Converge 2016 Cohort
A breadth of new business ideas emerged from the 2016 Converge cohort, including a non-invasive test for brain cancer, zero waste clothing and a digital platform to teach foreign languages.
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Meet our 2016 winners:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Marc Desmulliez | Microsense Technologies Ltd | HWU | Converge – Joint 1st |
| Susanne Mitschke | MindMate | Glasgow | Converge – Joint 1st |
| Erika Grant | Project Turnkey | Aberdeen | Impact |
| David Harris-Birtill | BeyondMedics Ltd | St Andrews | KickStart |
Meet our 2016 runners-up:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Chris Hughes | Estendio | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Christopher Murray | The Comics Studio | Dundee | Impact |
| Yuri Belotti | Automated Time-Resolved Cell Stretcher | Dundee | KickStart |
Additional awards:
| Name | Company | University | Award |
| Alexander Enoch | Robotical | Edinburgh | Design & Creativity |
| Anna Renouf | Orrin Equestrian Products | UHI | Entrepreneurial Spirit |
| Richard McAdam | McAdam Technology | Edin Napier | Digital Entrepreneur |
Meet our 2016 finalists:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Bruce Ramsay | Cyacomb Forensics | Edin Napier | Converge |
| Leigh Cassidy | ENREN | Aberdeen | Converge |
| Andrew Herbert | Invizius | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Tomasz Sadowski | Opinew | Glasgow | Converge |
| Alisdair Mort | MIME Technologies Ltd | Aberdeen | Converge |
| Deborah Wake | MyDiabetesMyWay | Dundee | Converge |
| Heather Guyan | Classmate | Strathclyde | Impact |
| Fiona McIntyre | Greyhope Bay Ltd | Aberdeen | Impact |
| Pedro Santos | Re-Make | GCU | Impact |
| Catherine Truel | Alegrant | GCU | KickStart |
| Valentin Radu | Deep Context | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| David Foley | Elementary Therapeutics | Dundee | KickStart |
| Calum Mackinnon | OutLoud | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Douglas Martin | MiAlgae | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Salman Malik | Microspray Technologies | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Ravinder Dahlya | SmArtLimb | Glasgow | KickStart |
Meet our 2016 semi-finalists:
| Name | Company | University | Challenge |
| Alberto Negro | 5Style | Dundee | Converge |
| Matthew Baker | Dxcover | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Connor Mooney | Clydescope Health | UWS | Converge |
| Sarah Jones | DMPonline | Glasgow | Converge |
| Michael Tougher | Dots | GSoA | Converge |
| Alistair McConnell | ExoMotion | HWU | Converge |
| Laszlo Cseteny | InstaShift | Dundee | Converge |
| Gabriela Medero | Kenoteq | HWU | Converge |
| Peter Childs | Nanokick Technologies | UWS | Converge |
| Omar Tufayl | Nom Yap | Glasgow | Converge |
| Claire-Gillian Watt | Organic Assembly | The Open University in Scotland | Converge |
| Shreesh Agarwal | PillTime | GSoA | Converge |
| Helen Hastie | RobotAssure | HWU | Converge |
| Dan Vo | Sein Collections Ltd | RGU | Converge |
| Cheri Skivington | SelfieNation | GCU | Converge |
| Colin Gray | The Podcast Host | Abertay | Converge |
| Michael Harkins | Turtle Pack Ltd | HWU | Converge |
| Brian Miller | uFraction8 | HWU | Converge |
| Corien Staels | Wheelair | Glasgow | Converge |
| Ross Deuchar | Comeback Scotland | UWS | Impact |
| Paulina Trevina | Flex-ESOL | Glasgow | Impact |
| GAME DR. | Carla Brown | Glasgow | Impact |
| Gilan Booker | Benedict & Hott Ltd | HWU | KickStart |
| Surakat Kudehinbu | e-Lit International | Aberdeen | KickStart |
| Martyna Petrlyte | Healthy-go-lucky | Aberdeen | KickStart |
| Maja Slopeika | Horizon | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Ben Polhill | LockDock | Edin Napier | KickStart |
| Callum Russell | Mechanical Garden Kneeler | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Atif Syed | Netrologix | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Glen McMurchy | Wind Tower Platform Design | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Christopher Mosedale | Nutri-Fly | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Taranjit Singh Rai | SportsID | UWS | KickStart |
| Andras Pal Danyi | TAG | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Charlie Wetherill | Tiorc | Edinburgh | KickStart |