Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI) The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), with support from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, has launched the One Health AMR Challenge 2025 to identify, support, and scale breakthrough technologies that can help tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in humans, animals, and the environment.
According to a press release, Prof Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, launched the challenge at the India AMR Innovation workshop held recently at the C-CAMP campus in Bengaluru.
Sood said the challenge would contribute to India formally adopting the ‘One Health’ approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health in the fight against AMR.
“The challenge offers a unique scale-up support model that goes beyond funding to identify solutions tailored to the Indian context. As chair of the India AMR Innovation Hub (IAIH), the innovation arm of India National Agrofood Policy 2.0. I look forward to an enthusiastic response from stakeholders,” Sood said.
Highlighting that AMR poses a major threat to society with India at its epicentre, Dr Taslimarif Saiyed, Director-CEO of C-CAMP, said, “We have significant funding available and aim to nurture and scale advanced-stage technologies that are close to market readiness for rapid commercialisation and impact.” The challenge seeks to identify mid to late-stage innovations for support.
Up to 12 ready-to-deploy AMR solutions will be selected for an 11-month support programme, with funding ranging from USD 50,000 to 250,000 (Rs 40 lakh to Rs 2 crore), based on technology readiness.
Winners will also receive technical support, including regulatory, legal, IP, manufacturing, and market-readiness assistance.
Applications are open to innovators from India and overseas and will close on August 3, added the release.
The initiative is also backed by the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS). PTI JR SSK
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