| Dear Fellow Innovator, IKP Knowledge Park is pleased to announce the launch of IKP-Grand Challenges Explorations (IKP-GCE). IKP-GCE is an initiative in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to identify, fund and nurture revolutionary ideas that address global health challenges. The goal of the IKP-GCE 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. We are seeking idea proposals that will address global health challenges with a focus on developing world diseases. For a comprehensive
list of disease areas that we wish to address, please visit our Partner site. Winners of IKP-GCE will » be recognised as GCE Phase I grantees by our funding partner, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. » be empowered with a grant of USD 100,000 from the Foundation » receive mentoring from IKP Knowledge Park for a period of 18 months, and gain access to technical consulting, networking opportunities, and lab facilities » be eligible to apply for Phase II funding of up to USD 1Million. A 2 page proposal is due by the 1st of December, 2011. Anyone working from India - students, researchers, faculty, SMEs, non-profit organisations, and Individual innovators - can apply. Please visit www.ikp-gce.com to apply. For more information you can download the Program Overview here. | | Anyone can Apply | Grant of USD 100,000 | Mentorship from IKP Knowledge Park | Two page proposal due by 1st Dec '11 | Apply Now | | |
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