The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Round 8 of its Grand Challenges Explorations, “a US$100 million grant initiative to encourage innovation in global health and development research.” The initiative “offers scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world the opportunity to win $100,000 grants to pursue unconventional ideas that could transform health and agricultural development in the world’s poorest countries.” The topics in this round are:
– Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
– Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
– Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges
– Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
– Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
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