DiabetesMine, an informational and community Web site for people with diabetes, is accepting entries for its annual Web-based competition to foster innovation in diabetes design and encourage creative new tools that improve quality of life for individuals with diabetes.

Sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation, the competition is open to any individual or organization passionate about diabetes and product design, including enterprising patients or parents, start-up companies, design students, independent developers or engineers, or pharmaceutical research and development professionals. Entries from participants age 17 and younger are welcome and are judged in a separate category.

Previous program entries have included new prototypes, designs, and ideas for products ranging from glucose meters, insulin pumps, devices for transporting medical information such as glucose results, and more.

The three grand-prize winners of the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge will each receive a cash award of $7,000, plus a complimentary consulting session with IDEO global innovation and design experts, along with other prizes.

For additional information, visit the DiabetesMine site.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2010

Measured Outcomes can help you get the funding and support you need. Contact us at (415) 968-9121, or email Stephen Blakley at stephen@measuredoutcomes.net.

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