2025
03 / 04
ISBA Conference

ISBACON 2025 – Viksit Bharat Era

"Leaders from AIM, MeitY, BIRAC, and DST discussed strengthening incubation ecosystems. The session emphasized policy frameworks and collaborative institutions in India's journey toward an innovation-driven economy."

ISBA CXOConnect 2025
04 / 04
CXO Conclave

ISBA CXOConnect – 2025

"A flagship two-day CXO conclave held in Visakhapatnam, bringing together 70+ CEOs and senior industry leaders from across India. The event fostered high-impact leadership dialogue, cross-sector collaboration, and strategic foresight."

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01 Feb '26

herSTART 5.0

Ahmedabad, GUSEC, Gujarat University
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herSTART 5.0

Date & Time 01 Feb 2026 to 01 Oct 2026
Ahmedabad GUSEC, Gujarat University
GUSEC Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Inviting Application from the Women Entrepreneurs and Women-led Startups under herSTART Program by Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC). Through structured Bootcamp and Accelerator Program, the platform will help potential women entrepreneurs and women-led startups in following: > Mentorship and Guidance > Access to Government Grants & funding > Industry Connects > Access to necessary Cloud Credits > Dedicated Co-working Space > Upto 2-years of Incubation Support from GUSEC and many more. The herSTART is a FREE of Cost program of GUSEC in partnership with Unicef and SBI Mutual Funds.

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05 May '26

National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2026

Online, http://www.nationalbioentrepreneurship.in
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National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2026

Date & Time 05 May 2026 to 31 May 2026
Online http://www.nationalbioentrepreneurship.in
C-CAMP Centre for Cellular and Molecular platforms, GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bengaluru

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C-CAMP launches the 9th Edition of India’s largest entrepreneurship competition in biotechnology — the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition 2026 in presence of Shri Priyank Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Karnataka. This year, NBEC 2026 has in store of up to 20 Cr INR in cash prizes and investment opportunities for winning startups, innovators and student teams, making it one of the biggest and most high-stakes platforms, in India’s bio startup domain. The call for applications for NBEC 2026 has been officially launched today and will be accepting applications from startups, individual innovators and students till 31st May 2026. About National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition, NBEC 2026: India’s most prestigious and the largest competition in the innovation in life-sciences, the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition, since 2017, has successfully identified and nurtured some of the country’s best science backed and business driven innovative ideas. Over the past 8 editions, more than 130 business ideas by startups, entrepreneurs and innovators, and student teams have taken home cash prizes and investment opportunities. These ideas address India’s most pressing challenges in healthcare, agriculture and environment, in new, innovative, and commercially viable ways, to deliver solutions to the society. NBEC as a platform not only connects the entire lifesciences and biotech sector under one umbrella, but it has become the centre stage where the competitors can connect with investors, enhance their networking opportunities and collaborations and receive invaluable handholding support from diverse experts of their own domain. In short, the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition is a one-stop hub for the entire Indian bio innovation landscape. Highlights of NBEC 2026: • 2 parallel tracks, one for startups, individuals and entrepreneurs in India and an exclusive one for aspiring student teams. • Prize money of upto 10 lakhs for winners of student teams track and INR 20.0 Cr including investment opportunity for startup track. • Winners will get access to mentorship by key industry leaders. • Shortlisted finalists in both startup and student tracks will participate in a specially designed Entrepreneurship Development Boot Camp to inculcate important Entrepreneurship development skills from top-of-the-line industry and academic mentors. • Focus areas: Healthcare, Therapeutics, Vaccines, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Digital Health including AI & ML, Maternal & Child Nutrition, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), Agritech & Molecular Biology, Al & ML in Agri, Food & Nutraceuticals, Environmental Biotech, Clean & Renewable Energy, Water & Sanitation, Industrial Biotechnology, Sustainability.

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