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Open Innovation Contest Could Help Launch Your Startup

Aug-26-16 By IdeaConnection
Freudenberg Performance Materials, a manufacturer of technical textiles is looking for external input to help it develop products for next generation materials and products.

Scientists, students, developers, organizations and any other interested parties are being invited to take part in the Next-Generation Nonwovens open innovation competition.  And if you're the winner, you will receive Freudenberg’s help to realize your startup.

Open Innovation Solutions to Drought Problems

Aug-19-16 By IdeaConnection
Congratulations to the EDDI team for taking the $100,000 first prize in Samsung's 'Makers against Drought Challenge'.

The global contest received more than 500 ideas for open innovation projects involving IoT (internet of things) technology to solve such tricky challenges as water scarcity.

Open Innovation Search for Novel Smartphone Ideas

Aug-12-16 By IdeaConnection
Calling all big thinkers, innovators and visionaries, ZTE USA want your smartphone ideas.

The phone manufacturer has launched an open innovation contest called Project CSX inviting the crowd to come up with the company's next mobile device, which will be launched onto the market next year.

Open Innovation Deployed Against Dengue Fever

Aug-05-16 By IdeaConnection
The battle against dengue fever has just got another weapon in its arsenal - the crowd. People from all over the world can help reduce the disease's impact by using Dengue Track, a new disease mapping tool.

The user-friendly online chat tool will build a crowdsourced map of dengue outbreaks, translating big data into actionable information.