Astra Fekra Contest for Innovation to Win a Trip to Cambridge
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
AstraZeneca initiative is calling the upcoming young pharma and medical talents to participate in "Astra Fekra" competition that with the objective of coming up with innovative ideas to support the Egyptian patients in the areas of Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Respiratory, or Oncology, leveraging Science and Technology.
Eligibility
- Pharmacy Students in their 4th and 5th year along with Fresh Graduates, one-year post graduation.
- Medical Students in the 6th Year and House Officers ( from Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Faculties).
Rules
- Participants must submit projects that cover areas like Patient awareness, patient education, support to healthcare givers, leveraging science to support the Egyptian patient in the field of Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Respiratory or Oncology.
- The projects need to leverage technology or to reflect an innovation, preferably digital.
- Paripicants can submit individually or as a group of 3 people.
Criteria
Successful projects need to fulfil the following:
- Impactful: An idea/ initiative that is Impactful/ serving wide pool of patients on the long-term.
- Innovative: Innovative leveraging digital technology.
- Feasible: Feasible/ achievable with measurable outcomes.
- Fulfilling: Fulfilling unmet community need(s).
- Unique: Unique and original ideas.
Award
The winners will be sponsored to visit Cambridge for 3 Days to Visit AstraZeneca R&D site in the UK.
About Organization
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines, having 21 brands for the treatment of diseases in different therapeutic areas like Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Oncology.
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