Over the past 25 years of the Foundation’s giving we have sought ways to ensure invention will benefit all communities and have also sought to change education so that children from all communities might equitably…
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How a social enterprise providing life-saving medical oxygen in Kenya showed the market opportunity for other local inventors and entrepreneurs
Our thoughts are with the millions of people who have been directly impacted by the crisis — front-line medical professionals, educators, small business owners, those who find themselves suddenly unemployed and families…
From Rapid Testing in Low-Resource Countries to Ventilator Splitters
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To commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re spotlighting inventors whose work is redefining what it means to be included and reshaping the world so it’s accessible to all.
At the intersection of empathy and invention, Jason Grieves develops technology that bridges the digital divide for those with mobility or visual impairments.
Dr. Rory A. Cooper is a veteran, an athlete and the holder of more than 20 groundbreaking patents in wheelchair and other assistive technology.
Dr. Juan Gilbert created the Prime III software voting system as a model for how to make elections more secure — and more inclusive.
Inspiring and educating the next generation of inventors and catalyzing their ideas into invention-based businesses and commercial technologies.
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