Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms

Name

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms

Legal name

Centre for Cellular and Molecular platforms

Website

https://ccamp.res.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: C-CAMP is an initiative supported by Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India, functioning as a government-funded research and innovation catalyst since 2009
2. Technology Services: Provides research, development, training and services through state-of-the-art technology platforms to investigators and researchers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

C-CAMP operates as a government-supported catalyst for cutting-edge research and innovation in life sciences, providing state-of-the-art technology platforms, bio-incubation facilities, seed funding, mentorship programs, and entrepreneurship competitions. It enables biotech researchers, startups, and entrepreneurs through research, development, training, and service support across multiple verticals including diagnostics, medtech, agri-innovation, antimicrobial resistance, and bioenergy.

Product overview

C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms) is a Department of Biotechnology initiative established in 2009 as part of the Bangalore Life Science Cluster (BLiSC). It operates as a catalyst for cutting-edge research and innovation in life sciences through a multi-faceted portfolio of programs and services. The core offering includes state-of-the-art Technology Platforms providing research, development, training, and services in life sciences. Supporting this are diverse incubation and acceleration programs including Incubation Services, Seed Funding Programs, Discovery to Innovation Accelerator (DIA), DST NIDHI C-CAMP Accelerator, and the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) as flagship initiative. C-CAMP also runs specialized vertical programs covering AMR, MedTech Rapid Prototyping, Indigenous Diagnostics (InDx), Bio for Climate & Sustainability, Agri Innovation, and WE-Bio for women entrepreneurs. The organization facilitates bioscience research and entrepreneurship through technology platforms, mentorship, and funding support, serving as an ecosystem enabler for over 4,000 biotech startups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC): India's largest bio entrepreneurship competition offering up to Rs 20 crore in cash prizes and investment opportunities, with over 21,000 applications received since 2017.
• National Diagnostics Catapult (NDxC)
• MC² Grand Butanol Challenge
• Indo-UK Life Sciences Innovation Corridor
• Grand Butanol Challenge

Products and services

• Bio-Incubation Services
• Seed Funding Programs
• Technology Platforms / Technology Services
• Discovery to Innovation Accelerator (DIA)
• DST NIDHI C-CAMP Accelerator
• Bioethanol Refinery and Energy Centre (BREC)
• MedTech Rapid Prototyping
• National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC)
• Indigenous Diagnostics (InDx) / National Diagnostics Catapult (NDxC)
• AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) Initiative
• Centre of Excellence for Agri Innovation
• WE-Bio (Women Entrepreneurs in Biotechnology)
• Centre of Excellence for AI in Biotechnology (AI-CoE)

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,000+ applications received and 130+ winning ideas backed since 2017
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major and core.

• Energy PSUs (HPCL, ONGC, IOCL, BPCL, GAIL, Oil India Limited, Petronet LNG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2026Seven major public sector energy companies backing the Grand Butanol Challenge (₹12.5 crore initiative) to accelerate indigenous bio-butanol production supporting startups at Technology Readiness Levels 4 to 7.
• MC² FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2026Joint launch of the MC²+ Grand Butanol Challenge on July 17, 2026 - a national innovation programme sourcing indigenous solutions for bio-Iso-Butanol and N-Butanol production. Prize pool up to ₹5 crores and grant pool up to ₹7.5 crores.
• Wadhwani Innovation NetworkmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 July 2026C-CAMP co-hosts BioWave Annual Conference #2 with Wadhwani Innovation Network, along with Omnivore, Nucleate, and SOS Ventures, to spotlight India's growing bioeconomy and accelerate venture capital investment.
• Imperial College LondonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Five-year strategic partnership establishing Indo-UK Life Sciences Innovation Corridor for bilateral research, innovation, and entrepreneurial collaboration between Bengaluru and London. Corridors create bi-directional exchange platform for researchers, innovators, and startups.
• Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Partnership for Centre of Excellence for AI in Biotechnology (AI-CoE) at IBAB in Electronics City, Bengaluru with ₹20 crore budget over four years, strengthening Karnataka's research ecosystem in deep tech and biotechnology.
• AgilentcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic tie-up with Agilent to boost access to advanced life sciences innovation in biopharma, biologics, and vaccines sectors.
• IIT MadrasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerC-CAMP partnered with IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad, NCL, and BITS to establish studio structures for incubating deep tech startups with target of supporting 100 startups annually.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC): BIRAC is a Government of India enterprise under the Department of Biotechnology that funds and incubates biotech startups through the BioNEST network and various funding schemes. It is the most direct peer to C-CAMP as both operate as national-level bio-innovation catalysts with overlapping startup funnels (NBEC vs. BIG, BioNEST incubators) and overlapping funding sources.
• IKP Knowledge Park: IKP Knowledge Park is one of India's earliest life sciences incubators based in Hyderabad with laboratory infrastructure and startup acceleration services. It is directly comparable to C-CAMP in providing bio-incubation facilities, mentor networks, and seed funding, serving an overlapping biotech startup pool in South India.
• Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC): Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre is a Karnataka government-supported bio-incubator located in the same city as C-CAMP and offering bio-incubation, lab space, and mentorship. It is a direct local peer competing for the same Bengaluru biotech startup pool, often with overlapping state-level funding sources and government stakeholders.
• Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB): IBAB is a Bengaluru-based bioinformatics research and training institution that is already a strategic partner of C-CAMP via the Centre of Excellence for AI in Biotechnology (AI-CoE). It is comparable in operating model (government-supported biotech research/training hub) and directly relevant given the co-development partnership.
• BioGenerator: BioGenerator is a St. Louis-based nonprofit biotech startup generator that provides lab space, seed funding, and founder support for life sciences ventures. It is a directly comparable mission-aligned peer to C-CAMP as both operate as bio-incubation/entrepreneurship hubs supporting translational biotech startups.
• IndieBio: IndieBio is the world's largest synthetic biology and biotech accelerator program. It is a direct functional peer to C-CAMP's accelerator/DIA programs, providing seed funding, mentorship, and lab infrastructure to biotech founders, with similar program structure (cohort-based acceleration and equity participation).
• MBC BioLabs: MBC BioLabs is a San Francisco-based biotech incubator offering fully equipped lab space and mentorship to early-stage life sciences startups. It is comparable to C-CAMP in providing turnkey bio-lab infrastructure and startup support services, and serves a similar translational research-to-startup pipeline.

Regional players

• BioM GmbH: BioM is a Munich-based biotech cluster management organization supporting biotech startups and SMEs in the Bavarian/greater Munich region. It is comparable to C-CAMP as an ecosystem orchestrator but operates primarily in Germany rather than India, making it a regional peer rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): JLABS is the no-strings-attached biotech incubator network of Johnson & Johnson Innovation operating across multiple geographies. It is comparable in offering lab infrastructure and startup support for healthcare/biotech founders, but as part of a much larger pharmaceutical conglomerate's broader innovation portfolio.
• Agilent Technologies: Agilent is a global life sciences instrumentation company that already has an active strategic tie-up with C-CAMP. As a broad incumbent, it supplies the analytical instruments and platforms that C-CAMP's researchers use, and overlaps in the biopharma, biologics, and vaccines research infrastructure segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments7 records

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