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33-426: The Longitude Prize is an inducement prize contest offered by Challenge Works, a social enterprise which was historically part of Nesta , a British lottery funded charity, in the spirit of the 18th-century Longitude rewards . It runs a £ 10 million prize fund, offering an £8 million payout to the team of researchers that develops an affordable, accurate, and fast point of care test for bacterial infection that

66-403: A mixture of cheese and mineral lime . Appert's method transitioned to filling thick, large-mouthed glass bottles with produce of every description, ranging from beef, fowl, eggs, milk, and prepared dishes. Appert avoided using tinplate in his early manufacture because the quality of French tinplate was poor. He left air space at the top of the bottle, and the cork would then be sealed firmly in

99-511: A number of inducement prizes and continue to conduct research into areas where further innovations can make a positive difference. Another organization which develops and manages IPCs is the X PRIZE Foundation. Its mission is to bring about "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized competition. It fosters high-profile competitions that motivate individuals, companies and organizations across all disciplines to develop innovative ideas and technologies that help solve

132-534: A poll opened to the public afterwards. The options were: The winner, antibiotics, was announced on The One Show on BBC 1 on 25 June. The committee issued a draft of the criteria with a two-week opportunity for open review, which finished 10 August 2014. The vote was urged and welcomed by the Biochemical Society and Jamie Reed , the Shadow Minister for Health at the time and chair of

165-490: Is believed that this technique was already being used by homemakers, but Appert was the first to do this on an industrial scale. In 1804, La Maison Appert (English: The House of Appert ), in the town of Massy , near Paris, became the first food bottling factory in the world, years before Louis Pasteur proved that heat killed bacteria. Appert then established a business to preserve a variety of food in sealed bottles. At first he used champagne bottles, imperfectly sealed by

198-724: Is easy to use anywhere in the world. Such a test will allow the conservation of antibiotics for future generations and help solve the global problem of antimicrobial resistance . The prize was announced by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , David Cameron in 2013, and a shortlist of six challenges to be put to a public vote was announced at the BBC 's Broadcasting House in May 2014. A committee chaired by Lord Martin Rees ,

231-455: Is to be achieved for winning the prize, while recognition prizes may be based on the beneficial effects of the feat. Throughout history, there have been instances where IPCs were successfully utilized to push the boundaries of what would have been considered state-of-the-art at the time. The Longitude Prize was a reward offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for

264-628: The All Party Parliamentary Group on Antibiotics (APPG-A), who said "The scale of the challenge that antimicrobial resistance presents is beyond any doubt and new innovative thinking is essential." Since the announcement of the Longitude Prize, the foundation has selected thirteen organizations for seed funding between £10,000 and £25,000 to go toward their research. Called Discovery Awards , there have been three rounds of these grants. The Longitude Prize on Dementia

297-649: The Astronomer Royal , chose the six challenges that were to be put to a public vote, and subsequently decided the format of the prize and the specific challenges that must be met to win. The other committee members are: The members of the AMR Prize Advisory Panel are: The choice of challenges for the Prize was presented on an episode of the BBC science programme Horizon , with

330-687: The Chicago section of the Institute of Food Technologists has awarded the Nicolas Appert Award , recognizing lifetime achievement in food technology . The student association of the Food Technology education at Wageningen University is called Nicolas Appert. Since 1962 this association has focused on improving courses related to food technology education and organises several events each year for students and alumni. In 2022

363-690: The Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Châlons-en-Champagne was dedicated to him. There is a high school named after Nicolas Appert in Orvault , France. 2010 was declared Nicolas Appert Year, a national celebration, by the French ministry of culture. The Principality of Monaco issued a postage stamp featuring Appert. An exhibition entitled " Mise en boîte " was held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Châlons-en-Champagne. Since 1942, each year

