C-CAMP signs MoU with NIMHANS to launch Centre for Bio-entrepreneurship in Neurosciences and Mental Health

Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), an institute of national importance, and the India’s largest public sector research organisation in mental health and neuroscience, have joined hands to set up a unique initiative – the Centre for Bio-entrepreneurship in Neurosciences and Mental Health.

The centre aims to build an entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at NIMHANS to nurture and promote deep science-driven ventures in the field of neurosciences and mental health.

The MoU was inked at the NIMHANS campus by C-CAMP Director-CEO, Dr Taslimarif Saiyed and Prof. Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS in presence of Prof K. Vijay Raghavan, former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt of India and former Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, NCBS-TIFR.

As part of the proposed Centre, partners will collectively build entrepreneurship and incubation programmes to foster bio-entrepreneurs through scientific and business incubation and mentorship.

Additionally, the partners will leverage mutual networks for providing funding opportunities at both early and scale-up stages. Furthermore, efforts to connect entrepreneurs with regulatory bodies, investors, business experts, international agencies will be in the scope of the Centre, thus having a robust framework for accelerating product development and commercial traction.