Tag: Funds
Digital health VC funding hits $2 billion in Q1 2019, reports...
Venture Capitalist funding during the first quarter of 2019 was 19 percent down as compared to the first quarter of 2018.............
Crowdfunding making a positive impact on needy patients’ lives
The fast-growing online platforms such as ImpactGuru.com enable crowdfunding for meeting emergency healthcare costs of poor and lower-middle-class sections of the society.................
We are providing assistance to small & marginal farmers, claims govt
Highlighting the various schemes being implemented by the union government for small and marginal farmers, the Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr Parshottam Rupala claimed that his ministry hears to the...…………..
Have taken S&T towards leadership position during the last 4 years,...
In his address to the media on the completion of four years of Modi government, the union science and technology minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan talked about the focus on developing the better scientific ecosystem and promoting indigenous technologies..........
Dr Satya Dash joins the Board of Venture Center
Having recently taken up the role of Director of Impact Lab at New Delhi based PATH India, Dr Satya Dash has now also joined the Board of Venture Center, Pune..............
Budget 2018: Healthcare players expect govt to do its homework on...
As the union finance ministry gets ready to finalize India’s budget for next one year on 1st February, the healthcare company heads have sought higher focus on revising GST clauses besides improved funding allocations for the sector...................
BIRAC invites applications from startups for its AcE Fund
The Accelerating Entrepreneurs (AcE) Fund launched by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) aims at helping the bioscience startups to cross the valley of death...........
Govt renames agro-processing scheme SAMPADA as PMKSY
With an allocation of INR 6,000 crores, the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) "is expected to provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country............
CSIR-CDRI budget witnesses decreased allocations in 2016-17
The government funding to Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow affiliated to Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been on drastic decline in last few years..........
National policy for rare genetic diseases formulated
On the whole, govt says that the policy seeks to strike a balance between the interest of patients of Rare Diseases and health system sustainability.........