SOCIAL ALPHA QUEST FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

1. The program is for Indian startups and not for individual innovators.
2. Innovations related to point of care devices & diagnostics that combine affordability with high quality in areas of infectious and non-communicable diseases.
3. Products should have crossed proof of concept and reached TRL-5 or beyond (where TRL defines the Technology Readiness Level and TRL 5 describes that the Technology has been put together and can be tested in a simulated environment).

Stated amount: 2,500,000

1. Funding support for validation studies (up to INR 25 lakhs that is Milestone based).
2. Access to PATH’s expertise in design of clinical studies for validation and facilitated access to clinical testing hospitals/PHCs.
3. Social Alpha & PATH engineering technical support either in-house or through connecting to vendor network.
4. Support in design of the product through access to Design Alpha and TPIL's product shop in a highly subsidized manner.
5. Additional grant funding support up to INR 25 lakhs for Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) and achieving other standards upon successful due diligence.
6. Hands on operational support for commercial grade product development and go to market strategy.
7. Customized mentoring to selected startups in refining their business model, navigating regulatory landscape, understanding national & global market dynamics. Number of Scholarship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

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1. Only the applications submitted online will be accepted for further evaluation. No e-mail or hard copy application will be entertained.
2. Preliminary screening for eligibility checks and appropriateness for further evaluation of application.
3. Communication to short-listed applicants for in-person presentation to an Expert Panel.

1. First All the application form will be evaluated.
2. After evaluation, eligible candidates will be shortlisted for the scholarship.
3. Shortlisting of candidates will be done by authorities. Other Info FOCUS AREAS Innovations in maternal and child health including and not restricted to areas such as sepsis, maternal diabetes & hypertension Innovations in chronic and non-communicable diseases such as point-of-care detection of diabetes, neuropathies, retinopathies, cardio-vascular diseases, head & neck cancer, cervical cancer and other cancers causing disease burden. Innovations in detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases such as malaria, HIV, TB, chikungunya, HCV, and drug resistance.