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Predict the progression of disease in ALS patients based on the patient’s current disease status and clinical metadata. 
This Challenge requires a written proposal and source code for prediction algorithm.

How do we connect personal devices for testing and reporting of both air quality and linked physiological data? Such a system would enable not only high-resolution mapping of pollutant concentrations, but also support research and reporting of individual physiological responses related to the pollutant. 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) [National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)] envision a future in which powerful, affordable, and portable sensors provide a rich awareness of environmental quality, moment-to-moment physiological changes, and long-term health outcomes. Health care will be connected to the whole environment, improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention at all levels. 
This challenge is open only to Solvers who are individuals, teams or businesses with their permanent residences or primary places of business in the United States. More details are included in the challenge description.
Phase 1 of  this Challenge requires only a written proposal.

The Seeker desires suggestions for novel applications of a reactive calcium-carbonate-based system that enables a free-flowing calcium carbonate powder to be converted under ambient conditions with the addition of water to a cementitious product in almost any molded/preformed structure.  The resulting material gains considerable strength, and may include composites of calcium carbonate when used in conjunction with other materials. 
This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

Natural or man-made disasters often occur rapidly and result in large numbers of displaced people, often gathered in urban areas. This creates challenges for the disposal of human waste, especially when ground is not amenable to digging latrines.  The Seeker requires a solution for the containment, or processing, of human waste that reduces the health risks. This Challenge is sponsored by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund through a partnership between ELRHA and ALNAP. 
This Challenge requires only a written proposal.

Propose a trustworthy mechanism to distinguish private vs. public information in a massive stream of online information. 

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

How can waste from electronics (e-waste) be tracked most efficiently from collection to final destination?  Describe a scalable process or distributed device that would allow producers to follow the flow of e-waste from a customer site through the waste stream to final disposal. 

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

This Challenge, sponsored by Sandler-Kenner Foundation, seeks diagnostic tools for identification of pancreatic cancer at early stages of development.

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

The Seeker wishes to identify technologists who can apply their skills and experience to one or more of the following key elements of a problem: 1. Filling Technologies for non-Newtonian matrices; 2. Formulating or structuring filling materials to meet demanding mechanical specifications; 3. Monitoring fillings/structures using non-destructive assay technologies. Selected Solvers will be invited to attend an expert problem-solving workshop in the southern United States – travel & accommodation expenses will be covered. 

Problem: How might a complex geometry be reproducibly filled with a non-Newtonian matrix that will withstand demanding physio-chemical environments over many years? In addition how might the integrity of this filling be monitored over time? 

You don’t need to present complete solutions, but you do need to submit detailed ideas to convince the Seeker that you can conceptually apply your expertise to one or more of the above elements! 

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

This Challenge seeks to identify a process for no-waste partitioning of a large item into smaller pieces.  A solution to this Challenge will have both cost-saving as well as environmental benefits by reducing the amount of waste in the Seeker’s process.  The Seeker will strongly consider further collaborative research with the winner(s) of this Challenge.

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

Deliver a concept/design for a next-generation medical transportation device that enables a rescuer to quickly and safely transport an injured person away from an active combat site. 

This Challenge requires only a written proposal.