ARPA-H Dash

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“ARPA-H Dash” competition announces winner, finalists

The ARPA-H Dash to Accelerate Health Outcomes, or “ARPA-H Dash,” launched on March 15, 2023 to help identify revolutionary evidence-based ideas to transform health. The ARPA-H Dash was a collaborative online competition open to bold thinkers across health, scientific, and technology communities, as well as the general public. On May 16, 2023, ARPA-H announced the winner of the Dash, “One Drug for All Cancers,“ submitted by Anuradha Lingappa. A full list of finalists is available at www.polyplexus.com (registration required).

“Health affects us all, and we know so many people – as patients, as advocates, as professionals – have big, bold ideas that need an opportunity to break the surface and get traction. We’re providing that opportunity here and now,” said ARPA-H Director Renee Wegrzyn, Ph.D.

The ARPA-H Dash used a bracket format and online discussion, debate, and voting to narrow submissions to quarterfinalists, semifinalists, finalists, and a champion idea during March and April 2023. Sixty-four submissions were grouped within ARPA-H’s strategic focus areas, which include:

Health Science Futures circular graphic Scalable Solutions circle graphic Proactive Health circle graphic Resilient Systems dots graphic

Health Science Futures

Expand what’s technically possible

Scalable Solutions

Meet health challenges anywhere, at any scale

Proactive Health

Make prevention the best cure

Resilient Systems

Build integrated health care systems