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NineSigma Requests
Innovative Approaches For Preventing And Identifying Brain
Injuries
January 30, 2014 is the deadline to submit a proposal to the $10
million NFL-Under Armour-GE Head Health Challenge #2: Innovative Approaches
For Preventing And Identifying Brain Injuries.
Head Health Challenge #2 will award
up to $10 million for improved technologies, system designs
or materials that can quantify head impact in real time, monitor indicators
of traumatic brain injury and protect the brain from injury. In addition to
benefiting athletes, this program also will benefit soldiers and civilians
who suffer head trauma. The official website is www.NFLGEBrainChallenge.com.
Register Now! Avoid
the panic of registering at the last minute. You must register here
to submit your proposal so don't wait until your proposal is completed to
register. Please plan to submit your
proposals as soon as possible. Proposals will be processed for review in the
order that that they are received.
Follow the Challenge!
Once you are registered, click "follow the Challenge" on the home
page to receive updates, reminders, and FAQ's submitted by the technical
community.
Intent to Propose:
Click the link to Send us your Intent
to Propose (section 02 on the website) and provide a short
description of your topic.
Webinar: Over 200
potential applicants registered for the first informational Webinar. We will
be hosting a second Q&A webinar with the NFL and Under Armour tentatively
scheduled for January 14, 2014.
Please Register and Follow the Challenge to receive
webinar registration information.
Visit the Website to view details
about the Criteria for submission, Challenge Process, Award details, Judges
and Terms and Conditions.
If you still have questions
after reading the online description of this Challenge, we encourage you to
post questions or comments in the Challenge forum at www.ninesights.com/community/nfl-ge-grand-challenge/community/forum.
To view other opportunities from NineSigma, including RFPs as well as other
needs from our clients, join NineSights - the NineSigma Open Innovation
Community at www.ninesights.com.
Sincerely,
Alfred Malouf, Ph.D.
Program Manager
NineSigma, Inc.
23611 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 320
Cleveland, Ohio 44122-5540
GrandChallenge@ninesigma.com
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