- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched the “First in the World Challenge,” an initiative to encourage Indian scientists to develop groundbreaking solutions for complex health problems.
- Inspired by Chandrayan 3 landing on the south pole of the moon, making India the first country to do so.
- ICMR aims to foster novel ideas that could set global benchmarks.
- The initiative seeks innovative, out-of-the-box proposals.
- It is to create unprecedented health technologies, including vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and medical interventions.
- Proposals should aim for substantial health impact and “first of its kind” advancements, excluding projects that focus on incremental knowledge or process innovation.
- Individual researchers or collaborative teams across institutes can submit proposals.
- A selection committee will evaluate submissions based on their potential for transformative impact on global health.
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