A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 is set to begin next year, after a US team announced it will compete for the $10m Genomics X Prize.
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July 24, 2012
The first competitor has swaggered up to the starting line for a contest that aims to push the limits of genome-sequencing technology. The X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, California, is offering a US$10-million prize to the first team to accurately...
July 24, 2012
The first contestant has entered the competition for the X Prize in genomics, which will offer $10 million to a team that can accurately and completely sequence the genomes of 100 people in 30 days at a cost below $1,000 per genome.
July 12, 2012
Too big to fail is not exactly a term applied to democracies, but then the times are strange. Wrecked by endless years of recession and unemployment, people in the West are losing faith in their governments while in developing nations, people...
July 03, 2012
The San Diego wireless technology giant has been testing the concept in various ways, beginning about three years ago with the introduction of its international QPrize competition, organized by Qualcomm Ventures. The company also has been working with...
June 21, 2012
The prize pool for environmental innovation challenges increased twelvefold in the past ten years—and shows no sign of easing up. But does crowd-sourcing solutions pay off for the world as well as for the winners?
June 08, 2012
Peter Diamandis is interviewed on The Dylan Ratigan Show about the partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation to fight poverty.
May 25, 2012
The X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia today announced the launch of the Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE, a $2.25 million global competition to stimulate the development of a new generation of health sensors and sensing technologies that can drastically improve...
May 24, 2012
That was one of the key messages at the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance Convergence Summit being held this week in downtown San Diego. About 275 technology and healthcare officials attended the two-day event. They include X PRIZE Chief Executive Peter...
May 16, 2012
To find that innovative solution, Mr. Roth is working with a group of donors and dedicating $50,000 toward the first phase of a competition in partnership with the X Prize Foundation, an organization that manages prize competitions for various groups...
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