OSDD Starts Youtube Competition For TB

India's Open Source Drug Discovery initiative and Vigyan Prasar have called for videos based on the theme, 'The need for TB drugs'. Participants need to be at least 18 years of age and can either upload the video on Youtube or send the video as an email attachment to the authorities, before Nov 26

In an innovative approach to spread awareness about the need for researching new drugs for TB, OSDD, India's Open Source Drug Discovery initiative along with Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology have called for video entries based on the theme, 'The need for TB drugs'.

The theme is in line with OSDD's efforts towards finding an effective cure for diseases such as TB and malaria. The video can be of a duration of maximum five minutes. OSDD is a growing movement which has of late gained traction with scientists worldwide, with organizations such as Infosys, ICGEB, IGIB, IMTECh, JNU,HP, University of Cambridge, Sun Microsystems and more partnering in this inspiring initiative...