YES24 Showcase hosted at the Royal Society
After five months of dedication, hard work and collaboration from brilliant minds across UK universities, YES24 has come to an end.
Huge congratulations to all the incredible Master and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research fellows and technicians who poured their hearts into this journey, creating inspiring and innovative products!
And also, a BIG THANK YOU to our wonderful judges:
- Chair: Malcolm Skingle CBE
- Sara Holland, Potter Clarkson
- Fiona Marston OBE, RFM Associates
- Anji Miller, LifeArc
- Steve Smith, Syngenta
- Pauline Stasiak
- Sue Staunton, James Cowper Kreston
- Martin Wickham, Reacta Healthcare
Winners of the £10k prize fund
- Winners of YES24
Terrain Solutions from the John Innes Centre
- Best disruptive food and drink business plan sponsored by the Food Consortium Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP)
Caffinity Biotech from University of Leeds
- Best collaboration and team work sponsored by HGI
Vitamize of Food Consortium CTP representing the Universities of Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Swansea and Quadram Institute
- Best healthcare business plan sponsored by GSK
EndoNab from University of Nottingham
- Best sustainable agriculture business plan sponsored by Syngenta
Terrain Solutions from the John Innes Centre
- Best consideration of financial planning strategy sponsored by James Cowper Kreston
FutureProof Skin of Sheffield Hallam University and UCL
- Best consideration of IP strategy sponsored by Potter Clarkson
DiagnosTree from the University of Durham and University of Newcastle
- Best executive summary sponsored by Reacta Healthcare
Terrain Solutions from the John Innes Centre
- People’s choice sponsored by Indigo Business Services Ltd
Terrain Solutions from the John Innes Centre
- Social media prize
DiagnosTree from the University of Durham and University of Newcastle