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  1. Thriving Future for the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs from Scotland’s Universities

    Kirstie Armsworth – Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:36:00 GMT – 0

    The 2017 shortlist of academic entrepreneurs for Scotland’s leading company creation competition has been announced today.

    The judging process has shortlisted 25 nominees across the competition’s three award categories:

    • Converge Challenge: for those with an established idea – 10 shortlisted
    • KickStart: for early stage ideas  – 10 shortlisted
    • Social Enterprise: for ideas that will have a positive impact on social and environmental issues  – 5 shortlisted

    The shortlisted nominees represent 12 Scottish universities from across the country and 44% of this year’s finalists are female highlighting increased female participation year on year

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    • Converge Challenge
    • Edinburgh Napier University
    • Enterprise
    • Entrepreneur
    • Glasgow School of Art
    • Heriot-Watt University
    • Innovation
    • KickStart
    • Olga Kozlova
    • Social Enterprise
    • Spin-Out
    • Start-up
    • University
    • University of Aberdeen
    • University of Dundee
    • University of Edinburgh
    • University of Glasgow
    • University of St Andrews
    • University of Stirling
    • University of Strathclyde
    • University of the West of Scotland
  2. 2017 Converge Challengers revealed!

    Kirstie Armsworth – Sun, 07 May 2017 19:03:00 GMT – 0

    Innovative diabetes management, food waste digester & swimming aid products are amongst the companies vying for top entrepreneurial award

    Converge Challenge 2017, Scotland’s leading company creation competition and entrepreneurial development programme for staff, students, and recent graduates of Scottish Universities and Research Institutes have revealed this year’s top 60 ‘Converge Challengers’. And there has been a leap in the number of female finalists which now account for 43% of the Challengers.

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    • Converge Challenge
    • Edinburgh Napier University
    • Glasgow Caledonian University
    • Glasgow School of Art
    • Glasgow Science Centre
    • Heriot-Watt University
    • James Hutton Insitute
    • KickStart
    • Mazars
    • MediCity
    • MindMate
    • Morton Fraser
    • Morton Ward
    • Murgitoryd
    • Olga Kozlova
    • Queen Margaret University
    • Robert Gordon University
    • Roslin Institute
    • Royal Bank of Scotland
    • Social Enterprise
    • Susanne Mitschke
    • Top 60
    • University of Aberdeen
    • University of Dundee
    • University of Edinburgh
    • University of Glasgow
    • University of St Andrews
    • University of Stirling
    • University of Strathclyde
    • University of the Highlands & Islands
    • University of the West of Scotland
  3. Full list of 2014 Converge Challenge winners

    Converge Admin – Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:30:22 GMT – 0

    Converge Challenge 2014

    1st place - Claudia Chen, Ian Stevenson & Suresh Thennadil; Savitur Metrics, University of Strathclyde

    2nd place - Muhammad Sadiq, Ultravizion (now called ActiveNeedle), University of Dundee

    3rd place - Alexander Ward, Jack Barraclough & Clifford Hicks; Razorbill Instruments, University of St Andrews

    Converge Challenge Kickstart

    Winner - Christopher McCann, snap40, University of Dundee

    Runner ups - James Prendergast, Dipodo.org, University of Edinburgh and Rebecca Pick, Pick Protection Ltd, University of Strathclyde

    Converge Challenge Social Enterprise

    Winner - Anne Rushing & Zoe Michell, Pop Up! Scotland, University of Edinburgh

    Kickstart Social Enterprise

    Joint winners - Fiona Mitchell and Mallika Punukollu, Safespot, University of Glasgow and Chukwudi Onyia & Jonas Marcius, Next Stage Health & Wellbeing Education, University of Aberdeen 

    • Converge Challenge
    • Heriot-Watt University
    • University of Aberdeen
    • University of Dundee
    • University of Edinburgh
    • University of Glasgow
    • University of St Andrews
    • University of Strathclyde
    • Winner
  4. 2014 Converge Challenge winner

    Converge Admin – Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:52:01 GMT – 0

    DELIGHT AS UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE START-UP BUSINESS SCOOPS £60K CONVERGE PRIZE

    A start-up business from the University of Strathclyde has beaten off strong competition from five other finalists in the 2014 Converge Challenge, a prestigious national contest which champions enterprise and entrepreneurial innovation from within Scotland's academic community.

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    • Converge Challenge
    • Mervyn Jones
    • Olga Kozlova
    • Razorbill
    • Savitur Metrics
    • Ultravizion
    • University of Dundee
    • University of St Andrews
    • University of Strathclyde
    • Winner
  5. Converge Challenge confirms that Scotland's flame for academic innovation burns brightly

    Converge Admin – Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:42:39 GMT – 0

    Six academics from five Scottish universities have made it through to the final of the Converge Challenge - a competition open to students and staff of any Scottish university, giving them a chance to develop the commercial potential of their inventions.

    The finalists this year are medical device company Ultravizion from the University of Dundee; cryogenics instrumentation company, Razorbill Instruments from the University of St Andrews and a new system for automated sports performance tracking, Shot Scope Technologies, which hails from the University of Edinburgh, whilst Heriot-Watt University makes it a Capital ‘double’ with DiverSense Ltd that offers a sensor system for composition analysis and quality control in three primary markets: food, oil & gas and chemical industries.

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    • University of Dundee
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