The winners of the 2013 BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp, an intensive commercialisation skills programme held at NovaUCD, have been announced today. Devised by BT, and delivered with UCD Innovation, the course aims to bridge the gap between business and education.
Anna Fitzpatrick from Scoil Chonglais in Wicklow; Sean Reilly from Coláiste na Coiribe in Galway; Sean Murphy from Davitt College in Mayo; Émer Hickey from Kinsale Community College in Cork; and Aaron Hoffmann from Luttrellstown Community College in Dublin won Best Overall Team for their project I.C.E. Scan Me, a medical database which may be rapidly accessed in an emergency using a personalised QR code.
Evaluated by a judging panel from business and academia, the team was selected for its significant progress over the course of the innovative programme.
Eoin McMahon from Gonzaga College in Dublin was recognised as the best individual student.
The winners will enjoy summer placements at third level universities including NUI Galway, University of Limerick, University College Dublin, and the University of Ulster.
In addition, Rory Hughes from Gonzaga College was the student selected to pitch his project idea, Automatic Cloud Based Medical Alert Platform, at the next Dublin Web Summit in October.
Prof Peter Clinch, UCD vice-president for innovation, said: "A key innovation output for Ireland is a new cohort of creative, innovative and skilled students, such as those who took part on this programme, formed in an environment of research, discovery and entrepreneurship who will go on to be the leaders of tomorrow. I trust that the past week has challenged the participants’ thinking and will assist them in understanding the key steps that they must implement in order transform their innovative ideas into commercially viable products & services."
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