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Results of Final Round
- Winners of Competition

Our heartfelt congratulations to the winning teams!

First place	Eco$ave (University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China)
Second place	Waste to Watts(Duke University, USA)
Third place	Headboy Industry (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Here are the Finalists of the 6th Competition (in alphabetical order).

No	Title	Reg ID	Institution	Description
1	Eco$ave-Navigating in the Sea of detergent	20117	University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China	Eco$ave - a unique solution to educate consumers on rational detergent usage, ‘Just-A-Press’, ultimately solves one of the world’s most threatening issues of water pollution. Using MSA, a new, biodegradable acid ready for market, Eco$ave delivers powerful and eco-friendly properties to satisfy growing health and environmental concerns.
2	Headboy Industries Inc- DryBath Invention	20016	University of Cape Town, South Africa	The plan describes DryBath, the world's first & only bath-substituting lotion. It also outlines the very large target market that the product can cater while having a huge social impact.
3	Helios	20099	Indiana University / Purdue University@ Fort Wayn, USA	Helios is a Photovoltaic-cell company with two innovative technologies.
4	Lobangz	20160	National University of Singapore, Singapore	Lobangz.com is a web application that makes it easier for research companies to source, screen and match the human capital needed for the research studies. This platform target clinical and market research companies who rely on people to participate in their product testing, fieldwork surveys and focus group discussions.
5	Maluuba	20064	University of Waterloo, Canada	Maluuba is building a centralized, patentable natural user interface (NUI) system that will be adapted to the web and mobile markets. Our mobile application will provide users with the ability to intuitively access smart phone functionality, browse web products, or access local stores and services.
6	Waste to Watts	20190	Duke University, USA	Waste to Watts LLC is a company with a mission to meet the energy dilemmas of the developing world. Our flagship product is the ENZI Interface, a low-cost.

Here are the other 9 semi Finalists of the 6th Competition (in alphabetical order)

No	Title	Reg ID	Institution	Description
1	Bambike	Singapore Management University	Singapore	A social business to build bamboo bicycle and sell to market to reflect sustainable and integrative living within the concrete cities.
2	BarGain	University College London	United Kingdom	BarGain helps retailers extend merchandising to their potential customers by taking advantage of social networks and mobile advertising.
3	Coconut Husk Conveter	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	Coconut Fiber Board is a construction material that is more sustainable, eco and health friendly as well as inexpensive than Asbestos and Iron sheets. It is produced from coconut husk,cement and water with a core focus of ensuring safety to the cyclone and mesothelioma vulnerable people.
4	Crowdstory	University of Oklahoma	USA	Crowdstory is a pre-incorporation startup company working to develop and market its location-based mobile application, which allows users to tether audio messages to specific locations and share these messages with their social network. The team is currently developing its product and preparing for launch in Mid-2011.
5	NimbusCube Technology	Republic Polytechnic	Singapore	NimbusCube Technology business is developing portable, cost-effective cloud computing-based biomedical devices and services. We recognize that it is unnecessary for regular outpatients to visit medical center several times for scheduled health checks. Our technology aims to reduce these redundant trips, therefore sets aside time and efforts for patients.
6	Responsio Technology	National University of Singapore	Singapore	Responsio is an algorithm-based health advisory solution company specializes in developing automated probability calculation methodologies. This system could assist users in their health related decision.
7	SimTouch	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	A new technology called acoustic localization is applied in our product to make smart home more convience and acceptable
8	Solar IT product	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Singapore	Our product is a "credit-card" size solar panel charger that is attached to iPhone and iPod Touch. In addition, it can also be charged beforehand so that it acts as a back-up battery for the device. This product has not been produced in the market.
9	User-generated Marketing - AdWork	University of Hong Kong	China	AdWork is a revolutionary marketing solution to corporate clients, which enables them to utilize the creativity of the public at an incredibly low cost.

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