The Quest Award will involve entrepreneurs competing for the chance to develop technology that can help combat cervical cancer.

US-based biotech company Genentech is offering a $50,000 competition prize to find the best digital product by a startup that can help beat cervical cancer.

The Quest Award opened in January during Cervical Cancer Awareness month, with Genentech inviting more than 3,000 entrepreneurs to submit entries in five categories – awareness, education, screening technologies, reducing stigma and other.

A total of 15 judges from across the fields of venture capital, technology, healthcare and oncology will select five finalists to present…