Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app fights malaria

Microsoft has awarded an Imagine Cup Grant to a team that developed a custom Windows Phone 7 and application that can diagnose malaria at the time upload the data to cloud servers that map the data to help track outbreaks.

Called LifeLens, the application requires phone hardware that includes a 350x magnification lens. The phone photographs a stained blood sample and the application analyzes it, counting the total number of blood cells in the photo and the number of those containing stained malaria parasites.

The prize was announced at the World Economic Forum today. The idea of the grant is to encourage young people to create commercial businesses or nonprofits based on projects they develop using Microsoft products.

The grant includes $75,000

The grant includes $75,000, software, cloud computing services, solution provider support, Microsoft BizSpark account benefits and access to local resources just as the Microsoft Research Centers. Microsoft will as well connect grant recipients with its network of investors, nongovernmental organization partners and business partners.

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