The interaction is part of FirstHub, the monthly meeting organized by BIRAC ( Biotech Industry Research and Assistance Council) to address various issues faced by biotech companies and institutions.

Since the meeting is in BIRAC office in Delhi, those from outside the National Capital Region can send their queries to BIRAC and reach out on other communication modes.

This much-needed monthly meeting started on the first Friday of September 2018 and this week’s meeting is the fourth in that series.

Officers from DBT, BIRAC, ICMR, CDSCO and other related agencies will meet innovators and start-ups to address wide array of queries from regulatory issues to start-up capital and opportunities. BIRAC launched FirstHub, a forum that will be held on the first Friday of every month, this August as an initiative to promote holistic start-up facilitation and interactions.

First Hub will be open on every first Friday of the Month at BIRAC office from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The forum will cover regulatory pathways and Regulations, Funding opportunities, Mentorship, Investment opportunities, Market access, Industry Academia partnerships, and Intellectual Property.

Start-ups and innovators can register at http://www.birac.nic.in/firsthub.php to participate in the First Hub Forum. For any further details e-request can also be sent to Sonia Gandhi, Senior Manager – Investments, BIRAC at sgandhi.birac@nic.in.

For detailed notice, visit

http://www.birac.nic.in/webcontent/first_hub_09_08_2018.pdf

All key biotech regulators and policy makers will be available to interact and handle various queries from biotech companies at 3 pm, this Friday, December 7, 2018.