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IdeaConnection: Global Collaboration - Connected Innovation » Dec-18-13
IdeaConnection would like to thank all our readers, clients, solvers and shareholders, and wish you all a warm and wonderful holiday season. We are looking forward to another year of incredible innovations, awesome inventions, and awe-inspiring solutions! Next Newsletter: Jan-08-2014.
INTERVIEW Inventive Principles Illustrated, Part 1 Interview with Jack Hipple, Author of The Ideal Result: What It Is and How to Achieve It [MORE INTERVIEWS] BOOKS Global Innovation Science Handbook A comprehensive guide to the science, art, and deployment of innovation. By Praveen Gupta, Brett E. Trusko [MORE BOOKS] NEW INVENTIONS Air Purifying Bike Concept The Air Purifier Bike Concept would let riders clean the air as they ride by filtering out pollutants and creating oxygen. BioPen 3D Bone-Healing Pen The BioPen lets surgeons "draw" growth factors directly on a wound site, allowing them to create customized implants and accelerate healing. [MORE NEW INVENTIONS] VIDEO R-cloud Robot Makes Muscles Visible The R-cloud rehabilitation support robot helps improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation and training by allowing users to see how their muscles are moving. [MORE VIDEOS] INNOVATION ARTICLES Crowdsharing Innovation Share your innovation and collaboration insights with the world! [POST YOUR INNOVATION ARTICLES] Featured Article Innovation and Personality Types By Bengt Jarrehult [READ MORE ARTICLES] BLOG Defense Agency Turns to Open Innovation for Technology Needs The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has launched an open innovation portal called Needipedia to find solutions to some of its pressing needs. [INNOVATION BLOG] INNOVATIVE PEOPLE Promote Your Innovation Skills! Ena Urbach designed and implemented high-throughput drug discovery assay and data systems. [ADD YOUR PROFILE] [BE A PROBLEM SOLVER]	SUBMIT A CHALLENGE Earn Money: Submit a Challenge Are you aware of any serious problems in your area of expertise that a business or the whole industry is having, for which the solution would be highly beneficial and thus be of significant financial value? [SUBMIT A CHALLENGE] OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES Big Packaging for Vinho Verde Wine The Client is seeking a 1.5L, 2L and/or 3L package for Vinho Verde wine, that will keep the wine's qualities for at least a week after opening it. Current Bag-in-Box containers or PET containers are not satisfactory due to the high levels of acidity and carbon dioxide in Vinho Verde wine. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES New Drugs Could Cure Disease Through Protein Repair Many human diseases are caused by misfolded proteins, these new drugs rescue misfolded proteins and return them to normalcy. They could someday be an underlying cure to a number of diseases, by regulating the trafficking of molecules within cells. TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING $2,000 for each Accepted Lead: Zwitterionic and Other Polymers Safe for Human Use A client is interested in zwitterionic polymers that have been demonstrated to be safe for human use. Consumer Food Monitoring Device Seeking a device, or enabling technologies to perform real-time monitoring of food for pesticide residues, veterinary residues and adulterants. Mobile Biomass characterization Device or Technology Seeking a platform or technology that enables real-time biomass characterization for multiple feedstocks. Mobile Raw Materials Characterization Device or Technology Seeking a platform or technology that enables real-time raw material identification and characterization of wide range of plastics and polymers. High Voltage Power Supply Seeking a power supply designer/developer that can, in the short term (6-8 weeks), provide 5-10 units of the specified power supply configuration intended for a proprietary high power based application. $10,000 for each Accepted Lead: New Leads for GM Water Optimization in Corn (Maize) A client is seeking new GM technologies for trait improvements for water optimization in corn. OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES Colourful Crowdsourcing Solution to Breast Cancer Challenges The HPN-DREAM Breast Cancer Network Inference Challenge is a set of three sub-challenges to enhance understanding of protein signalling in cancer cells. In October 2013, the third sub-challenge was won by a team from Rice University who developed a colourful wheel to visualize protein interactions. [MORE OPEN INNOVATION STORIES] [WHAT CAN WE SOLVE FOR YOU?] RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS In Pea Are Noose Washing Tin It seems that most broadcast perfessonals pernounce all words that begin with pre or pro as if they began with the letters per. Okay, we all understand what they're saying. To protect clarity and prevent confusion shouldn't we protect pre and pro words from loosing their identities? [MORE RIGHT BRAIN WORKOUTS] PATENT MARKETPLACE Joint Heat Pouch An electric heating device that is constructed in a unique fashion that allows it to be drapeable so that its three-dimensional shape fits the curvature of a relaxed shoulder, a crooked knee, fetal-positioned hip or ankle and is held in place by an adjustable strap whose ends are attached to the device. [THOUSANDS OF PATENTS] No charge to contact the patent owner! [LIST YOUR PATENT] It's FREE. INNOVATION CONVENTIONS & EVENTS TechConnect World Summit 2014 Jun-15-14 to Jun-19-14 Singapore, Malaysia Attend this event for valuable insights into the latest research strategies and technologies being used within the pharmaceutical IT field. There will be presentations from key industry figures on relevant updates on global developments. [MORE CONVENTIONS] [FREE: ADD YOUR INNOVATION EVENT] INNOVATION CONTESTS Dell Start-up in Residence Competition 2014 Deadline: 2014-02-14 Dell's Start-up in Residence 2014 Competition is giving two innovative companies free tenancy for up to two years as well as access to essential business-ready technology solutions required to accelerate the growth of their business. Masdar's Engage Blogging Contest 2014 Deadline: 2014-01-03 Masdar's Engage Blogging Contest asks participants to write a blog entry discussing how cities can contribute to the advancement of sustainable development. To be awarded is an all-expense paid trip to Abu Dhabi. [MORE INNOVATION CONTESTS] [FREE: POST YOUR INNOVATION CONTEST] [NOTIFY ME OF NEW CONTESTS POSTED]

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