The X Prize Foundation has secured $7 million in operating funding from British Telecom (BT), Cosmic Log’s Alan Boyle reports. Founder Peter Diamandis tells Boyle the funding allows the non-profit to broaden its programs beyond its current U.S.-centric focus.
Diamandis had some kind words for John McCain’s proposal for a $300 million battery prize. He also talked extensively about plans for future prizes, including ones in health care, environment, and human genetic engineering. One idea involves involves giving the handicapped what they’ve always dreamed of: a chance to play the world’s most frustrating sport.
“Also in life sciences, we’re looking at human longevity, and what we internally call ‘the bionic man,’ the challenge to give a quadriplegic the ability to play a round of golf,” Diamandis said.
BT and the X PRIZE Foundation Team Up to Inspire World-Changing Innovations
X Prize News Release
Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Releases Statement in Response to Senator McCain’s Proposed $300 Million Battery Prize
X Prize News Release
Here are a few more X Prize updates I may have missed over the last month or so:
Business Icon Ratan Tata and IT Services Leader Michael Boustridge Join X PRIZE Foundation Board of Trustees
X Prize News Release
Gregory C. Pappas, noted publisher, to join X PRIZE Foundation Advisory Council
X Prize News Release
First Google Lunar X PRIZE Team Summit
Peter Diamandis Video Blog
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