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Undergraduate Team from NTU, SafeHaven, won the TECH PUSH Program This Year

Undergraduate Team from NTU, SafeHaven, won the TECH PUSH Program This Year
A trial to establish the method to rapid prototype business inspired by cutting-edge technologies.
Leave a Nest Singapore successfully organized final pitch event of TECH PUSH Program in SINGAPORE 2018 on Saturday, August 11th. The program is powered by Mitsubishi Electric and supported by Platform E. This is the first time the TECH PUSH Program is held in Singapore to stimulate business ideas that can potentially solve challenges faced in the ASEAN region by bringing cutting-edge technologies developed by corporates and young talents together.

 

Through TECH PUSH program, by utilizing technologies shared by Mitsubishi Electric, we were able to find innovative market applications for their IPs and gain market traction.

 

The startups beginning to experiment and utilize the IPs will lead to a scaling up of business for Mitsubishi Electric as it becomes used more widely. As these startups begin to disrupt the different industries they debut in, the IPs that they have depended on from Mitsubishi Electric will set the standard for all other companies. This will allow Mitsubishi Electric to have the market lead start or potentially, the monopoly over that industry.

 

6 teams consisting of 19 participants from various institutions (NTU, SUTD, Polytechnic and Start-up) joined this program and presented their business ideas to the panel of judges this time. In this 4-month program, the participating teams brainstormed on ideas incorporating either of the 2 technologies provided by Mitsubishi Electric: SeaAerial Antenna and Smart Air Coating.

 

SafeHaven won the Grand Winner prize for their interesting business idea to leverage the SeaAerial technology to create a self-contained, cost-efficient tsunami warning system to ease implementation and maintenance for vulnerable communities, helping to save lives.

 

In addition to the Grand Winner, 2 additional prizes were presented by the panel (scroll down for more details).

 

Leave a Nest will continue to support participants to push forward with their business ideas to prototyping stage. We are aiming to expand the vision of advancing science and technology for global happiness through the utilisation of advanced technologies to address challenges faced especially in the ASEAN region through the bridging of technology.

 

For more information/enquiries about this program, please contact:

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Summary of the final pitch day

The event opened with welcoming note from Managing Director of Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd., Dr. Kihoko Tokue, followed by a keynote speech from Mr. Takato Abe, Senior General Manager of Industrial Design Center, Mitsubishi Electric.

 

Dr. Kihoko Tokue, Managing Director of Leave a Nest Singapore Pte. Ltd. giving her speech

Mr. Takato Abe, Senior General Manager of Industrial Design Center, Mitsubishi Electric, giving his speech

Overview of the event

Title: Mitsubishi Electric TECH PUSH Program in SINGAPORE 2018
Venue: Platform E by SIM
Date/Time: August 11 2018 14:00 hrs – 17:30 hrs
Powered By: Mitsubishi Electric
Organized By: Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

 

Participating Teams

Solaroids: Smart Coating on Solar Panels in collaboration with a Japanese solar panel cleaning robot start-up.
SafeHaven: Quartz – A self-contained, cost-efficient tsunami warning system which incorporates the SeaAerial technology to ease implementation and maintenance for vulnerable communities, helping to save lives.
SE.RA: Kujira – Utilising SeaAerial technology in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for storage and transfer of data.
StratifiCare: μDew – One Small Drop for Diagnostic, One Big Step for Diagnosis
Easy Filter: Less Grease, More Ease – Smart Air Coating on Kitchen Exhaust Fan Filters
SXC: Waterproof Pet Setting Spray – addressing the unpleasant cleanliness issues that pet owners face after bringing their dog out.

 

Prize Winners

Grand Winner for Mitsubishi Electric TECH PUSH Program in SINGAPORE

Content: 3,000 SGD award money for prototyping
Team: SafeHaven
Theme: Quartz – A self-contained, cost-efficient tsunami warning system which incorporates the SeaAerial technology to ease implementation and maintenance for vulnerable communities, helping to save lives.

SafeHaven, Undergraduate students from NTU

Leave a Nest Award

Content: Trip to Hyper-Interdisciplinary Conference in Japan in March 2019.
Team: StratfiCare
Theme: μDew – One Small Drop for Diagnostic, One Big Step for Diagnosis

Start-up Team, StratifiCare

Platform E Award

Content: Attend Courses and Utilise Co-working Space at Platform E
Team: Solaroids
Theme: Smart Coating on Solar Panels

Solaroids, team of students from NUS and University of Bristol, UK.

We will be keeping in touch with everyone to learn about the progress of our TECH PUSH Program members. Please look out for our announcements.
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