Foundation Partners and Sponsors
X PRIZE Foundation would like to thank the following partners for their support:
Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, is the Presenting Sponsor of the X PRIZE Foundation’s Energy and Environment Prize Group. Cisco believes that technology can help us work, live, play, and learn in new and more sustainable ways. Cisco is innovating to address environmental challenges, reduce its own impact, and help customers reduce theirs. Together, Cisco and the X PRIZE Foundation are focused on encouraging innovations that will end our addiction to oil, stem the harmful effects of climate change, and promote the sustainability of our environment. This year, Cisco celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. For more information, visit the Cisco website.
Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with 93,000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories with businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and marketing of liquefied natural gas and gas to liquids; manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects.
In the U.S., Shell operates in 50 states and employs nearly 20,000 people working to help tackle the challenges of the new energy future. Shell Oil Company is a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology and one of America’s leading oil and natural gas producers, gasoline and natural gas marketers and petrochemical manufacturers.
Our strategy seeks to reinforce our position as a leader in the oil and gas industry in order to provide a competitive shareholder return while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way. For more information visit the Shell website.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the Google website.
Medco is a leading healthcare company that is pioneering research and delivering the innovations that are making medicine smarter for 65 million people. Its revolutionary specialized clinical model is forging a pathway to the future of medicine offering unmatched support to members and clients – one-third of which are companies listed among the Fortune 500.
For nearly a decade, Medco has been on the cutting edge of personalized medicine research to improve health outcomes, drastically reduce healthcare costs, increase patient safety and enable more precise prescribing. Through the X PRIZE competition, Medco will leverage is expertise to assist in transforming genomic research into actionable services ushering in a new era of smarter medicine. For more information, visit the Medco website.
Established in 2010 by Qualcomm Incorporated, the Qualcomm Foundation is dedicated to developing and strengthening communities worldwide. Specifically, the Qualcomm Foundation focuses it philanthropic efforts on helping create and sustain educated, healthy, culturally vibrant communities in regions around the globe. As sponsor of the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize competition, the Qualcomm Foundation is proud to support the discovery of innovative mobile solutions that will contribute to the advancement of healthcare and diagnostics. For more information about the Qualcomm Foundation and Qualcomm Incorporated’s global social responsibility programs, visit the Qualcomm website.
The Foundation also receives legal support from Bryan Cave and O'Melveny and Meyers
