Competition
Following a three-month program designed to assist innovators, scientists, and entrepreneurs to attract investment and bring their ideas to market, creating jobs and revenue, the Synapse Competition culminates in today's Showcase. $75,000 in cash and in-kind resources will be awarded to the winners of the Pitch and Poster Competition!
We hope you will enjoy learning about the competition and the incredible finalists!
COMPETITION JUDGES
POSTER COMPETITION
Watch each finalist's poster presentation! The innovators and their student teams put a lot of work into these posters. These presentations are a great way to quickly learn about their technologies, solutions and market opportunities!
Make sure your scroll through to watch them all, then head over to the "Winners" page to find out which poster took home the $3,000 prize.
Find a summary of the companies and learn about their student team members
Get to know this year's esteemed panel of judges, who lent their time and expertise to the competition.
Though the showcase is over, please tell us whom you would like to be connected with and why! Help us continue to grow the greater Hamilton area life science ecosystem.
Find out who won, and took their share of $100,000 of cash and in-kind prizes
PITCH COMPETITION
Watch the top three finalists' 10-minute pitch presentation to our panel of esteemed judges. Let's find out if they have some tough questions for the finalists!
Make sure your scroll through to watch them all and then head over to the "Winners" page to find out who won the pitch competition and took home their share of $75,000.
Find a summary of the companies and learn about their student team members
Get to know this year's esteemed panel of judges, who lent their time and expertise to the competition.
Though the showcase is over, please tell us whom you would like to be connected with and why! Help us continue to grow the greater Hamilton area life science ecosystem.
Find out who won, and took their share of $100,000 of cash and in-kind prizes
PRAXIS PRIZE FINALISTS
The Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and Innovation Factory are proud to announce the inaugural Praxis Prize. $25,000 will be awarded to innovators working on cutting edge products, with a clearly articulated clinical application, focused on improving the lives of individuals living with spinal cord injuries. The Praxis Prize will support entrepreneurs and researchers working on innovation interventions that will improve health outcomes.
Head over to the "Winners" page to find out who won the Praxis Prize and took home their share of $25,000.
Learn about the Praxis Prize and who was selected as finalists.
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