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396-525: The 2,000 francs associated with them. In 1828, he opened yet another factory in the city. He petitioned Louis Philippe I for entry into the Legion of Honour but was denied, possibly due to his activities during the Revolution. Taking this as an insult, he retired in 1836 at the age of 86. Despite a pension of 1,200 francs a year from the government beginning that year, he died in poverty in 1841 and

429-602: The Bureau of Arts and Manufactures of the Ministry of the Interior gave Appert an ex gratia payment of 12,000 francs on condition that he make his process public. Appert accepted and published a book describing his process that year. Appert's treatise was entitled L'Art de conserver les substances animales et végétales ( The Art of Preserving Animal and Vegetable Substances ), 6,000 copies of which were printed in 1810. This

462-577: The age of twenty, when he opened a brewery with one of his brothers. He then served as head chef to Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken for thirteen years. Appert was a confectioner and chef in Paris from 1784 to 1795. During this period, he married Elisabeth Benoist and the couple had four children. Appert was active during the French Revolution and took part in the execution of King Louis XVI . However, he fell under suspicion during

495-507: The challenge.gov platform, or local with Tampere hackathons. Inducement prizes provide policy flexibility and a non-prescriptive approach that allows regional policymakers to also address specific societal challenges and concerns related to directionality, legitimacy, and responsibility .Overall, inducement prizes can be an effective policy tool with a challenge-oriented approach for addressing diverse societal challenges. Nicolas Appert Nicolas Appert (17 November 1749 – 1 June 1841)

528-468: The fact that he was not a very good businessman. He declared bankruptcy in 1806, but was able to continue his business. In 1795, the French army had offered a prize of 12,000 francs for a new method to preserve food. In 1806 Appert presented a selection of bottled fruits and vegetables from his manufacture at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie française , but did not win any reward. In 1810

561-510: The form of monetary or non-monetary benefits, and aim to engage diverse groups of actors to develop solutions with low barriers to entry. The primary objectives of inducement prizes are to direct research efforts and incentivize the creation of desired technologies. In recent years, national and regional policymakers have increasingly utilized inducement prizes to stimulate innovation. These prizes can be implemented at various territorial levels, such as supranational with H2020 prizes, national with

594-684: The government grant, Appert's financial situation did not improve and was exacerbated by the destruction of his factory at Massy by Prussian and Austrian forces at the end of the War of the Sixth Coalition in 1814. With the support of the French government in the form of free rent, he opened a new factory in Paris to preserve food in tin cans, which lasted for ten years until the same government evicted him in December 1827. Appert's canned goods were widely appreciated, especially by naval services as

627-525: The grand challenges that restrict humanity's progress. The most high-profile X PRIZE to date was the Ansari X PRIZE relating to spacecraft development awarded in 2004. This prize was intended to inspire research and development into technology for space exploration. Indeed, the X Prize has inspired other "letter" named inducement prize competitions such as the H-Prize , N-Prize , and so forth. In 2006, there

660-405: The grid refugees and returnees. In some literature on the subject, it has been stated that well-designed IPCs can garner economic activity on the order of 10 to 20 times the amount of the prize face value. Inducement prizes have a long history as a policy tool for promoting innovation and solving various technical and societal challenges. These prizes offer a compensation reward, which can be in

693-415: The jar by using a vise . The bottle was then wrapped in canvas to protect it, dunked into boiling water, and boiled for as much time as Appert deemed appropriate for cooking the contents thoroughly. In honor of Appert, canning is sometimes called "appertization", which is distinct from pasteurization . Despite his technical successes, Appert had financial troubles due to the high cost of his equipment and

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726-604: The offer for another five years in 1924 when the state of aviation technology had advanced to the point that numerous competitors vied for the prize. Several famous aviators made unsuccessful attempts at the New York–Paris flight before relatively unknown American Charles Lindbergh won the prize in 1927 in his aircraft Spirit of St. Louis . One of the leading organizations for IPCs is Challenge Works . This social enterprise, originating from Nesta (charity) , uses IPCs, or 'Challenge Prizes', to catalyse innovative solutions to

