Using Open Innovation to combat Ebola
The Intellectual Property Watch website reported that in light of the persistence of the Ebola outbreak and the demands it has placed on global infection containment resources and processes, the United States government disaster response community recognized an opportunity to use open innovation to make significant strides in advancing the ability to
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$2 Million Open Innovation Challenge
The MarketWatch website reported that the NFL, GE and Under Armour have joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to launch Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to advance materials that better absorb or dissipate energy.
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NASA Open Innovation Services
The SpaceRef website reported that NASA plans to issue a Request for Proposal for NASA Open Innovation Services (NOIS). The requirements under this contract include plans to procure commercial crowdsourcing support and open innovation platforms which provide the capability to publicly post challenges
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3 Finalists Announced in Open Innovation Challenge
The HITconsultant website reported that the American Heart Association has announced the top three finalists for the inaugural Chicago Open Innovation Challenge focused on discussing innovative ways to accelerate science and to better understand how to treat heart disease and stroke. Finalists were
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Financial Institutions and Open Innovation
The Programable Web website noted that the most innovative ideas do not always come from within the companies. Entrepreneurs and outside developers who are already building innovative projects usually have a fresh and original look on the challenges of the industry. The results of the projects, in terms
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Grand Challenge:a Better Protective Suit for HealthCare Workers
The Millionaire Corner website reported that Grand Challenges, a collaborative effort by the governments of the U.S. and Canada and funded by both governments as well as by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations, offers grants through specific initiatives to solve problems that exist in the health care
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Scientific Research to Benefit from More Open Innovation
The IdeaConnection website reported that open innovation is giving science a big boost with the announcement of a challenge fund to advance bioelectronic medicine research and the launch of an open innovation stem cell technology center. To foster collaborative research to develop bioelectronic medicines,
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IBM Open Innovation Challenge
The Idea Connection website reported that IBM has launched a global open innovation contest to foster the development of new mobile consumer and business apps powered by Watson (a cognitive computing technology). The open innovation contest received several hundred submissions from numerous industries.
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FDA’s 2014 Food Safety Challenge
The Food Safety News website reported that the Food and Drug Administration has launched the 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge, the FDA’s first open innovation competition under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, which grants all federal agencies broad authority to conduct prize competitions
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3 Open Innovation Initiatives
The Idea Connection website reported that three recently launched open innovation contests and product searches in the healthcare and motor industries offer some sweet financial incentives for the winners and are in the healthcare and motor industries the Mobility Experience Challenge, the Chicago Open
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