New Delhi: Eleven teams of Indian and US scientists will soon start jointly scouting for out-of-the-box solutions ranging from novel early diagnostic tests, antiviral therapy, drug repurposing, ventilator research, disinfection machines, and sensor-based symptom tracking for covid-19.The teams have been selected to take up these initiatives through a rigorous binational review process of proposals received for an invitation under Covid-19 Ignition Grants in April 2020 issued by the U.S.-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF), the ministry of science & technology said on WednesdayThe USISTEF announced the awards to eleven bilateral teams proposing out-of-the-box, innovative ideas to address the covid-19 challenge.The USISTEF.