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United States, North America
Develop accessible multidimensional diagnostics and treatments for chronic pain that reduce reliance on addictive medications while avoiding dismissal of patient suffering.
health-biology
north-america
united-states
chronic
pain
understanding
treating
opioid
dependence
develop
accessible
multidimensional
diagnostics
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
haven
mathematics-logic
open
Canada, North America
Develop accurate sensors, sampling methods, building diagnostics, and remediation guidance for homes, schools, and workplaces.
health-biology
north-america
canada
low-cost
tools
detecting
indoor
mold
health
risks
develop
accurate
sensors
methods
low
climate-environment
cost
society-governance
Create discovery, trial, manufacturing, stockpiling, and access systems for drugs effective across viral families with pandemic potential.
health-biology
pandemic
developing
broad-spectrum
antivirals
next
create
discovery
trial
manufacturing
stockpiling
systems
technology-computing
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
mobility
ensuring
open
United States, North America
Establish reliable exposure measurement, causal evidence, biological mechanisms, and practical interventions for microplastics in food, water, and air.
mathematics-logic
north-america
united-states
exposure
understanding
long-term
effects
microplastic
health
establish
reliable
measurement
causal
climate-environment
global-unspecified
health-biology
whether
society-governance
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Develop privacy-respecting tools that help detect progression and treatment response in Parkinson's, epilepsy, dementia, and other disorders outside specialist centers.
mathematics-logic
europe
united-kingdom
disorders
low-cost
monitoring
neurological
everyday
settings
develop
privacy-respecting
tools
help
health-biology
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
way
Develop equitable clinical, laboratory, telemedicine, and data-sharing pathways that shorten diagnostic odysseys without requiring centralized high-cost sequencing.
health-biology
asia
india
rapid
diagnosis
rare
diseases
countries
genomic
infrastructure
develop
equitable
clinical
global-unspecified
don
have
philosophy-ethics
determine
Create update, authentication, safety, and procurement standards for connected diagnostics and monitoring devices used in homes and clinics.
health-biology
asia
china
devices
securing
low-cost
medical
outside
hospitals
create
update
authentication
safety
technology-computing
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
mathematics-logic
Develop technical and legal systems that enable multi-country research collaboration without exposing patients to reidentification or discriminatory misuse.
health-biology
research
privacy-preserving
health-data
sharing
rare
disease
develop
technical
legal
systems
society-governance
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
mathematics-logic
technology-computing
whether
economics-resources
open
United States, North America
Develop standards and low-cost protections for irrigation controllers, sensors, drones, and farm equipment that may become attack vectors.
economics-resources
north-america
united-states
securing
agricultural
iot
devices
against
large-scale
compromise
develop
standards
low-cost
without
irrigation
diesel
health-biology
low
Create affordable security monitoring, backup, staff training, and recovery systems for hospitals without dedicated cybersecurity teams.
technology-computing
cybersecurity
hospitals
detecting
cyberattacks
small
service
disruption
create
affordable
security
monitoring
systems
health-biology
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
whether
Develop collection, design, incentives, maintenance, and community-governance solutions that prevent drains from becoming chronic flood and disease hazards.
climate-environment
africa
nigeria
maintaining
drainage
systems
neighborhoods
solid-waste
accumulation
develop
collection
design
incentives
society-governance
solutions
health-biology
health
environmental
open
South Africa, Africa
Create safer wiring, metering, enforcement, retrofit financing, and emergency-response approaches in dense settlements with improvised connections.
economics-resources
africa
south-africa
preventing
fatal
fires
informal
electrical
networks
create
safer
wiring
metering
settlements
society-governance
public
social-civic-problems
health-biology
open
Argentina, South America
Reduce dependence on a few suppliers for laboratory reagents, test consumables, and enzymes during epidemics and trade disruptions.
health-biology
south-america
argentina
supply-chain
reagents
building
resilient
supply
chains
diagnostic
reduce
dependence
few
suppliers
economics-resources
climate-environment
global-unspecified
whether
Create forecasting, procurement, quality assurance, and manufacturing-resilience systems that prevent shortages caused by concentrated global supply.
health-biology
shortages
managing
essential
generic
medicines
create
forecasting
procurement
quality
assurance
technology-computing
systems
society-governance
economics-resources
global-unspecified
social-civic-problems
whether
Develop right-to-repair standards and business models for agricultural machinery, medical devices, appliances, and electronics in markets dependent on imports.
health-biology
africa
kenya
devices
making
repair
manuals
spare
parts
available
essential
develop
right-to-repair
mathematics-logic
might
local
actors
global-unspecified
Develop authentication and procurement systems for components used in aviation, energy, water, rail, and medical equipment where failure can be catastrophic.
health-biology
preventing
counterfeit
spare
parts
critical
infrastructure
develop
authentication
procurement
systems
society-governance
climate-environment
technology-computing
water
open
United Arab Emirates, Asia
Build enforceable recruitment, contract, wage, mobility, complaint, and shelter systems for workers isolated within private homes.
economics-resources
asia
united-arab-emirates
workers
preventing
exploitation
migrant
domestic
build
enforceable
recruitment
contract
wage
systems
technology-computing
informal
global-unspecified
health-biology
Create affordable respite care, training, financial support, medical navigation, and community networks as dementia care increasingly occurs at home.
health-biology
asia
china
dementia
supporting
informal
caregivers
people
care
create
affordable
respite
training
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
social-civic-problems
infrastructure
open
Canada, North America
Develop flexible attendance, assessment, housing, healthcare, and academic-support models for students whose conditions fluctuate unpredictably.
social-civic-problems
north-america
canada
students
making
universities
accessible
chronic
illness
develop
flexible
attendance
assessment
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
haven
health-biology
Create sustainable community care, pensions, housing, health, mobility, and digital-access systems for countries aging before becoming high-income.
social-civic-problems
asia
thailand
aging
countries
supporting
populations
middle-income
create
sustainable
community
care
pensions
systems
society-governance
global-unspecified
health-biology
economics-resources