2018
Host University: Georgia Tech
Final Round: Friday, April 6
Celebrity MC’s: Faith Salie and Ashley Mengwasser
Judges:
Kim Seals
The JumpFund, General Partner
Chris Clark
Georgia Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO
Sri Divakaruni
United Technologies Corporation, Vice President of Innovation Business Development, Rhizome Network
Student Teams
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First Place Winner, People's Choice Award: University of Virginia - InMEDBio
Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, Aerospace Engineering
InMEDBio, LLC is the creator of Phoenix-Aid, a five-layer wound dressing that meshes the ABCs of chronic wound care: Accelerating Healing, Blocking Infections, and Comforting the Wound, into one cost-effective product that is ideal for treating patients in emerging markets.
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Second Place Winner: University of Pittsburgh - Four Growers
Brandon Contino, Electrical Engineering Dan Chi, Mechanical Engineering Daniel Garcia, Neuroscience
Four Growers is utilizing emerging technology and advancements in robotics to create a robot that autonomously harvests greenhouse crops, enabling greenhouse farmers to expand their operations, reduce their production costs, and increase their yields.
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Boston College - Trackster
Emmett Scully, Computer Science Jack Sexton, Business Administration
Trackster is a running app created to help teams log and celebrate their training. At the core the app has a stopwatch which uses the volume buttons so workout and race times are saved automatically. Athletes can also use Trackster to log all of their general training with routes, images, partners & much more.
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Duke University - MiResource
Mackenzie Drazan, Political Science Gabriela Asturias, Neuroscience Nina Bidikov, Neuroscience Emily Berkowitz, Neuroscience Robert Rappleye, Statistics
MiResource is an online platform designed to help match patients to the right mental health care for their individualized needs.
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Florida State University - DiaTech
Nicholas Cooper, Biomedical Engineering Luis E. Blanco, Biomedical Engineering John Wilcox, Biology JC Gray, Biomedical Engineering
DiaTech is creating a device that alerts a person with diabetes if their insulin pump is malfunctioning and not successfully delivering the desired insulin injection necessary to regulate their blood glucose levels.
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Georgia Tech - Ultraview
Kolby Hanley, Materials Science & Engr
A first of its kind aiming device for competitive archery.
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North Carolina State University - Chemios
Kobi Felton, Chemical and Biomolecular Eng Casey Hillenburg, Mechanical Engineering Shraddha Rathod, Computer Engineering Chandler Gonzales, Computer Science
Chemios is a revolutionary cloud laboratory that makes chemistry research more efficient, accessible, and affordable.
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Syracuse University - In-Spire
Kayla Simon, Aerospace Engineering. Elizabeth Tarangelo, Biomedical Engineering
In-Spire is a sleek, wearable, refillable asthma inhaler bracelet that is an effective new medication delivery method.
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University of Miami - Wander Without Worry
Cody Sklar, Business Administration
Wander Without Worry is a health-conscious, allergy-friendly meal preparation service that delivers peace of mind directly to your doorstep.
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University of Louisville - Pascal Tags
Haley C. Pfeiffer, Business Administration Brandon T. Young, Electrical Engineering Taylor Fatheree, Economics Tim Burton, Computer Information System
Our invention is a smart, passive, battery-free inventory tag that allows location tracking of company assets for ten-fold the price of current systems.
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University of North Carolina - Watchdog Medical
Taylor Lynn Williams, Biomedical Engineering Logan Frederick, Biomedical Engineering Megan Anderson, Biomedical Engineering Andrew Conley, Biomedical Engineering Dhruv Shankar, Biomedical Engineering
Watchdog Medical is developing a device for early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants in the NICU.
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University of Notre Dame - Lumen
Luke Maillie, Physics Andrew Raymond Munch, Physics
Lumen uses an array of sensors and calibrated algorithms to record accurate UV readings in order to provide people with personalized UV exposure data to help them monitor their skin cancer risk.
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Virginia Tech - ThermaSENSE
Ali Roghani, Mechanical Engineering Mohsen Roghani, Materials Science & Engr Jordan Erisman, Business Administration
AccuTemp by ThermaSENSE is a wearable sensor that measures athlete core temperature in real-time and prevents heat exhaustion and stroke.
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Wake Forest University - NORI
Lauren Connors, Literature, Media, and Communication. Annabel Love, Literature, Media, and Communication Claire O'Brien, Literature, Media, and Communication Alexis Schmittlein, Literature, Media, and Communication Courtney Toll, Literature, Media, and Communication
NORI is an elongated flat iron for clothes featuring fabric-specific heat settings that removes wrinkles with ease.