Newsletter Signup
Where current and emerging technology trends meet.
TecTrendsInformation Sources, Inc.
  | About TecTrends | Email Signup | Contact Us
 Live Search:
Live Search | Articles | Companies | TecTerms | Products
  Loading TecTrends Live Search - please wait... 
View Noteworthy Articles      PRNewswire
 
Company

X PRIZE Foundation Products   
1441 4th St #200
Santa Monica,  CA  90401
United States
Telephone: (310) 587-3355
Fax: (310) 393-4207
URL: http://www.xprize.org
Email: info@xprize.org

The X PRIZE Foundation, established in 1995 and based in Santa Monica, California, is a 501(c) nonprofit that sponsors a variety of technology competitions. The organization's mission is to drive technology development in targeted fields. It originally was known for its Ansari X PRIZE competition, which focused on the private development of manned space vehicles. The Ansari X PRIZE of $10 million was won in 2004 by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which developed the SpaceShipOne vehicle. X PRIZE Foundation also is known for the Automotive X PRIZE and the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics competitions. The Automotive X PRIZE promotes the development of affordable, fuel-efficient, clean energy cars. The Archon X PRIZE for Genomics promotes the development of efficient and affordable DNA sequencing technologies. The X PRIZE Foundation also hosts X PRIZE Cup technology events. The organization's website is published in multiple language editions. The X PRIZE Foundation has formed partnerships with Bryan Cave, Google (R), the Kauffman Foundation, Overdrive, and the Ruth & Lovett Peters Foundation. The organization has raised funding from the John Templeton Foundation and from individual investors. The X PRIZE Foundation was established by Peter Diamandis.

Org. Type: Nonprofit Equity Type: Private
Company Status: Active Date Founded: 1995

Products:
Google Lunar X PRIZE
X PRIZE Foundation--Company News
X PRIZE Foundation--Company Reference

TecTerms:
 


Home About TecTrends About Us Contact Us Privacy Statement Terms and Conditions

TecTrends | P.O. Box 8120 | Berkeley CA 94707 | (510) 525-6220 | Email: tectrends@tectrends.com
© 2006 INFORMATION SOURCES INC | All rights reserved.