It must be award season….the Vodafone Americas Foundation and the mHealth Alliance today announced the winners of the third annual Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project and the second annual mHealth Alliance Award [TA 24 Nov]. They are:
Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project ($300,000): NETRA, a MIT Media Lab device that permits early diagnosis of eye conditions through a $2 (not a typo) clip-on eyepiece for mobile phones (and not smart phones). (See picture at left)
mHealth Alliance Award Winner and Second Place Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project ($200,000 plus $50,000 in mHealth Alliance Award benefits): Smart Diaphragm, which detects decreasing levels of collagen in the cervix (an indicator of impending pre-term labor) with results transmitted wirelessly to a cloud database monitored by physicians.