Bill Gates has $100,000 for Anyone Who Can Invent a High-Tech, Next-Gen Condom redOrbit.com
go to original March 28, 2013

Bill Gates' latest charitable contribution in the field of public health: $100,000 to the inventor of a condom that actually feels good. (TheYoungTurks)

When you think about contraceptives, it’s highly doubtful Bill Gates is the first name that comes to mind, but the Microsoft co-founder and chairman is looking to use his charitable organization in order to change that – and quite likely save some lives in the process.

According to Gizmodo’s Eric Limer, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering $100,000 to anyone who can invent a new and improved condom.

The money, which is being awarded through the Grand Challenges in Global Health Program, will go to the student, scientist, or entrepreneur who can come up with a male contraceptive that is less of a burden to wear, increasing the likelihood that men will actually use them during sex.

“There have been attempts to modernize the condom, but none have gone into wide production. And that means our best tool to fight the spread of sexually-transmitted disease is basically the finger of a rubber glove,” explained Dan Nosowitz of Australian Popular Science.

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