Congratulations to the 5 teams advancing on Friday to the Business Planning and Entrepreneurship Finals in order by team number:
1) #1 ASAP54 (social fashion / visual recognition technology)
2) #6 Geck Squad (synthetic adhesive material that is inspired by the gecko foot)
3) #8 Braless & Flawless (an innovative line of women’s apparel that offers built-in shape and support, but no wires or fasteners)
4) #10 SutureSafe (a novel and powered sternal closure device for use in open-heart surgery)
5) #17 Optima Onco (new technology involving a preclinical model system in the mouse that can test drugs for their therapeutic efficacy against metastatic cancer cells)
They’ll compete via 15-minute, full multimedia presentations of their business plans.
