Proposal Call | BIRAC Grand Challenges | Breakthrough Solutions and Cost-Disruptive Innovations for Screening and Diagnosis
Grand Challenges India (GCI) – Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has announced an open call for proposals on ‘Breakthrough Solutions and Cost-Disruptive Innovations for Screening and Diagnosis”. The call aims to support bold and transformative innovations in tuberculosis, emerging pathogens, syndromic testing, and enteric pathogens, with a strong focus on point-of-care and ultra-low-cost solutions that can genuinely disrupt the cost curve and meet real-world operational constraints.
A great opportunity for Indian startups, industry, and academia to collaborate through multidisciplinary partnerships and consortium-based approaches to develop cost-disruptive and scalable solutions.
· Focus on transformative, high-risk, high-reward innovations and solutions
· Two funding level – up to ₹50,00,000 ($55,000) and upto ₹2,00,00,000 ($200,000)
· Open to academic, startup, and industry-led collaborations
· Supporting innovators through funding, technical handholding, scale-up, and deployment pathways
📅 Submissions open until 1st July 2026.
🔗Visit the BIRAC website for more details at https://birac.nic.in/index.php
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