Announcement of Results
We are pleased to announce the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 was held on April 28 (Online Elevator Pitch) and June 3 (Online Business Plan Presentation).
This year a total of over 150 teams participated which most of the competing teams were composed of HKUST faculty, staff, students and alumni from the schools of Science, Engineering and Business. Judges on the panels of the four round assessments are from leading executives, professional investors and entrepreneurial academics.
President Award
- Team Name
- SPES Tech (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- We are committed to delivering next-generation biomaterial solutions for better science and better health. Our focus is to leverage recombinant proteins to develop xeno-free biocompatible hydrogels.
Gold Award
- Team Name
- PhoMedics Limited (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- PhoMedics strives to unleash the full potential of a healthcare ecosystem. We aim at developing cutting-edge medical imaging technology that can revolutionize the standard of care and save lives.
Silver Award
- Team Name
- LunaLearn Limited (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- LunaLearn is a baby development milestone app paired with a monthly subscription box of activities. We aim to upskill parents and promote quality bonding opportunities for parents and their children.
GF Innovation Award
- Team Name
- SPES Tech (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- We are committed to delivering next-generation biomaterial solutions for better science and better health. Our focus is to leverage recombinant proteins to develop xeno-free biocompatible hydrogels.
Student Team Award
- Team Name
- Point Fit Technology Limited (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- POINT tracks muscle fatigue in real-time using a unique patented skin patch that sends sweat biomarker data to a proprietary software to tackle a problem 60% of athletes face, overtraining.
Elevator Pitch Award
- Team Name
- UVify (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- UVify is a medical device startup that began with a simple mission: engineering, optimising, and transforming healthcare tools at the crux of it all. See more. http://www.uvify.hk
Best Video Award
- Team Name
- Oak Fund (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Social Services & Enterprise
- Brief Description
- Oak Fund is a REIT with social interest. We address elder poverty and save public spending by unleashing value of elderly-owned properties. Members interned at JP Morgan, SFC, law and real estate firm
Best Video Award
- Team Name
- Point Fit Technology Limited (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- POINT tracks muscle fatigue in real-time using a unique patented skin patch that sends sweat biomarker data to a proprietary software to tackle a problem 60% of athletes face, overtraining.
Best Video Award
- Team Name
- Café that Heals (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Social Services & Enterprise
- Brief Description
- "Café that Heals" is an Experimental Social Enterprise Project Integrating Scientific-Backed Therapies into a Cafe in order to Provide People a Place to Release Stress Effectively.
Focus Area Award – Healthcare Prize
- Team Name
- PreciseMed (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Healthcare
- Brief Description
- PreciseMed aims to be the leading precise medicine solution developer who applies the most advanced data processing and analysis solutions enabled by state-of-art artificial intelligence technology.
Focus Area Award – Social Services & Enterprise Prize
- Team Name
- Pi-lock (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Social Services & Enterprise
- Brief Description
- Pi-Lock Solutions utilizes ergonomic IoT devices to protect the lives of construction workers and provide lower levels of risk to construction firms.
Focus Area Award – Environment & Sustainability Prize
- Team Name
- Planeteers
- Primary Area
- Environment & Sustainability
- Brief Description
- Our team envisions a future with a 100% circular economy. Through our products and efforts, we aim to cultivate healthy and sustainable habits in people, businesses and economies across the world.
Focus Area Award – Robotics & AI Prize
- Team Name
- Crazy Wall (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Robotics & AI
- Brief Description
- We, Crazy Wall, develop a smart exterior wall spraying robot as a breakthrough, contribute to the automation in the construction site and aim to lead this field.
Focus Area Award – I.T & Smart Tech Prize
- Team Name
- DRESIO (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- I.T & Smart Tech
- Brief Description
- DRESIO aims to be the leading experiential IoT technology provider in APAC. Our AI & AR products help brick & mortar stores turn customers into influencers, discover insights, and generate traffic.
Focus Area Award – Fintech Prize
- Team Name
- Areix (View 1-Minute Video)
- Primary Area
- Fintech
- Brief Description
- AREIX is founded by entrepreneurs and professionals in AI, finance and marketing from Oxford University, HKUST, CityU and BU with certified AI & ML professionals and PHD in Machine Learning.
We would also like to thank all donors and sponsors:
Donors of Award
- Office of President, HKUST
- GF Securities Co. Ltd
Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
Bronze Sponsors
Strategic Partner
Supporting Organization
