Biotech startup Pandorum Technologies, which focuses on tissue engineering, has bagged the grand prize of Rs 5 lakh as itwon first place at the 2019 Entrepreneurship World Cup (India), a series of the global pitch competition. Pandorum will, in November, represent India at the global competition in Riyadhalong with the two runners-up.

 

The Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF), which wasofficially inaugurated in 2008 by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, an initiative of the Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation is the national organizer of EWC India.Over the last few months,the MiSK Foundation and tGELFhave beenscouting for innovative entrepreneurs and startupsacross multiple cities in India to compete in the Entrepreneurship World Cup.

 

An initiative by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s MiSK Foundation, Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) aims to develop over 100,000 startups from 100 countries by bringing together the world’s top entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and other ecosystem stakeholders.

 

This is the first edition of the event that has been crafted by the MiSK Foundation, a global non-profit working to cultivate learning and leadership among youth. Any startup from any sector at any stage, be it idea, early stage or growth stage, was welcomed at the EWC.

 

The contest is much more than just a global pitch competition. It is a global platform for entrepreneurs to grow their business and take it to the next stage through a continuous focus on training, tools and resources, advice and networking opportunities. There's lot more on offer for those to go on to emerge as winners – close to $5 million worth in prizes in all – with dozens of cash prizes, investment opportunities and resources and perks from leading programme partners.

 

Pandorum Technologies has worked on bio-engineered human corneal cells and lab-grown mini liver. The tissue, which enables scarless healing of corneal wounds and helps restore vision through bio-regeneration, edged out 31,000 startups from across India for the Entrepreneurship World Cup. It competed among the top 20 startups at the EWC national event held in Delhi on August 3 and 4.

 

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Pandorum Technologies, which focuses on tissue engineering, has bagged the grand prize of Rs 5 lakh as it won first place at the 2019 Entrepreneurship World Cup (India).