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Inviting suggestions for relevant theme for BIRAC Innovation Challenge Award

Inviting suggestions for relevant theme for BIRAC Innovation Challenge Award
Start Date :
Jul 14, 2017
Last Date :
Aug 16, 2017
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Submission Closed

BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) is a Section 8 'Not-for-profit Company' under the Companies Act, 2013 set up by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of ...

BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) is a Section 8 'Not-for-profit Company' under the Companies Act, 2013 set up by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, and Government of India as an interface agency to promote industry-academia partnerships in the field of Biotechnology. BIRAC over the last five years has initiated several schemes, networks and platforms that help to bridge the existing gaps in the industry –academia innovation research and facilitate novel, high quality, affordable product development through cutting edge technologies.

For more information you can log on to: http://www.birac.nic.in/

BIRAC plans to launch BIRAC Innovation Challenge Award which will be a competition that will bring solutions and breakthroughs to a problem that is currently intractable. This award will help solve the problem in a defined time frame and develop an affordable product/solution which is of global excellence. The envisioned areas for the Challenge draw upon the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as Good Health and Sanitation. The indicative areas for suggesting themes for BIRAC Innovation Challenge Award are:

Health: Foster healthy lives and promote well-being of society through development of products especially in medical technology (Devices and diagnostics) which can alleviate healthcare challenges in India. Indications are: reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, end the epidemics of communicable diseases.

Sanitation: Ensures that communities have access to equitable sanitation & hygiene for all and end open defecation.

We invite you to please suggest themes based on the above mentioned areas under which we can launch a challenge to develop functional prototypes leading to globally excellent products & solutions which will render an affordable, faster and impactful solution to critical issues.

Last date of submission is 15th August, 2017

Showing 98 Submission(s)
gaurav kumar
gaurav kumar 8 years 1 month ago

Dear sir
Kaam kuch bhi ho par mere sabhi deshwasio ki salary ek jaisi ho.Na koi gareeb na koi amir equal salary.wo bhi direct account mai.kuch aisa kar dijiye arakshan khatam ho jaye govt policies khatam bas log equal salaries ke sath kaam kare.Or kamyab log desh ko aage le jaye
Thanks

Kapil Krishan
Kapil Krishan 8 years 1 month ago

1. How do we bring down the cost and prevalence of medical diagnostics at scale, so 80% of Indians are able to have an annual health assessment in 5 years? Is it possible to turn diagnostics into a commodity for key diseases, and de-link the regulations binding diagnostics with treatment?
2. What technologies and incentives will bring habit changes in open defecation to monitor and reduce its incidence? There maybe business opportunities in getting data on gastro-intestinal conditions at scale.

Onkar Pandey
Onkar Pandey 8 years 1 month ago

As per a report published by Central Bureau for Health Intelligence (CBHI) in 2015, we have only 7 doctors per 1000 citizens. It get event more thin in the rural areas. With the advancement in computing technologies and use of deep learning (Artificial intelligence) for detecting diseases and assisting doctors world wide, India should focus on use of these technologies to endogenously develop the solutions as per our needs. We should promote collaboration between Biotech and IT/Software tech.

Pullak Dasgupta
Pullak Dasgupta 8 years 1 month ago

Sir,history of Indian Classical music probably the oldest one. The ragas of our music have direct effect on human body & mind. Our Govt. may initiate for an Institution where our musical ideas from Vedic time may be taught. I am personally working on The influence of Indian music Ragas on human body &mind.

bobby kathula
bobby kathula 8 years 1 month ago

Sir please put free toilets everywhere in india first rether than collecting one or two rupees. until everyone is habituated to using it

arun sharma
arun sharma 8 years 1 month ago

Govt should put efforts to manufacture low price sanitary pad for women. I will make village women life easier.

DEVENDRA LINGOJWAR
DEVENDRA LINGOJWAR 8 years 1 month ago

Sickle cell disease is reported since 1952 in India but villagewise data and community wise data is hardly avaiable in details including projects from NRHM. This is one such data, which will guide similar projects on SCD and related hemolytic anemia at village level.
Since SC, ST and OBC population is suffering with this genetic disorder, its a high priority area. In village based anemia assessment project permanent village health centers should be established with life long activity.

mygov_1501317173751861.pdf
DEVENDRA LINGOJWAR
DEVENDRA LINGOJWAR 8 years 1 month ago

Specifically in child and maternal health, some of the good area can be reaching every village with basic health monitoring equipment. My area of research is hematology and field level monitoring of pregnant women is not 100% covered in all the villages. I propose few projects in this directions. Other supportive programs can be making it operational at every village level. Another area which is very much related to this is abortions and childhood mortality mortality related to viral etiology.

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