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It’s all about…IMPACT! 🌱 #XPRIZERainforest recently hosted an Impact Day in Manaus, Brazil to discuss the future of the prize and the impact these technologies can make. “All of the teams represented here will be testing the solutions that they’ve been developing. And then, it’s: where do we go from here? How do these solutions get adopted, implemented, and scaled so that they’re not just technologies developed for a competition, but technologies with actual real-world, meaningful applications that the world needs now?” - XPRIZE EVP, Biodiversity + Conservation Peter Houlihan   See more highlights from Impact Day below! 🌱 The finalist teams presented their solutions to attendees, giving more information about their groundbreaking technologies and their plans for the future. We also had several partnerships announced throughout the day. We are incredibly grateful for the support of our amazing partners. 🤝 UNDP: XPRIZE is joining forces with UNDP to get the technologies from the XPRIZE Rainforest competition into the hands of communities around the world who can use them to establish and manage protected areas, enable new bioeconomies, and accelerate other conservation efforts. 🤝 State of Acre and State of Amazonas: Secretary of Environment State of Acre Julie Messias and Secretary of Environment State of Amazonas Eduardo Taveira joined us at Impact Day to sign an LOI with XPRIZE. The partnership will focus on leveraging cutting-edge biodiversity assessment technologies to conduct comprehensive and rapid assessments of biodiversity in the State of Acre and State of Amazonas' rainforests. 🤝 MDIC (Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade): MDIC has been a key partner supporting Finals Testing and XPRIZE was thrilled to have Secretary of Green Economy, Decarbonization, and Bioindustry Rodrigo Rollemberg sign an LOI on stage, extending MDIC’s commitment to support our finalist teams scaling their technologies in the Amazon Basin through the prize's Impact Phase. 🤝 One Tree Planted: One Tree Planted will collaborate with XPRIZE and competing teams to advance the use of innovations emerging from the XPRIZE Rainforest to better understand the impact of restoration projects on biodiversity. 🤝 Ponterra: Ponterra will collaborate with XPRIZE to incorporate innovations emerging from XPRIZE Rainforest to measure the biodiversity impacts of Ponterra restoration projects in Panama and Latin America to demonstrate new nature credit models. 🤝 Glocal / G20: Glocal announced that they are partnering with XPRIZE to promote the prize through the Impact Phase and help amplify awareness of the teams and their solutions. To learn more about XPRIZE Rainforest, visit https://lnkd.in/gqXmTdD3. XPRIZE Rainforest is sponsored by Alana. cc: Instituto Alana, Ana Lucia Villela, Marcos Nisti, Midori Paxton, Reina Otsuka, João Francisco Maria, Matthew Jeffery, Malcolm Porteus González, Laís Fleury

Traditional medicine focuses on treating symptoms of injury, illness, or disease once they develop. This reactive system extends life, but doesn’t proactively improve health. #XPRIZEHealthspan is here to change that. Moving toward proactive, holistic treatments that target the biology of loss of health and function will decrease the prevalence of almost every chronic disease associated with aging. Join us in our mission to revolutionize healthy aging and register a team for the 7-year, $101M XPRIZE Healthspan global competition. https://lnkd.in/gZ_KaN78 A big thank you to Advisory Board Member Risa Starr, MBA, MPH for her support on this prize! cc: Longevity Biotechnology Association, Academy for Health & Lifespan Research

Jeff Bezos is turning his attention to plant-based meat, recognizing its potential to revolutionize our food systems and mitigate environmental impact. https://lnkd.in/e-YRcdTU This exciting development aligns perfectly with the mission of #XPRIZEFeedTheNextBillion, a $15M competition that incentivizes teams to produce chicken breast or fish filet alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional chicken and fish in: access, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, nutrition, as well as taste and texture. Learn more about XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion and how finalists are developing groundbreaking solutions to sustainably feed the world’s growing population. https://lnkd.in/gndirDw3

#XPRIZERainforest finals is in full swing! 🌱 We kicked off our month-long testing period with an Opening Ceremony held at the renowned Teatro Amazonas. Here’s a recap of the event: 🌱 Executive Director of Instituto Witoto Vanda Witoto hosted the ceremony. “Through knowledge is how we understand the reason why we are in the world, because we are not only here to live, but to know how to live.” - Vanda Witoto 🌱 We were honored to have Governor Wilson Lima and MDIC Secretary of Green Economy, Decarbonization, and Bioindustry Rodrigo Rollemberg join the event.  “XPRIZE Rainforest brings together innovators and experts from different fields and challenges them to use new technologies to protect the forest and promote sustainable development.” - Governor Wilson Lima 🌱 XPRIZE EVP, Biodiversity + Conservation Peter Houlihan took the stage to discuss the special night and the prize’s journey. “At XPRIZE, we believe that anything is possible, and I think it’s fair to say that this milestone we’re celebrating here tonight is a testament to that mantra.” - Peter Houlihan 🌱 XPRIZE Advisory Board member and Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim joined us via video from the forests of Africa. “We know that without the forest, we cannot achieve the goals that we’ve set.” - Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim 🌱 Founder of the Alana Institute and President of the Alana Foundation Ana Lucia Villela and Executive Director of Alana Pedro Hartung showed their support for the prize and spoke on stage. We are incredibly grateful to Alana for helping to bring this prize to life. 🌱 Guests were then able to immerse themselves into the rainforest with an awe-inspiring performance by Maria Gadú and a chamber orchestra. 🌱 To close out the event, musician Silvanny Sivuca invited guests to be a part of the performance by using some traditional musical instruments from Amazonas. 🌱 DJ Eric Terena ended the night with some excellent tunes. Thank you to Alana Vice President Marcos Nisti and to XPRIZE Rainforest Advisory Board member and Nobel Laureate Carlos A. Nobre for being a part of this milestone celebration. To learn more about the competition, watch our short doc mini-series here. https://lnkd.in/gVwtY2q4 XPRIZE Rainforest is sponsored by Alana. cc: Instituto Alana, MDIC, Governo do Estado do Amazonas

