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Smart Walking System Wins Multiple Sclerosis Challenge

Neurons

A company developing systems to assist with walking is the winner of a competition for innovations to help people with multiple sclerosis. . . . → Read More: Smart Walking System Wins Multiple Sclerosis Challenge

NIH Assessing Home Covid-19 Diagnostic with App

QuickVue test package

A home Covid-19 test is being evaluated with a smartphone app, as part of an NIH program to quickly develop Covid-19 diagnostics for widespread use. . . . → Read More: NIH Assessing Home Covid-19 Diagnostic with App

$100M Challenge Seeks Carbon Removal Technologies

Climate change skyline

An XPrize challenge competition, sponsored by Elon Musk, is seeking new technologies that remove large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. . . . → Read More: $100M Challenge Seeks Carbon Removal Technologies

Student Lab Wins Covid-19 Mask Challenge

Floemask drawing

An interdisciplinary university student lab won top prize in a design competition for a new type of face mask to block Covid-19 transmissions. . . . → Read More: Student Lab Wins Covid-19 Mask Challenge

Challenge Seeks Sustainable Chicken, Fish Alternatives

D.C. fish market

A new challenge competition from XPrize is looking for alternatives to chicken and fish that look and taste like the real thing, but are friendlier to the planet. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Sustainable Chicken, Fish Alternatives

$500K Challenge Seeks A.I. Covid-19 Reopening Models

Synthetic biology

A new challenge from XPrize seeks evidence-based models using artificial intelligence to help governments reopen their economies during the pandemic. . . . → Read More: $500K Challenge Seeks A.I. Covid-19 Reopening Models

NIH Expands Covid-19 Test Technology Challenge

Covid-19 testing

National Institutes of Health is expanding its challenge competition to make tests for Covid-19 viruses more widely available and return results faster. . . . → Read More: NIH Expands Covid-19 Test Technology Challenge

Challenge Seeks Next-Generation Face Mask

Covid-19 face mask

A challenge competition with a total purse of $1 million seeks a new type of face mask that people will be eager to wear to protect against infectious diseases. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Next-Generation Face Mask

Challenge Seeks Class of 2020 Covid-Inspired Companies

Workers by office window

A new challenge competition aims to recognize start-up companies founded by university students getting their undergraduate degrees this year. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Class of 2020 Covid-Inspired Companies

NIH Opens Covid-19 Diagnostic Test Challenge

National Institutes of Health began a competition for new diagnostic tests that can better determine the extent of Covid-19 infections in the U.S. . . . → Read More: NIH Opens Covid-19 Diagnostic Test Challenge