Solutions of Note
Prize4Life Awards $1 Million Prize for Major Milestone in ALS Research In 2006, Prize4Life partnered with InnoCentive to launch the $1M ALS Biomarker Prize with the goal of accelerating the development of a biomarker—an inexpensive and easy-to-use tool that can accurately measure the progression of ALS in patients.
Oil Spill Recovery Challenge Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) posted three Challenges in 2007 dealing with recovery of spilled oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster.
Lighting Up African Villages SunNight Solar wanted to develop a dual-purpose solar light that would function as a lamp and a flashlight to be used in African villages and other areas of the world without electricity.
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