All teams listed bellow must come to Sao Paulo
Save the date: August 30th to September 1st, 2012.
The Idea to Product Latin America Competition had 39 teams enrolled, representing 17 universities, foundations and research institutes throughout Brazil and Latin America. These teams are from UFMG, UNIFACS, UFOP, UFES, UFPE, UFSCar, UNESP, UFBA, UFJF, Embrapa, UFOP, UFLA, UEL, FGV, Unicamp, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – Lima (Peru) and Tecnológico de Monterrey (México). The finalists will be known on Monday, August 6th.
O BLD Marker, produto ganhador do primeiro I2P Latin America em 2008 é destaque na revista do Centro de Empreendedorismo e Novos Negócios da FGV deste ano. O produto é fruto das pesquisas de doutorado na UFJF do médico Geraldo Sérgio Vitral, orientado pela professora Nádia Raposo, é um contraste radiológico que aumenta a taxa de sucesso da cirurgia do câncer de mama. Depois da visibilidade da competição o produto foi comercializado e transformou Geraldo em um dos novos empreendedores tecnológicos do Brasil. Veja a reportagem completa: BLD Marker.
The winning team of the Idea to Product (I2P) Latin America 2011 was Bio-Fiend, from UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais). They will represent Latin America in the global final that takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, between November 17th and 19th. Team Bio-Fiend’s product is Fragdust, a dust suppressor to prevent or reduce the action of wind in the storage and transportation of iron ore. It utilizes residual glycerine from the biodiesel production process to reduce the dispersion of iron dust in the atmosphere, which causes devastating effects to the environment and health related issues. Their innovation can replace the current system used by mining companies, mostly polymers, used to create a thin layer on the surface of iron ore. In Stockholm the team can earn up to $ 10,000 in prizes.
The certificates are already available: Certificates
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