FDA Codeathon

The FDA is asking coders to develop an app, see the details of the event here

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-opioid-naloxone-app-20160919-snap-story.html

 In a bid to stanch the death toll of the nation's epidemic of opioid drug use, the Food and Drug Administration is calling for the development of a cellphone app that could quickly bring lifesaving medication to the rescue of a person in the throes of a potentially deadly overdose. 

To get app designers going on their submissions, the FDA will host a "code-a-thon" on Oct. 19 and 20. Final submissions are due to the agency by Nov. 7. 

 

The submissions will be assessed for innovation, usability, functionality and adaptability by a panel of judges from the FDA, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The highest-scoring entrant will receive an award of $40,000. And all entrants may apply for Small Business Innovation Research grants from the National Institute of Drug Abuse after the competition is over.