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BIRAC sets up
2nd regional
entrepreneurship
centre in Bengaluru
The Centre for Cellular
and Molecular Platforms-
C-CAMP, technology
and innovation hub, will
house the BIRAC Regional
Entrepreneurship Centre
(BREC) in Bengaluru.
The centre has been set
up by the Biotechnology
Industry Research
Assistance Council
with the objective of
encouraging the spirit of
bio-entrepreneurship,
facilitating the creation
of life science start-ups
and mentoring start-
ups to increase their
chances of success.
The IKP Knowledge Park
in Bangalore already
hosts BIRAC Regional
Innovation Centre
(BRIC) that was set up in
2013 to further BIRAC’s
mandate of building a
deeper understanding
of the capacity and
gaps in innovation
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besides developing
targeted programmes
to fulfil its broad
vision of stimulating,
fostering and enhancing
biotech innovation
and entrepreneurship
in the country.
Proposed activities
at BREC in C-CAMP
include b