Validation of Field-Ready Climate Solutions (Call 1)

Overview

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), with support from Ashraya Hastha Trust (AHT), has launched the 1st Call for ‘Validation of Field-Ready Climate Solutions’ under the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Sustainability & Climate Action. This initiative supports registered Indian startups with deployment-ready biological innovations through collaborative on-field pilots, market adoption, and scale.

Funding & Programme Support

• Pilot & Validation Grant: Financial validation support of up to ₹50 Lakh (₹5,000,000 INR) per approved joint validation project.
• Field Evidence Generation: Structured co-execution alongside C-CAMP technical teams to generate real-world evidence and regulatory clearance documentation.
• Ecosystem Access: Direct introductions to Indian state and central government bodies, industrial partners, and institutional investors for long-term commercial scale.

Core Thematic Focus Areas

1. Climate & Environment: Sustainable bio-solutions including bioenergy, bioplastics, circular waste management, industrial greentech, and synthetic biology (enzymes, engineered microbes, alternative proteins).
2. Climate & Health: Decoupling societal health from environmental change through vector-borne disease surveillance, air/water quality monitoring, pandemic preparedness, and climate-resilient healthcare delivery.
3. Climate & Agriculture: Safeguarding food security via climate-resilient crops, soil health diagnostics, precision agriculture, biofertilizers/biopesticides, and agricultural methane mitigation.

Eligibility Criteria

• Entity Structure: Must be an enterprise incorporated and registered as a startup in India.
• Technology Readiness Level (TRL): Must possess a field-ready or near-market-ready technology at TRL 6 or above.
• Regulatory Status: Preference is given to ventures that have secured preliminary regulatory compliances relevant to their sector.
• Presentation Deck: Applicants must submit an executive pitch deck (PDF format) covering technology specifications, field-validation plan, and impact milestones.

Selection Process & Timeline

• Stage 1 (Deadline 27 October 2026): Online submission and initial slide-deck screening.
• Stage 2: Virtual 8-minute technical presentation before an Expert Committee.
• Stage 3: Final presentation pitch (in-person round).
• Stage 4: Formal due diligence and project co-validation contract sign-off.