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Kill Off a Carcinogen with Open Innovation

Oct-27-17 By IdeaConnection
According to estimates, a quarter of the world's food crops are contaminated by aflatoxin. The toxin is a carcinogen produced by some types of fungi that are found on maize, cottonseed and other crops.

To help eradicate the problem a new open innovation initiative has been launched that is inviting gamers to find solutions.

Get Your Invention Noticed with IdeaConnection’s Network of Crowdsellers

Oct-19-17 By IdeaConnection
So you're an inventor with a brilliant new product that you know is going to fly off store shelves.  Now all you need to do is find someone and convince them to buy it.  This is the part that trips up many people so consequently, their ideas never get the attention they deserve.  They greatly underestimate the time, effort and expertise that is needed.  Getting an invention to market is more than just having a great idea.  So wouldn’t it be handy to have an avenue for exposing your creation to interested parties?

Fortunately, there is an easier way to get the right people to notice your innovation and that is to crowdsell it through IdeaConnection.

XPrize Backing for Earlier Alzheimer’s Detection

Oct-13-17 By IdeaConnection
XPrize has said that it has chosen to focus on the early detection of Alzheimer's disease for its next Grand Challenge, to be launched next year.

The announcement was made at its annual Visioneers Summit where five proposals for future open innovation challenges were evaluated.

How Open Innovation Could Help Improve a City’s Future

Oct-06-17 By IdeaConnection
Marikina City in the Philippines is beset by two major challenging situations: 1) natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods due to overflowing rivers and 2) manmade problems that are common to many cities around the world. These include social welfare issues such as a lack of maternal healthcare.

To help give citizens a brighter future seven innovators from all over the world flew into the city to come up with solutions via open innovation.