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05/24/12 -- WHO: The X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia today announced the launch of theNokia Sensing X CHALLENGE, a $2.25 million global competition tostimulate the development of a new generation of health sensors andsensing technologies that can drastically improve the quality,accuracy and ease of monitoring a person's health. Improvements inthese technologies will empower individuals to effortlessly monitorand collect their own real-time health data, providing bothconsumers and healthcare providers convenient access to criticalinformation whenever and wherever they need it. The Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE will be a series of three competitionevents, held over the next three years. Each event will becomprised of three phases: Registration, Preliminary Judging andFinal Phase Judging. WHAT: Following this announcement, the X PRIZE Foundation will host Eyes on the Prize: Incentivizing Innovation in Wireless Health , a panel discussion with: Dr. Peter H. Diamandis , Chairman and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation Dr. Henry Tirri , Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Dr. Paul E. Jacobs , Chairman and CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated and Chair, QualcommFoundation Eugene 'Rod' Roddenberry , Co-Founder and Board Chair, The Roddenberry Foundation Moderated by Robert B. McCray , President and CEO, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance WHEN: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 3:30pm - 4:15pm PT WHERE: To view the live webcast, please visit /xprize . WHY: The inefficiencies and total cost of the U.S. healthcare system(and healthcare systems around the globe) has been a pressingsocial and political issue for many years. In the U.S., the totalspent annually on the healthcare system is more than $2 trillion,which accounts for more than 15 percent of the nation's grossdomestic products. Health sensors have the capacity to stem thistrend. Consumer use of mobile devices that utilize sensors andsensing technology has the potential to improve, extend and easedelivery of healthcare services, as well as reduce costs to thebenefit of health providers and patients. For more information about the $2.25 million Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE and $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE, please visit and. Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Copyright @ Marketwire. I am an expert from riot-police-gear.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Military Tactical Bags , China Riot Control Equipment, Riot Police Gear,and more.
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