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Enhancing testing for lead in children
The $1 million Lead Detect Prize seeks advanced point-of-care blood lead tests.
Luminary Labs to design and produce Phase 4bc of MagQuest
Final phase of competition will support Phase 3 winners as they deploy nanosatellites and collect geomagnetic data.
LymeX Diagnostics Prize launches Phase 2 accelerator
Phase 1 winners will receive resources and mentorship to nurture development of diagnostics toward FDA review.
The frontiers of open innovation
Celebrating the past and envisioning the future of the NASA Tournament Lab.
6 innovators advancing artificial organs
KidneyX announced Phase 1 winners in the Artificial Kidney Prize.
Using open innovation to source unexpected solutions
How MagQuest embraced the benefits of prize competitions to meet a mission-critical challenge.
Redefining fast, accurate drug detection
How the Opioid Detection Challenge used open innovation to advance new hardware solutions.
Luminary Labs awarded NASA open innovation services contract
Identifying and advancing solutions to the world’s thorniest problems.
Standing up the Tool Foundry accelerator
Expanding access to science by advancing low-cost, high-quality, and easy-to-use tools.
Defining a $77 billion food safety problem
A ‘Goldilocks’ problem statement is the first step toward designing a successful prize competition.
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