Converge 2017 Cohort
In 2017, brain cancer diagnostics, an innovative diabetes management platform and swimming aid products were amongst the 60 shortlisted companies. 43% of participants were female and nine industry sectors were represented.
Meet our 2017 winners:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Dave Hughes | Novosound | UWS | Converge |
| Lorna Paul | Giraffe Healthcare | GCU | Social Enterprise |
| Juan Pablo Echenique | Power Enable Solutions | Edinburgh | KickStart |
Meet our 2017 runners-up:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Holly Butler | Dxcover | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Callum MacKinnon | bOunceT | GCU | Social Enterprise |
| Liam McMorrow | Adelie Health | Aberdeen | KickStart |
Additional awards:
| Name | Company | University | Award |
| Corien Staels | WheelAir | Glasgow | Design & Creativity |
| Garry Boyle | Headspace Design | Heriot-Watt | Entrepreneurial Spirit |
Meet our 2017 finalists:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Andrew Herbert | Invizius | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Rotimi Alabi | RAB Microfluidics | Aberdeen | Converge |
| Des Gibson | SpectralSense | UWS | Converge |
| Corien Staels | WheelAir | Glasgow | Converge |
| Rana Abu-Mounes | Al Mushkah | Aberdeen | Impact |
| Alice Horton | Open Ears | Dundee | Impact |
| Lily Asch | Real Talk | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Fiona Denison | Birthing Solutions Ltd | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Saemundur Haraldsson | Easy Advanced Systems | Stirling | KickStart |
| Carolina Mateo-Segura | InfiNect | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Muhammad Arslan Khalid | iVisco | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Ryan Murdoch | LUCID | GSoA | KickStart |
| Richard McAdam | McAdam Technology | Edinburgh Napier | KickStart |
| Maiwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas | Natantis | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
Meet our 2017 semi-finalists:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Catherine C.A Truel | Alegrant | GCU | Converge |
| David Harris-Birtill | Beyond Medics | St Andrews | Converge |
| Luis Acevedo | BioTsptech | Edinburgh Napier | Converge |
| Lissa Herron | Eggcellent Proteins | Roslin Institute | Converge |
| David Foley | Elemental Therapeutics | Dundee | Converge |
| Ifeyinwa Kanu | IntelliDigest Ltd | Heriot-Watt | Converge |
| Ulviyya Rustamova | Lia | St Andrews | Converge |
| Douglas Martin | MiAlgae Ltd | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Fiona Rudkin | mycoBiologics | Aberdeen | Converge |
| Deborah Wake | MyWay Digital Health | Dundee | Converge |
| Paula Fox | Nixvis Ltd | Dundee | Converge |
| Jordan Smith | Oddity Innovations | GSoA | Converge |
| Tomasz Sadowski | Opinew | Glasgow | Converge |
| Christopher Brown | Paraformance | St Andrews | Converge |
| Philip McParlane | Scoop Analytics Ltd | Glasgow | Converge |
| Jos Finer | SUMAC | St Andrews | Converge |
| Sydney Chasin | The Healthy Crop | Edinburgh Napier | Converge |
| Michael Harkins | Turtle Pack | Heriot-Watt | Converge |
| Brian Miller | uFraction8 | Heriot-Watt | Converge |
| Barbara Mills | Anoch Ltd | Strathclyde | Impact |
| Kirsty Deacon | Community Cafe | Glasgow | Impact |
| Pam Ramsay | criticalcarerecovery.com | Edinburgh Napier | Impact |
| Johnny Watson | StreetChange | Heriot-Watt | Impact |
| Cameron Harvey | 3cycle | GSoA | KickStart |
| Timothy Elizondo | Attis Fitness Ltd | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Samuel Rogers | Braw Power Ltd | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Emily Breen | Brush Buddy | GSoA | KickStart |
| Ieva Vasiljeva | ChillPill Health | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Aaron Sarginson | Danderdee | UWS | KickStart |
| Leon Franzen | DYsLexiMeter | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Robert Coultous | Parasites, Ponies and Plastic Chips | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Rachel Parker | Rachel’s Gluten Free | UHI | KickStart |
| Caroline Cheng | Research Journal | QMU | KickStart |
| Brian Hamilton | Roomerical | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Ruth McLaren | Silver Lion Innovations | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| David Porteous | The Bicycle Security Company | RGU | KickStart |
| Simone Mattsson | ThermoDrone | Strathclyde | KickStart |