The BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp 2014 begins today at University College Dublin (UCD). Now in its fifth year, the four-day innovation and skills camp welcomes 29 second level students from across Ireland who demonstrate an ability to understand how and why a simple idea can be developed into a commercially viable enterprise. The students were selected in January from over 1,200 secondary school students who competed in this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
The Bootcamp, delivered in partnership with UCD, takes place at NovaUCD and aims to bridge the gap between education and business for students who demonstrate entrepreneurial flair and business acumen.
Students taking part in the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp will be tasked with developing an outline business approach to commercialise a specific group project (from the list outlined below). Each team will work with their dedicated BT business mentor who will coach them to develop their business plans and presentation skills.
The group projects include: renewable production of ethanol biofuel; addressing the issue of unnoticed road signs; water leak detection system; gumshield communication device for managers and players; Peizo electric shoes; and using lemna minor as a method of removing inorganic pollutants from aquatic environments.
Each group will be mentored by a senior BT professional and will enjoy inspiration from seven speakers including founder of BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition Dr Tony Scott; head of research at Intel Ireland Leonard Hobbs; managing director of Intellectual Ventures Steve Winter; and Bronwyn Gallagher, manager information communication technologies, IDA.
The week will culminate on Thursday 6 March 2014 when the teams will present their business plans to a judging panel of academics and senior business people.
The winners will enjoy summer placements at NUI Galway and University of Limerick.
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