Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects over 2.5 million people in the world, paralyzing many. As of yet, the medical and scientific communities have been unable to develop a cure. The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) and OmniCompete (OC) are working together to drive significant breakthroughs in these fields in order to rectify this situation. By designing incremental inducement prizes and raising an incubator fund, SSPF and OC hope to find a cure once and for all. Over the course of 2012, SSPF and OC will design and structure prize and business models, and raise a $10 million prize fund. Working with SCI experts, patients, investors and organizations, SSPF and OC will seek input from all stakeholders throughout this process.
All questions, comments and contributions should be directed to sspf@omnicompete.com.