Excited to announce the involvement of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (ADQCC) in the XPRIZE ‘Feed the Next Billion’ competition, sponsored by ASPIRE, that incentivizes teams globally to produce chicken breast 🐔 or fish fillet 🐟 alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional chicken and fish in terms of 🚚 Access 🌎 Environmental sustainability 🐣 Animal welfare 🥗 Nutrition 👅 Taste 🍣 Texture The ADQCC are honored to support the #XPRIZEFeedtheNextBillion as the designated food safety testing laboratory for the competition Finals, held in Abu Dhabi this month. ADQCC supports this competition through experience and expertise in food safety, standards and testing, with the future vision for adoption of new food technology by the Emirate as part of its economic diversification through initiatives such as the AGWA Abu Dhabi (AgriFood Growth & Water Abundance) cluster. #AGWA #AGWAAbuDhabi #alternativeprotein #XPRIZE #AspireUAE #FeedTheNextBillion

The #XPRIZECarbonRemoval team recently made their way to Stirling, Scotland to visit finalist UNDO’s enhanced rock weathering operations. The prize team got an inside look at one of the quarries where UNDO sources their minerals and saw the spreading operations where their minerals are applied to farmers’ fields. When rain falls, it mixes minerals into the soil. CO2 from the air then reacts with these minerals to create bicarbonates. These minerals also help naturally fertilize the soil. UNDO relies on direct measurements and geochemical models to assure that CO2 is removed and durably sequestered as promised. To learn more about how UNDO and other XPRIZE Carbon Removal finalists are rebalancing the carbon cycle through their innovative solutions, check out our blog here. https://lnkd.in/gDjTiPaR

Shortly after learning about Mexico City’s severe water scarcity challenges, we now face another alarming situation–an Australian city could run out of water in just two years. This stark reality underscores the urgency of the global water crisis. https://lnkd.in/gSMUZ39g The threat of water scarcity is real and immediate. It demands innovative solutions and collective action. This is where the #XPRIZEWaterScarcity competition comes into play. By fostering groundbreaking advancements and harnessing global talent, this competition pushes the boundaries of what’s possible. Here are some of the many reasons why XPRIZE Water Scarcity is so important: 💧 Innovation Catalyst: It drives the development of cutting-edge technologies. 💧 Global Collaboration: It brings together the brightest minds across the world. 💧 Scalable Solutions: It aims to create solutions that can be implemented globally. 💧 Public Awareness: It highlights the urgency of water issues and mobilizes action. Want to join the movement to make clean water accessible to all? Register a team for XPRIZE Water Scarcity here. https://xprize.org/water 

As we approach #XPRIZEFeedTheNextBillion finals, it’s clear that the future of food hinges on solving the protein challenge. With innovations in cultivated meat and plant-based alternatives, we’re on the cusp of a breakthrough, but there’s more work to be done. https://lnkd.in/gD3yRYnx XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion incentivizes teams to produce chicken breast or fish filet alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional chicken and fish in: access, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, nutrition, and taste and texture. Join us in this critical journey. Get to know the finalist teams here. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gta_h3DV

H.E. Faisal, Secretary General of Advanced Technology Research Council, (parent entity to ASPIRE), said: “Advanced technology is allowing us to progress in every aspect of our life and its our duty to leverage it for the greater good to help feed the next billion and find food alternatives that are accessible, scalable, sustainable and nutritious”, and Peter H. Diamandis, Founder of XPRIZE, said: “One third of the entire planet is used to raise livestock and as people are going from poverty to middle class they all want higher levels of protein but we can’t keep feeding the planet the way we always have”. Hear from our leaders and experts on the urgent need for sustainable food sources for a growing global population. Read more about it here - https://lnkd.in/dYf6jD8n #XPRIZE #AspireUAE #ATRC #SustainableFood #InnovateToImpact #FeedTheNextBillion

#XPRIZEHealthspan Executive Director Jamie Justice, Ph.D. spoke on a panel at #HLTHEurope about biological breakthroughs in the healthspan industry. Jonathan Machado (Managing Director, Samsung Next) moderated the panel which featured panelists: ➡️ Tamara Rajah MBE (MD H&B&Me and Chief Business & Science Officer, Holland & Barrett) ➡️ Ali Hashemi (Co-Founder and CEO, meta[bolic]) ➡️ Peter Ward (CEO and Co-Founder, Humanity Inc.) Watch 👀 the panel here: https://lnkd.in/gbAXSKTJ Want to help revolutionize healthy aging? Register a team for our 7-year, $101M XPRIZE Healthspan global competition here. https://lnkd.in/gZ_KaN78 cc: HLTH Europe, Lina Behrens 📸: Benjamin Arthur