Health Care's X-Prize

January 13, 2012

January 13, 2012 | The X-Prize has launched a new competition with a $10m prize to be the first to [re?] invent Dr. Spock's tricorder. The Tricorder Qualcomm X-Prize, co-funded by Qualcomm and the X-Prize Foundation, is named for the instant-diagnosis gadget from Star Trek. The competition's goal is a consumer-friendly product that will diagnose 15 common conditions. The "how" is up to the winner; the X-Prize Foundation just stipulates that the diagnoses will need to be done on the 15 conditions across 30 people in three days. The Guardian