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Results of Final Round
- Winners of Competition

Our heartfelt congratulations to the winning teams!

First place	Altus Poles (Brigham Young University, USA)
Second place	Biofont (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Third place	InnoTest Limited (City University of Hong Kong,China)

Here are the Finalists of the 2010 Competition (in alphabetical order).

No	Title	Reg ID	Institution	Description
1	Altus Poles	20262	Brigham Young University / United States of America	Altus Poles is revolutionizing the communication tower and utility pole industry by providing a patent-protected, automated manufacturing process to produce a structure that is stronger, lighter, safer, and requires less maintenance than existing products in the market.
2	Biofont Team Submission	20258	University of Waterloo / Canada	Current offerings for screening devices on the market are: too expensive; too slow to process; require painful sampling; and too complex to operate without prior training. Our screening device will indicate the presence of pathogens in general and major nosocomial pathogens in particular even if the individual is asymptomatic.
3	Pressure Mapping System for Total Knee Replacement Surgery	20374	Nanyang Technological University / Singapore	JointTech Pte Ltd is specialized in pressure mapping system used for assisting surgeons in checking the alignment in total knee replacement surgery. This system shows the distribution of loads across the knee joint interface and thus helps the surgeons in deciding on the best possible alignment for the specific case.
4	The Dunbar Project	20221	Singapore Management University / Singapore	The Dunbar Project is an open-source CMS for FBML (Facebook Markup Language) that will revolutionize the Facebook platform for developers, marketers and mainstream users alike. It provides building blocks to expand on the Facebook experience.
5	The Fish	20200	City University of Hong Kong / China	Our product is a transgenic fish, which can test the majority of harmful substances found in consumer products and the marine environment, saving 60% of testing costs in the process. It is also historically accurate in detecting Estrogenic Endocrine Disruptors (EEDs), a major group of harmful substances.
6	WHO-Care Medical	20319	Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore & Ngee Ann Polytechnic / Singapore	Who-Care medical is a Portable Healthcare Monitoring Device Company that specializes in developing non-invasive at-home healthcare monitoring system for Cardiogeriatrics purpose. The flagship product, VieCare™, is a smart and portable instant cardio-vascular diseases detection and notification system.

Here are the other 9 semi Finalists of the 2010 Competition (in alphabetical order)

No	Title	Reg ID	Institution	Description
1	Aeos Biomedical - Target Tape	20247	University of British Columbia / Canada	Aeos Biomedical was created to reduce the frequency of medical mistakes. Target Tape, a medical imaging aid, contains semipermanent ink and radiopaque materials in a ruler/grid pattern. The pattern shows on an Xray scan image and the patient’s skin, allowing the surgeon to correlate information between the two.
2	Coating Concepts	20021	Nanyang Technological University / Singapore	Our proposal is about a novel coating technology which enhance high speed cutting operations. Our technology provides a cost saving, high quality and environmental friendly solution for high speed cutting operations.
3	ECU CONTROLLER	20202	Kuala Lumpur University / Malaysia	The innovation idea that this system manipulates the input signal (pressure) before it goes through the Engine Controller Unit (ECU). Suzufyz Motorsport proposed a product name as Digital`x Engine Controller for Engine Controller Unit (ECU) at a high performance device concentrating on motorsports and normal cars.
4	Ergonomic Rice Transplanter	20201	De La Salle Univeristy / Philippines	Farmers in developing countries complain that the traditional hand transplanting process cause them muscular injuries and fatigue. Despite the availability of fully-automated rice transplanters, farmers in developing countries cannot afford them. This is where the company comes in. We aim to provide farmers with cheap yet efficient rice transplanter.
5	foound	20014	National University of Singapore & Singapore Management University / Singapore	foound is a real-time location based web and mobile social network which helps users connect with friends and meet new people. Utilizing the social web created by foound, hyper-local merchants and vendors can also increase their revenue by engaging in real-time social advertising directed at foound users.
6	Jacinto & Lirio Enterprises	20329	Ateneo de Manila University / Phillippines	Jacinto&Lirio is a Filipino social enterprise that aims to innovate the water hyacinth, an invasive aquatic plant, into ethically-produced leatherette and make it an eco-friendly alternative to animal leather. The material is used to make stylish bags produced in collaboration with Filipino designers and local communities.
7	LeMoSys - Leakage Monitoring System	20295	Corvinus University of Budapest & Budapest University of Technology and Economics/ Hungary	Our company is an underground storage tank upgrade and installation business. We offer a complete tank renewal and hazardous substance control system. Our technology is currently the only one in the world which is able to exclude the risk of toxic underground pollution while avoiding fall of revenue through innovation.
8	Paredigm	20134	Nanyang Technological University / Singapore	Currently focused on developing innovative green printing solutions, Paredigm has attempted to address the massive expenditure incurred by corporate houses and educational institutes, on purchasing paper and managing waste. By launching our twin pioneering products GraphitonTM and ErasonTM, we aim to make laser printed paper reusable.
9	Roshnibaati	20351	University of Dhaka / Bangladesh	RoshniBaati is a candle made from waste cooking oil, costing less than existing alternatives and lasting about twice as long, in the process providing a productive alternative to the more commonly used environmentally hazardous means of disposing of waste cooking oil.

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