Tricorder X Prize

Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE
Awarded for developing a device that can "diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians"
Country Worldwide
Presented by X PRIZE Foundation (sponsored by Qualcomm)
Reward(s) Grand Prize US$7 million
Second Prize US$2 million
Third Prize US$1 million
First awarded 2014
Official website http://www.qualcommtricorderxprize.org/

The Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE is an inducement prize contest, offering a US$10 million Grand Prize, US$2 million Second Prize, and US$1 million Third Prize to the best among the finalists offering an automatic non-invasive health diagnostics packaged into a single portable device that weighs no more than 5 pounds (2.3 kg), able to diagnose over a dozen medical conditions, including whooping cough, hypertension, mononucleosis, shingles, melanoma, HIV, and osteoporosis.[1][2] The name is taken from the tricorder device from the science fiction TV series Star Trek which can be used to instantly diagnose ailments.[3][4] The prize was announced by the X Prize Foundation on 10 May 2011 and subsequently launched on 10 January 2012 at CES 2012.[5] Devices will be sent to the USA to be independently tested on patients during the winter and spring of 2015. According to the official website the prizes are now expected to be awarded in early 2017,

Finalists

The finalists include:[1]

See also

References

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