Calling all innovators!
This morning at the Care Innovations Summit in Washington, D.C., Dennis Urbaniak, VP U.S. Diabetes at Sanofi, announced the launch of the 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge. We are delighted to continue working with the innovation community as we search for the next breakthrough in diabetes!
What’s new this year?
In 2012, Data Design Diabetes will be structured to drive innovation in the quality, delivery, and cost of diabetes care. The Innovation Challenge process will begin by crowdsourcing answers to the question “What matters most to you?” on our website. Insights from the crowd will help determine the criteria for the Innovation Challenge. Visit www.datadesigndiabetes.com and let us know what matters most to you!
Open submissions will begin on February 23 once the parameters of this year’s Innovation Challenge have been determined. Like last year, five semi-finalists will be awarded $20,000 and selected to participate in an intensive mentorship program over the course of a month. In addition, semi-finalists will attend a Design Bootcamp where they will learn about human-centered design, user experience, and rapid prototyping from industry experts. We believe this added layer will result in the development of even more robust prototypes during the semi-finalist stage!
In addition, we are excited to be working with Startup America to make sure that all innovators have access to the entrepreneurship tools they need to grow successful companies.
Keep in touch
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Please visit www.datadesigndiabetes.com for full Rules, Process, Schedule, and Awards details.