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Gates Foundation have
pledged an investment
of up to US$25 million
each, over a period of 5
years. GCI has supported
and funded 18 innovators
and innovations so far
across various areas.
“In the past two decades,
we have witnessed major
advances in science and
technology which have
transformed the country.
As India transitions
from the Millennium
Development Goals to the
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Sustainable Development
Goals, we must find
sustainable solutions
to our issues related to
health and development.
Programs such as Grand
Challenges India are
providing innovators and
researchers a fantastic
platform to progress
through the innovation
ecosystem develop their
ideas and concepts,” said
Prof K VijayRaghavan,
Secretary, Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry
of Science & Technology,
Government of India
and Chairman, BIRAC.
“The GCI covers all
kinds of health and
developmental priorities,
ranging from maternal
and child health;
infectious diseases;
vaccines; point-of-care
diagnostics; agriculture;
food and nutrition to
other related arenas
of developing nations
as per requisite. Most
importantly, this
partnership signifies a