WHAT IS GARD?
The Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics (GARD) is a multidisciplinary peer-to-peer network of equals committed to improving health worldwide. It was founded in 2016 by Prof. Evangelyn Alocilja of Michigan State University, and currently has more than 100 members across all six continents.
Every year, the free virtual GARD Forum allows experts, academics, and participants to discuss the use of innovative technologies to sustain all aspects of human welfare.
WHAT IS AN INNOVATION CHALLENGE?
An innovation challenge is a competition or call for ideas that encourages individuals or teams to propose solutions to a specific problem or challenge. These challenges are typically open to the public and can be sponsored by companies, government organizations, or non-profits.
The goal of an innovation challenge is to gather fresh perspectives and creative solutions from a diverse range of people. The winning idea or ideas may receive funding, support, or recognition to further develop and implement their solutions.
The gard forum Innovation Challenge
The GARD Forum offers an Innovation Challenge in the form of three-minute elevator pitches, open to undergraduate and graduate students and professionals worldwide, with the goal of fostering skills such as ingenuity, leadership, and collaboration.
Participants have to demonstrate a clear understanding of the challenge and provide a clear and comprehensible description of their solution including benefits for their main target audience and other market-related aspects. After deliberation by the judging panel, three winners are selected and awarded cash prizes.
CURRENTLY OPEN:
2024 GARD FORUM & INNOVATION CHALLENGE!
2024 GARD FORUM & INNOVATION CHALLENGE!
Taking place on March 14 - 16, 2024 virtually through WHOVA, the themes for this virtual forum will be:
Antimicrobial Resistance In Respiratory Diseases And Sepsis In Immunocompromised Populations (ARSIP)
Transboundary, Emerging, And Aquaculture Diseases (TEAD)
Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI)
Human, Animal/Food, And Environment In Alignment With Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Affordable And Accessible Diagnostic Technologies (AADT)
Pandemic Preparedness And Surveillance (PPAS)
Network with participants across the globe and join technical sessions, short courses, virtual cultural presentations, a Global Innovation Challenge, and more!
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