Tricorder prize finalists announced
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The 10 finalists competing for the $10million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE have been announced. The global competition, launched at the beginning of 2012, challenged teams to develop a consumer focused, mobile device – similar to the legendary Star Trek Tricorder – capable of diagnosing and interpreting a set of 15 medical conditions and capturing five vital health metrics.
The finalists are: Aezon (US); CloudDX (Canada); Danvantri (India); DMI (US); Dynamical Biomarkers (Taiwan); Final Frontier Medical Devices (US); MESI (Slovenia); Scanadu (US); SCANurse (UK); and Zensor (UK).
"Our finalists represent the most promising and innovative submissions as determined by our expert judging panel," said Grant Campany, senior director, Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE. "We want consumers to take a more proactive approach to managing their health and having convenient access to real time medical data will do just that. As we move to the final stage of this process, we are one step closer to putting healthcare in the palm of your hand."
During qualifying, each team was required to submit an entry that addressed safety, user experience and a health assessment evaluation. The judging panel reviewed 21 submissions from nine countries and selected the 10 most credible entries.
As part of the Final Round, teams will compete in both diagnostic experience evaluations and consumer testing, planned for the latter part of 2015. The final judging and awards ceremony will take place in early 2016.
