The problem requires early-stage, technology-driven solutions and providers that can promote financial growth and/or benefit society. Teams can send in an application that defines the issue they’re solving, their proposed solution and its advantages and risks, along with a 90-second pitch video. Previous winners embrace an AI system for monitoring malaria, a rapid bacteria-testing equipment for drinking water, and a photo voltaic chilling transit system. Teams have until February eleven to submit their application, and semifinalists might be chosen in April 2022. Supply chain challenges have intensified during the pandemic, and retailers and brands are seeking ways to prepare for future disruptions. Now is an effective time for businesses to look at ways to diversify their sourcing and rethink their know-how capabilities to minimize future supply chain shortfalls, consultants from corporations that help the flow of goods for Macy’s, Sephora, CVS and others informed CO—.

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