759-400: The period required increased, regular supplies of quality food. Limited food availability was among the factors limiting military campaigns to the summer and autumn months. In 1809, a French confectioner and brewer, Nicolas Appert , observed that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil unless the seals leaked, and developed a method of sealing food in glass jars. The reason for lack of spoilage

792-618: The precise determination of a ship's longitude . The prize, established through an Act of Parliament (the Longitude Act ) in 1714, was administered by the Board of Longitude . Another example happened during the first years of the Napoleonic Wars . The French government offered a hefty cash award of 12,000 francs to any inventor who could devise a cheap and effective method of preserving large amounts of food. The larger armies of

825-474: The products were far superior to the dried and salted provisions they had previously relied on. Cans were exported to Bavaria and Saint Petersburg , and received praise from newspapers across France. However, this did not translate into financial success. Despite silver and gold medals from the Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale in 1816 and 1820 respectively, it was not until 1824 that he received

858-481: The subsequent Reign of Terror and was arrested in April 1794, but he was able to avoid being executed himself. In 1795, he began experimenting with ways to preserve foodstuffs, succeeding with soups, vegetables, juices, dairy products, jellies, jams, and syrups. He placed the food in glass jars, sealed them with cork and sealing wax and placed them in boiling water (in later years, he switched to using an autoclave ). It

891-508: The world's largest problems. Their work includes the continuation of Longitude rewards , for example, the Longitude Prize on Dementia , which seeks to use Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to help those with dementia to manage their symptoms and live independently. Their work in social innovations revolves around 4 key pillars; Climate Response, Global health , Resilient Society and Technology Frontiers. They run

924-482: Was a French confectioner and inventor who, in the early 19th century, invented airtight food preservation . Appert, known as the " father of food science ", described his invention as a way "of conserving all kinds of food substances in containers". Appert was born in Châlons-en-Champagne , the ninth of eleven children. His family ran an inn in the town and he worked in the family business until

957-579: Was announced in 2022, with the Discovery Awards being made between June 2023 and May 2024. The first prize of £8m was awarded to Sysmex Astrego on 12 June 2024 for a antibiotic susceptibility test for urinary tract infection based on an invention from Uppsala University . Inducement prize contest IPCs are distinct from recognition prizes, such as the Nobel Prize , in that IPCs have prospectively defined criteria for what feat

990-616: Was buried in a pauper's grave. In 1955 a French postal stamp commemorated him. In 1985 a street in Paris, the Rue Nicolas-Appert , was constructed and named in his honour. Many other streets in France bear his name. In 1991, a monumental statue of Appert, a work in bronze by the artist Jean-Robert Ipousteguy , was erected in Châlons-en-Champagne. A plaque was affixed to his birthplace in 1986. A room in

1023-483: Was much interest in prizes for automotive achievement, such as the 250 mpg car. In Europe there has been a re-emergence of challenge prizes that following in the tradition of the Longitude Prize for solutions which impact on social problems. Nesta Challenges, based in London, is an example of this running prizes for innovations that for example reduce social isolation or make renewable energy generators accessible to off

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1056-518: Was the first book of its kind on modern food preservation methods. Appert never truly understood why his method worked, as the science of bacteriology had not yet been developed, but it was so simple that it quickly became widespread. In 1810, British inventor and merchant Peter Durand patented his own method, but this time in a tin can , thus creating the modern-day process of canning foods. In 1812 Englishmen Bryan Donkin and John Hall purchased both patents and began producing preserves. Despite

1089-491: Was unknown at the time, since it would be another 50 years before Louis Pasteur demonstrated the role of microbes in food spoilage. Yet another example is the Orteig Prize which was a $ 25,000 reward offered on May 19, 1919, by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop from New York City to Paris or vice versa. On offer for five years, it attracted no competitors. Orteig renewed

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