ACCELERATOR UPDATE
5 inventions you’ll hear about in the future
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Scientific discovery tools — from microscopes and telescopes to sensors and spectrometers — help us answer questions and generate knowledge. But many powerful tools are too expensive or too difficult for non-experts to use. Without access to tools, fewer people participate in science, which hinders the pace of discovery, the distribution of knowledge, and the public’s understanding of and appreciation for the natural world.
Earlier this year, we launched Tool Foundry, an initiative funded by grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Schmidt Futures to help tool makers build a foundation for sustainable growth and advocate for the science-curious. The accelerator cohort includes a few names you may already know, and some you’ll hear about soon. Future headlines might look something like this:
Feles brings DNA sequencing to the classroom — and the kitchen table
MakeItSo helps scientists automate experiments, leading to new breakthroughs
Octopi’s automated malaria detection saves lives
Citizen scientists use On-Target testing kits to find contaminants in water supply
Scan yourself at home: Spectra is safer than an X-Ray and cheaper than a trip to the radiologist
Go behind the scenes with Tool Foundry to learn more about the cohort, their inventions, and the mentors sharing insights this week in San Francisco. Read more.
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Stanford and Berkeley are both prototyping flexible, stick-on sensors to monitor sweat, pulse, and other signals on human skin.
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More than 300,000 government and private-sector cybersecurity job openings are currently unfilled in the United States. GenCyber is a summer camp designed to fill the pipeline for future cybersecurity talent.
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In San Antonio, a job retraining program called Project Quest is successfully positioning workers for jobs where they can earn double or triple what they did previously.
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This week, CEOs of America’s largest companies are rethinking “the purpose of a corporation.” (We wrote a manifesto about that three years ago.)
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Cool jobs & opportunities
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The NYC Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer is hiring a number of roles, including Deputy CTO for Digital, Sr. Innovation Advisor, and AI Lab Director.
The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education is looking for a Senior Manager of Community, a Project Manager, and a Communications Coordinator in Washington, D.C.
Eli Lilly’s first open innovation challenge is seeking technology solutions for inflammatory bowel disease. Submit your idea by September 30.
We’re hiring an Associate or Senior Associate in New York. Please share these openings with your network.
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