Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Proteus Innovation Competition
After an intense four-month competition, the Proteus Innovation Competition has come to a close. This year, competitors were tasked with developing a viable commercialization strategy for either a hand-held breast scanner, a cloud-based data collection app or a mirror box for lower-extremity therapy.
The winners, decided at the Proteus Live Pitch Finale on March 2nd, are as follows:
Team Apex
Cloud-Based Data Collection App
Alexander Moszczynski: PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Supervisor: Dr. Michael J. Strong
Andrew Kope: Lead Data Scientist, Bridgit
Patrick McCunn: PhD Candidate, Medical Biophysics, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Supervisor: Robert Bartha, PhD
Team E-PALP
Hand-Held Breast Scanner
Tomi Nano: PhD Candidate, Medical Biophysics, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Supervisor: Ian Cunningham, PhD
Justin Michael: MESc Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Supervisor: Aaron Fenster, PhD
Maya Kumar: PhD Candidate, Entrepreneurship, Ivey School of Business
Terenz Escartin: MSc Candidate, Medical Biophysics, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Supervisor: Ian Cunningham, PhD
Team Medical Innovation Fellows
Mirror Box for Lower-Extremity Therapy
Esther Lau, MD: Medical Innovation Fellow, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Ashley Hannon, PhD: Medical Innovation Fellow, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Solmaz Karamdoust, PhD: Medical Innovation Fellow, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
