The 5th callfor Grand Challenges Explorations - India (GCE-India), a PMU-BIRAC initiative in partnership with Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and IKP Knowledge Park has been announced. The aim of the program is to identify, fund and nurture revolutionary ideas that address global health challenges. This is an India-only chapter of the larger Grand Challenges Explorations managed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The goal of the GCE-India program is to empower ideas - ideas that will create new drugs, diagnostics, devices, vaccines, delivery systems and service models that can be made available to all socio-economic layers of the human population. The call looks forward to innovations that will address developing world issues such as infectious diseases, child and maternal health, nutrition, geriatric care and sanitation

For Every Winning Idea:INR 50 Lakhaward from PMU-BIRAC and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

INR 10 Lakhprize upon successful completion of milestones

Technical and business strategy advice, access to synergistic networks of DBT, BIRAC, BMGF, IKP & their partners

Opportunity for Phase II funding of up to USD 1 Million

The aim of GCE is to identify, fund and nurture revolutionary ideas that address global health challenges