WHAT:

The Invent-Off, a five-part documentary web series by Qualcomm, challenged two teams of inventors to create a new technology in three days that can help save a life. The web series shows what start-ups, developers and inventors can do with the right tools to create significant — even life-saving — technologies and applications quickly and without massive resources.

To learn more about #WhyWait Invent-Off:  www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2016/08/02/can-inventors-use-qualcomm-technology-and-iot-save-lives

WHEN:

First episode premieres on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016: 4 a.m. PT

WHERE: 

First Episode: https://youtu.be/8ryVbAkDNMo

https://www.qualcomm.com/inventoff

WHO:

Director: Andrew Fried, producer and director of Iconoclasts and Netflix's original series Chef's Table

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Jason Silva, host of Brain Games on National Geographic

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Cheryl Heller, founder of CommonWise and Program Chair of the School of Visual Arts Design for Social Innovation MFA program

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Saura Naderi, Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab's Engineer, Educator & artist     

Team Captains:

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Mike Senese, executive editor at Make: magazine

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Ian Ingram, artist and technologist

Cast and crew members, including director, judges and all team members, are available for media interviews.

For further information, please contact Lauren Miller at corpcomm@qualcomm.com