BCIL was identified by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as a partner along with Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) for implementation of the Pilot- BIRAP aimed at supporting the growth of biotech industry by extending support including technical, infrastructure, information, human resource development, intellectual property management, financial etc. BCIL assisted DBT by providing advisory and management services for implementation and monitoring of various activities initiated under Pilot –BIRAP for around 4 years.