Who’s involved
Wellcome
Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. It supports discovery research into life, health and wellbeing, and is taking on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate and health. Since 2019, Wellcome has been working to transform the way snakebite treatments are researched and delivered to help make them safe, effective and accessible for all.
The Wellcome Snakebite Innovation Prize is funded by Wellcome.
Challenge Works
At Challenge Works, we design and run challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society. We are part of Nesta, the research and innovation foundation. Our challenge prizes offer a series of incentives in return for solving a defined challenge, creating breakthrough innovations, helping innovators thrive, and unlocking systemic change. We are innovation experts, embedded in science, technology and entrepreneurship. We are problem-centred, drawing on insights from lived experience and sector experts to create positive change. We are thought leaders in using innovation to drive impact. We have run over 100 challenge prizes awarding over £370m on behalf of public, private and philanthropic funders around the world.
The Wellcome Snakebite Innovation Prize is co-designed and delivered by Challenge Works.
Science Practice
Science Practice is a specialised design and research agency working with funders and mission-driven organisations to tackle pressing global challenges. We help our partners explore problem spaces, shape opportunities, convene diverse expertise, and design impactful programmes.
Science Practice collaborated with Challenge Works on the design of the Wellcome Snakebite Innovation Prize.
Seven Consultancy
Experienced across technology (including AI), fintech, health-tech and sustainability, Seven work with changemakers to drive positive impact for their organisation, customers and influencers. They do this through impactful and authentic storytelling that resonates with clients’ audiences and stands out from their competitors, delivering campaigns that drive change and positively impact their sector, customers and stakeholders.
Seven are supporting PR activities on the The Wellcome Snakebite Innovation Prize.
Regional partners
The prize has partnered with Appropedia, Villgro Africa, MRFRI & Villgro Philippines during our three-month entry period to ensure innovators based in regions most affected by snakebite are supported to develop solutions for the prize.
