The Enterprise Award of £5,000 and the Startup main prize of £3,000 plus mentoring was won by Pipeline Organics from the University of Nottingham. Pipeline Organics is an early stage cleantech startup which is creating TankArc – an innovative piece of technology that generates renewable electricity from wastewater.
The main Big Ideas prize of £3,000 plus mentoring was won by Meta Futura Aerospace from the University of Southampton, which also picked up the in-show Audience Prize of £500. Their MetaFlex innovation is a ground-breaking attitude and orbit control system designed for space organisations, satellite operators and research institutions.
The Startup runner-up prize of £1,500 was won by Global Anthem from York St John University for its innovative communication tool which could prove useful during humanitarian crises.
The Big Ideas runner-up prize of £1,500 was won by Squaser from Lancaster University for its laser line detection system which could revolutionise the sport of squash.
The Best Presentation prize of £1,000 – sponsored by PurpleCV – was won by PCOSENS from Imperial College London for their invention of a wearable sensor to track female hormones relating to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
The pre-show Public Vote prize of £500 was won by Dot Stores from the University of Birmingham for their idea to transform retail through robotics.
