Saving Kids with Kawasaki Disease
September 4, 2013 | Story
Grantee teams up with actress Sarah Chalke to fund research.
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Health Foo 2013: Best Canceled Event, Ever
April 24, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
When Health Foo 2013 was canceled due to the Boston Marathon bombings, some attendees banded together to meet anyway, and learned that constraint breeds creativity.
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Making Proposals Public
August 8, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
“Information wants to be free.” That’s the mantra of Internet culture, which is increasingly indistinguishable from culture at large. What does this cultural shift mean? Should we at Pioneer invite applicants to make their proposals public?
Name Our Podcast
June 6, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
We need your help. We’re launching a podcast next month and we need a name for it.
Finding an AED in an Emergency
September 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Read a blog post about an initiative to identify and map automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in Philadelphia.
Congratulations to Scott Johnson, an Inspirational Innovator
March 14, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Scott, an engineer by training, is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has lived with multiple sclerosis since 1976. His keen desire to improve treatment led him to start MRF in 2004.
MyHeartMap Challenge: Mapping Life-Saving Defibrillators in Philadelphia
January 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The person or group who photographs the most Philadelphia AEDs in the next six weeks has the opportunity to win a $10,000 grand prize. We will also award $50 prizes for individuals/teams that submit data about select “golden” AEDs. Using the informa ...
Gamers Forecast Use of Mobile Devices, Social Networks and Advanced Data Mining to Accelerate Medical Research
January 24, 2011 | News Release
Breakthroughs to Cures gaming event generates thousands of ideas from hundreds of players worldwide; named among top ten most impactful games of 2011.
What's Next Health: Jake Porway
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video/Infographic
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Jake Porway, a data scientist and machine-learning enthusiast, talks about big data.
Breakthroughs to Cures
October 7, 2010 | Report
Several partners hosted a Foresight Engine thought experiment called Breakthroughs to Cures during 2010 to help uncover avenues to accelerate medical research and development.