Learn more about recent news and events and the past progress of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator.
News & Events
LymeX Partnership Launched (2020-Present)
April 2024. “6 teams advance to Phase 3.” LymeX Diagnostics Prize news.
February 2024. “HHS Releases the National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People.” HHS press release.
February 2024. HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announce 5 Phase 2 winners. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
December 2023. “How Patient-Centered Innovation is Accelerating Progress with Lyme Disease: A Conversation with HHS.” Lyme Wellness Initiative Talk at Harvard Medical School.
October 2023. HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announce the LymeX Diagnostics Prize Phase 2 interim prize awards. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
August 2023. HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announce $2 million in Phase 2 prizes. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
June 2023. Lyme Innovation Co-Creation Workshop. HHS virtual event.
May 2023. Recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2023. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
March 2023. “HHS Leverages Data for Impact and Action at the 2023 Health Datapalooza.” HHS blog.
February 2023. “HHS Efforts on Lyme Disease, Long COVID, and Infection-Associated Chronic Conditions.” Center for Lyme Action virtual event.
February 2023. “HHS Open Data and InnovationX for Impact at the 2023 Health Datapalooza.” HHS blog.
February 2023. “LymeX Diagnostics Prize Launches Phase 2 with a Virtual Accelerator.” HHS press release.
February 2023. “Phase 2 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize launches, inviting the 10 Phase 1 winners to participate in a virtual accelerator.” LymeX Diagnostics Prize news.
January 2023. Phase 2 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize launches, inviting the 10 Phase 1 winners to participate in a virtual accelerator. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
December 2022. “Draft National Strategy for Vector-Borne Diseases: We Want to Hear from You.” HHS blog.
December 2022. Vector-Borne Disease National Strategy Request for Information (RFI) Tribal Listening and Engagement Session. HHS virtual listening session.
November 2022. HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announce 10 Phase 1 winners in the LymeX Diagnostics Prize. LymeX Diagnostics Prize News.
October 2022. Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Public Meeting. HHS virtual event.
September 2022. “Innovators, Everywhere! LymeX Diagnostics Prize Attracts Over 50.” HHS blog.
May 2022. “Accelerate innovation in Lyme disease diagnostics: Enter Phase 1 of the competition.” LymeX Diagnostics Prize news.
May 2022. “$1 Million LymeX Diagnostics Prize Launches to Improve Lyme Disease Testing.” HHS press release.
May 2022. “LymeX Innovation Accelerator.” LivLyme Foundation Virtual Summit.
April 2022. Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Meeting. HHS virtual event.
March 2022. “HHS Open Data Fuels the 2022 Health Equity DataJam.” HHS blog.
January 2022. “HHS announces the planned LymeX Diagnostics Prize.” HHS Press Release.
December 2021. “Launching Partnerships and ‘LymeX ECHO’ to Drive Diagnostics Innovation for Lyme Disease.” HHS blog in collaboration with the NASA Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
October 2021. “The State of Tick-Borne Illness Diagnostics: Learn, Engage, Accelerate.” Invisible International speaking enegagement.
October 2021. “Government Action Against Lyme Disease Panel.” LymeMIND Virtual Conference speaking engagement in partnership with the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.
October 2021. LymeX Research Workshop: Advancing Patient-Driven Research for Lyme Disease. HHS Virtual Event with Four Breakout Groups:
- LymeX Workshop Breakout 1: Improving Patient Outcomes
- LymeX Workshop Breakout 2: Ensuring Health Equity in Lyme Disease Diagnosis, Prevention, and Control
- LymeX Workshop Breakout 3: Advancing Treatment of Tick-Borne Diseases
- LymeX Workshop Breakout 4: Data for Lyme Innovation
October 2021. “LymeX Exemplifies the Power of Partnerships after One Year of Progress.” HHS News/Blog.
August 2021. “LymeX Education and Awareness Winning Solutions Webinar.” HHS Event. Virtual.
July 2021. “Lawmakers push for Lyme disease research as tick population climbs.” Roll Call, LymeX press coverage.
May 2021. LymeX Webinar: Health+ Human-Centered Design. HHS Webinar.
April 2021. LymeX Roundtable: Bridging the Trust Gap. HHS Webinar.
April 2021. LymeX: Applying Health+ for Patient-Powered Innovations. HHS News/Blog.
February 2021. LymeX Request for Information (RFI) Accelerating Innovation in Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease. HHS Federal Register Publication.
October 2020. LymeX launches LymeX Crowdicity. LymeX Crowdicity Platform.
October 2020. “Announcing LymeX.” LymeMIND speaking engagement in partnership with the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.
HHS Launches Lyme Innovation (2018-2020)
December 2019. Congress passes the Kay Hagan Tick Act. U.S. Law, SEC. 404, page 584.
May 2019. Lyme Innovation at the U.S. Department of Labor Tech Day.
March 2019. “The Opportunity Project (TOP) Demo Day.” U.S. Census Bureau event.
March 2019. “Deep Dive: Using Data Technology + Innovation for Lyme Disease.” Digital.gov News/Blog.
December 2018. “Lyme Innovation Roundtable.” HHS blog.
November 2018. “The HHS Office of the CTO announces a ‘Lyme Innovation’ initiative.” HHS Blog.
October 2018-January 2019. “‘TOP Health’ Tech Sprint Unleashes the Power of Open Data and AI.” HHS blog.
Community-Led Lyme Innovation (2015-2018)
November 2018. “Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: 2018 Report to Congress.”HHS report.
December 2017-2022. TBDWG holds 24 public meetings. HHS event (virtual and in-person).
December 2016. “21st Century Cures Act.” HHS webpage.
December 2015. Bottom-up community launches “Lyme Innovation” series of hackathons and events. LymeInnovation.org post.
November 2015. “Innovation-X: Rising Above the Politics for Progress in Science.” AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Forum (2-day workshop).