Tag: challenge
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Challenge Seeks Biomarkers for Neuropathic Pain
1 August 2014. A new challenge on InnoCentive is seeking biomarkers that help predict the effectiveness of pain-killing therapies for patients with neuropathic pain. The challenge requires a detailed written proposal due on 27 September 2014, with a payout of $25,000. Free registration is required to see the challenge details. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts…
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Challenge Seeks Development Partner for Nanotech Biosensor
20 June 2014. A new challenge on InnoCentive calls for a medical technology company or institute to develop a new type of nanoscale biosensor for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The challenge has no immediate financial award, but winners of the competition will earn the right to negotiate a compensated collaboration contract with the Cleveland Clinic,…
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Challenge Seeks Methods to More Accurately Detect Epilepsy
2 June 2014. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are seeking through an open competition new techniques to detect epilepsy seizures sooner and more accurately. The Seizure Detection Challenge has a total prize purse of $8,000 and a deadline for submissions of 19 August 2014. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder…
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Challenge Seeks Fluoride Activity, Disposition in Brushing
2 May 2014. A new challenge at InnoCentive is looking for detailed answers to questions about the way fluoride works in cleaning teeth once it leaves the toothbrush. The challenge has a total purse of $20,000 and a deadline of 29 May 2014. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowdsourcing competitions for corporate and organization…
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Challenge Seeks New Uses for Trial-Tested Drug Compounds
28 March 2014. A new challenge on InnoCentive asks the medical research community for additional uses for drug compounds previously tested in clinical trials by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The challenge has a prize of $15,000, and a deadline for submissions of 31 May 2014 (free registration required). InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing…
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Challenge Seeks Better Metal Removal Method from Mine Water
7 February 2014. A new challenge on InnoCentive asks for new, less expensive techniques to remove metals from water that drains from mines, both current and inactive. The competition has a total purse of $12,000 and a deadline of 8 March 2014 (free registration required). InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing competitions for corporate…
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Challenge Seeks Ways to Make Trace Minerals More Available
A new challenge on InnoCentive is looking for different methods for making more available in people’s diets minerals the body needs in small quantities. The competition has a total guaranteed purse of $7,000, with a deadline for submissions of 15 February 2014. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing competitions for corporate and organization sponsors. In…
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ARPA-E Challenge Seeks Bio Energy Measurement Techniques
A new challenge on InnoCentive, sponsored by Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, is seeking new ideas for measuring the potential energy output of biofuel feedstocks, without harming the plant material. The competition, which has a maximum prize of $30,000, requires a written proposal and has…
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Challenge Seeks Endothelial Progenitor Cell Culture Process
A new challenge on InnoCentive is seeking a technique for storing and growing endothelial progenitor cells captured from blood samples and vital for research on and testing for various disorders. The competition has a purse of $25,000 and a deadline of 5 January 2014 for submissions. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing competitions for…
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Strategy Sought to Encourage New Anticoagulant Prescriptions
A new challenge on InnoCentive is looking for new ways to encourage physicians to prescribe anticoagulant drugs other than the commonly used warfarin for decreasing the formation of blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation. The competition has a total purse of $7,500 and a deadline of 27 November 2013. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts…