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BB-PB-01
PB

Precision Biotherapeutics & Drug Discovery

Low-cost screening pipeline for repurposed small molecules

Design a screening and prioritisation workflow that lets a small lab shortlist existing approved molecules for a new indication using open datasets and inexpensive assays.

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BB-PB-02
PB

Precision Biotherapeutics & Drug Discovery

Targeted delivery for oncology payloads

Propose a carrier or conjugation strategy that improves tumour-site delivery while lowering systemic exposure, with a feasible path to bench validation.

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BB-PB-03
PB

Precision Biotherapeutics & Drug Discovery

Affordable biologics manufacturing at small scale

Rework an expression, purification or formulation step so a therapeutic protein can be produced reliably at pilot scale in an Indian academic or startup facility.

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BB-PB-04
PB

Precision Biotherapeutics & Drug Discovery

Antimicrobial resistance countermeasures

Develop a therapeutic or adjuvant approach against a priority resistant pathogen, including a clear resistance-development and stewardship argument.

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BB-PB-05
PB

Precision Biotherapeutics & Drug Discovery

Precision dosing for underserved patient groups

Build a method to personalise dosage for paediatric, geriatric or comorbid patients using accessible biomarkers and simple decision support.

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BB-DM-01
DM

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Rapid point-of-care test for a high-burden infection

Create a sample-to-result test usable at a primary health centre with no cold chain, reporting a result in under 30 minutes.

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BB-DM-02
DM

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Non-invasive screening for metabolic disease

Design a low-cost, non-invasive screening approach for diabetes or related metabolic conditions suitable for community camps.

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BB-DM-03
DM

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Frugal biomedical device for rural clinics

Engineer a durable, field-repairable device that replaces an expensive imported instrument in a rural clinical workflow.

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BB-DM-04
DM

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Wearable monitoring with clinically useful alerts

Turn continuous sensor data into a small number of trustworthy clinical alerts, addressing false positives and patient adherence.

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BB-DM-05
DM

Diagnostics & Medical Devices

Maternal and newborn health diagnostics

Propose a diagnostic or triage tool that catches a common maternal or neonatal risk earlier in low-resource settings.

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BB-BG-01
BG

Bioinformatics, Genomics & Bio-AI

Variant interpretation for Indian population genomes

Build an interpretation or annotation workflow that accounts for under-represented Indian population variation in clinical reporting.

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BB-BG-02
BG

Bioinformatics, Genomics & Bio-AI

Protein structure and function prediction for orphan targets

Use structure prediction and docking to characterise a poorly annotated target and propose testable hypotheses.

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BB-BG-03
BG

Bioinformatics, Genomics & Bio-AI

Open pathogen genomic surveillance dashboard

Design a pipeline and dashboard that turns sequencing submissions into timely, shareable outbreak intelligence.

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BB-BG-04
BG

Bioinformatics, Genomics & Bio-AI

Multi-omics integration for disease subtyping

Combine two or more omics layers to separate clinically meaningful disease subtypes, with honest validation on held-out data.

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BB-BG-05
BG

Bioinformatics, Genomics & Bio-AI

Bio-AI assistant for wet-lab protocols

Build a model-assisted tool that helps researchers plan, troubleshoot and record experiments without hallucinating protocol steps.

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BB-AG-01
AG

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Agri-Biotech

Drought and salinity tolerance in staple crops

Identify traits, markers or bio-inputs that keep yields stable under water stress or rising soil salinity.

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BB-AG-02
AG

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Agri-Biotech

Early crop disease detection in the field

Combine biology and imaging or sensing so a farmer can detect an outbreak days earlier than visual inspection allows.

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BB-AG-03
AG

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Agri-Biotech

Biofertilisers and microbial consortia for degraded soils

Formulate a microbial product with a realistic shelf life and application method for smallholder plots.

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BB-AG-04
AG

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Agri-Biotech

Post-harvest loss reduction with bio-based solutions

Reduce spoilage in a specific crop supply chain using coatings, controlled ripening or biological preservatives.

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BB-AG-05
AG

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Agri-Biotech

Livestock and aquaculture health management

Improve disease prevention, feed efficiency or antibiotic reduction in an Indian livestock or aquaculture system.

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BB-FN-01
FN

Functional Foods, Nutrition & Smart Proteins

Affordable alternative protein from local feedstock

Develop a protein ingredient from a regionally abundant crop, by-product or microbial source with credible cost and taste targets.

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BB-FN-02
FN

Functional Foods, Nutrition & Smart Proteins

Micronutrient fortification that survives Indian cooking

Deliver a fortification strategy that retains bioavailability through typical household preparation and storage.

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BB-FN-03
FN

Functional Foods, Nutrition & Smart Proteins

Gut microbiome-informed functional food

Design a food or supplement with a measurable microbiome-linked health outcome and a validation plan.

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BB-FN-04
FN

Functional Foods, Nutrition & Smart Proteins

Clean-label preservation for packaged foods

Replace a synthetic preservative with a biological alternative without compromising safety or shelf life.

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BB-FN-05
FN

Functional Foods, Nutrition & Smart Proteins

Nutrition intervention for school and anganwadi programmes

Propose a product and delivery model that measurably improves child nutrition within existing public programme constraints.

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BB-EV-01
EV

Environmental, Industrial & Waste-to-Value Biotech

Bioremediation of industrial effluent

Treat a specific contaminant stream using microbial or enzymatic routes, with monitoring and disposal of the resulting biomass.

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BB-EV-02
EV

Environmental, Industrial & Waste-to-Value Biotech

Plastic and textile waste depolymerisation

Convert a hard-to-recycle waste polymer into reusable monomers or value-added products using biological catalysts.

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BB-EV-03
EV

Environmental, Industrial & Waste-to-Value Biotech

Agri-residue to high-value bioproducts

Turn crop residue that is currently burned into fuels, chemicals or materials with a workable collection model.

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BB-EV-04
EV

Environmental, Industrial & Waste-to-Value Biotech

Industrial enzymes for greener processes

Engineer or source an enzyme that removes heat, solvent or water intensity from an existing industrial step.

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BB-EV-05
EV

Environmental, Industrial & Waste-to-Value Biotech

Water quality biosensing for local bodies

Build a deployable biosensing approach that helps a municipality detect contamination events quickly and cheaply.

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BB-OB-01
OB

Open Bio Track

Biotech for accessibility and assistive care

Apply biological or biomedical engineering to improve independence for people with disabilities or chronic conditions.

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BB-OB-02
OB

Open Bio Track

Open-source lab hardware and reagents

Make an expensive lab capability affordable through open designs, local fabrication or reagent substitution.

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BB-OB-03
OB

Open Bio Track

Biotechnology education and skilling tools

Create a tool or curriculum that gives students genuine hands-on biotech experience without a well-funded lab.

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BB-OB-04
OB

Open Bio Track

Synthetic biology for a local unmet need

Use engineered biology responsibly to solve a problem specific to your region, including a biosafety discussion.

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BB-OB-05
OB

Open Bio Track

Bio-based materials for everyday products

Replace a petrochemical material in a common product with a bio-based alternative that performs comparably.

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BB-OB-06
OB

Open Bio Track

Wildcard β€” your own bio-related problem

Bring a bio-related problem of your own. You must supply a self-proposed title and justify the need, feasibility and impact.

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