Covid-19: Marico unveils Rs 2.5 cr prize for innovative healthcare solution

"I too, am making a pledge in my personal capacity, making thetotal grant value to Rs 2.50 crores," its chairman Harsh Mariwala said

FMCG firm Marico and ATE Chandra Foundation have launched a nationwide hunt for innovative solutions to healthcare challenges during Covid-19 crisis.

Marico Innovation Foundation has invited med-tech entrepreneurs, corporates and innovator to solve the med-tech challenges faced in the on-going COVID-19 crisis with a prize of Rs 2.5 crore, the company said a statement.

It has requested to send entries for Innovate2BeatCOVID having solutions to healthcare challenges as low-cost ventilators/respiratory solutions and Personal Protective Equipment, it added.

"Marico Innovation Foundation is inviting med-tech entrepreneurs, corporates and innovators in fact, any person who can who can provide innovative solutions for two of the direst