Archives: September 2011
Innovation Challenge Finalists & Next Steps
It is with great pleasure that we announce the two finalists of the Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge: Ginger.io and Chewable. Congratulations! Ginger.io transforms a mobile phone into an automatic self-monitoring tool for tracking real-time movement patterns and social interactions passively, without user input. Chewable is a mobile gaming service that helps people with diabetes understand the best food choices, … Continue reading the entry
Demo Day Recap
The public voting period is now closed and the judges will reconvene next week to select the two finalists of the Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge. Thank you to everyone who voted. The finalists will be announced next Friday, September 30. Stay tuned! And for your Friday viewing pleasure, we would like to share some photos from last week’s Demo … Continue reading the entry
Cast Your Vote!
On September 15, the five semi-finalists of the Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge presented their prototypes to the judges and an audience of innovators at AOL’s headquarters in New York. Now it’s your turn to cast your vote! Which of the five semi-finalists do you think has created the best innovation to help people living with diabetes? We have posted … Continue reading the entry
Mentor Spotlight #4
Demo Day was a success! Thank you to everyone who made Demo Day possible: the five semi-finalists, our esteemed judges, our amazing mentors, and AOL for hosting. Stay tuned for more information (including pictures!) from the event. But now, it is with great pleasure that we introduce you to the last, but not least, of the seven mentors who worked … Continue reading the entry
Mentor Spotlight #3
Over the past few weeks, we have introduced you to several of the mentors who have been an integral part of the Virtual Incubator portion of the Innovation Challenge. It is with great pleasure that we introduce our next two mentors: Elena Haliczer and Richard Banfield. Innovation Challenge Mentor: Elena Haliczer Elena Haliczer leads product development for Social News technology … Continue reading the entry
One Week Until Demo Day
Demo Day is just one week away! The five semi-finalists have been “heads down” over the past few weeks building their prototypes and we are excited to see what they have accomplished with their $20,000 award and a month of mentorship. If you would like to join us on September 15 in New York City as we showcase the semi-finalists … Continue reading the entry
Demo Day
We are delighted to announce that Demo Day will take place on September 15 in New York City. AOL, Inc. is graciously hosting the event and we look forward to showcasing the five semi-finalists of the Innovation Challenge. Click here to register for Demo Day. Each semi-finalist will have ten minutes to present their prototype: five minutes for a presentation … Continue reading the entry