We are pleased to announce the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 was held on April 28 (Online Elevator Pitch) and June 3 (Online Business Plan Presentation).

This year a total of over 150 teams participated which most of the competing teams were composed of HKUST faculty, staff, students and alumni from the schools of Science, Engineering and Business. Judges on the panels of the four round assessments are from leading executives, professional investors and entrepreneurial academics.

President Award

Team Name

SPES Tech (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

We are committed to delivering next-generation biomaterial solutions for better science and better health. Our focus is to leverage recombinant proteins to develop xeno-free biocompatible hydrogels.

Gold Award

Team Name

PhoMedics Limited (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

PhoMedics strives to unleash the full potential of a healthcare ecosystem. We aim at developing cutting-edge medical imaging technology that can revolutionize the standard of care and save lives.

Silver Award

Team Name

LunaLearn Limited (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

LunaLearn is a baby development milestone app paired with a monthly subscription box of activities. We aim to upskill parents and promote quality bonding opportunities for parents and their children.

GF Innovation Award

Team Name

SPES Tech (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

We are committed to delivering next-generation biomaterial solutions for better science and better health. Our focus is to leverage recombinant proteins to develop xeno-free biocompatible hydrogels.

Student Team Award

Team Name

Point Fit Technology Limited (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

POINT tracks muscle fatigue in real-time using a unique patented skin patch that sends sweat biomarker data to a proprietary software to tackle a problem 60% of athletes face, overtraining.

Elevator Pitch Award

Team Name

UVify (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

UVify is a medical device startup that began with a simple mission: engineering, optimising, and transforming healthcare tools at the crux of it all. See more. http://www.uvify.hk

Best Video Award

Team Name

Oak Fund (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Social Services & Enterprise

Brief Description

Oak Fund is a REIT with social interest. We address elder poverty and save public spending by unleashing value of elderly-owned properties. Members interned at JP Morgan, SFC, law and real estate firm

Best Video Award

Team Name

Point Fit Technology Limited (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

POINT tracks muscle fatigue in real-time using a unique patented skin patch that sends sweat biomarker data to a proprietary software to tackle a problem 60% of athletes face, overtraining.

Best Video Award

Team Name

Café that Heals (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Social Services & Enterprise

Brief Description

"Café that Heals" is an Experimental Social Enterprise Project Integrating Scientific-Backed Therapies into a Cafe in order to Provide People a Place to Release Stress Effectively.

Focus Area Award – Healthcare Prize

Team Name

PreciseMed (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Healthcare

Brief Description

PreciseMed aims to be the leading precise medicine solution developer who applies the most advanced data processing and analysis solutions enabled by state-of-art artificial intelligence technology.

Focus Area Award – Social Services & Enterprise Prize

Team Name

Pi-lock (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Social Services & Enterprise

Brief Description

Pi-Lock Solutions utilizes ergonomic IoT devices to protect the lives of construction workers and provide lower levels of risk to construction firms.

Focus Area Award – Environment & Sustainability Prize

Team Name

Planeteers

Primary Area

Environment & Sustainability

Brief Description

Our team envisions a future with a 100% circular economy. Through our products and efforts, we aim to cultivate healthy and sustainable habits in people, businesses and economies across the world.

Focus Area Award – Robotics & AI Prize

Team Name

Crazy Wall (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Robotics & AI

Brief Description

We, Crazy Wall, develop a smart exterior wall spraying robot as a breakthrough, contribute to the automation in the construction site and aim to lead this field.

Focus Area Award – I.T & Smart Tech Prize

Team Name

DRESIO (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

I.T & Smart Tech

Brief Description

DRESIO aims to be the leading experiential IoT technology provider in APAC. Our AI & AR products help brick & mortar stores turn customers into influencers, discover insights, and generate traffic.

Focus Area Award – Fintech Prize

Team Name

Areix (View 1-Minute Video)

Primary Area

Fintech

Brief Description

AREIX is founded by entrepreneurs and professionals in AI, finance and marketing from Oxford University, HKUST, CityU and BU with certified AI & ML professionals and PHD in Machine Learning.