Virtual Challenge

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Join the Virtual Challenge to Create Innovative Solutions to our Business Challenges

Merck, a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials, invites you to take part in their contest for African students and early stage startups, theVirtual Challenge.

Whether you are interested in healthcare, engineering, natural sciences, communications, programming, or business, help us tackle real-world problems in Africa by joining the challenge.
Register online, pick one of the topics and submit your innovative idea.

If you persuade the jury, you will be able to win a €5,000 cash prize, an all-inclusive trip to the X-Innovation Summit in Dubai and six months of sponsored business incubation.

Experiment, imagine, invent - innovation has no limit! Begin your own entrepreneurial journey now and benefit from the experience of our experts, great career opportunities and networking!

Consistent with the spirit of cooperation, all your creations and ideas presented during the Virtual Challenge remain your intellectual property.
Challenge accepted? Pick one of the challenges below!

Your project may fit into the following categories.

Your task here is to pick one of the topics and come up with innovative solutions addressing it.

Healthcare: improve healthcare delivery and outcomes

• Value Chain:How to make the supply chain of drugs in Africa more efficient, more affordable and transfer the value chain to some of the markets?
• Non-Communicable Diseases: What are novel solutions for early screening, detection and treatment of non-communicable diseases in Africa in particular diabetes, thyroid and cardiovascular diseases?
• Fintech: How to leverage the block chain technology to improve clients’ payment and counter currency fluctuations in Africa?

Life Sciences: safe food production and water sanitation

• Process Solutions: How to leverage Merck’s hardware, systems and key ingredients to complement sustainable food production and improve food security in Africa?
• Water Use: How to leverage Merck’s hardware, systems and key ingredients to improve access to safe drinking water, water sanitation services, and water use efficiency in Africa?
• Fintech: How to leverage the block chain technology to improve clients’ payment and counter currency fluctuations in Africa?

Performance Materials: chemistry for a convenient living

• Health: How would you leverage our expertise to improve cosmetics such as the use of sustainable ingredients, digital cosmetic solutions, anti-counterfeiting solutions and natural and efficacious insect repellants?
• Housing: How would you leverage our expertise to create smart housing solutions including but not limited to energy management, new construction materials, innovative cooling systems, etc.
• Environment: How would you leverage our expertise to create innovative solutions in building waste management systems, biogas production, mobile solar sets productions, etc.
• Transportation: How would you leverage our expertise to create smart transport solutions including but not limited to coatings, displays, tarmac reflectors, signaling and communication, security screening, etc.