Vireka's flagship research competition where students tackle real-world crises through innovative research proposals — all in just 2 hours.
Harini Senthil,
India
Proposed an innovative intranasal decoy-liposome system that intercepts neuroinvasive respiratory viruses before they reach the brain, targeting a previously unexplained ACE2-independent entry pathway.
Awarded International Research Position with Vireka, and continued research internship at affiliated startup.
Students receive a real-world crisis scenario and have just 2 hours to develop an innovative research proposal addressing it.
Competition day. Students receive their crisis scenario and the clock starts ticking.
Participants have exactly 2 hours to research, innovate, and write a full research proposal.
The winner earns an International Research Position with Vireka and a research internship at an affiliated startup.
July 22.
You have 2 hours.
Good Luck!
An outbreak of neurological symptoms is occurring in young adults — participants were challenged to propose an innovative biotech solution under extreme time pressure.