Cordelia Biosciences won first place in this year’s Big Idea Competition. Founded by ecological scientists Jessica Tittl Nielsen (PhD ’24) and Monica Schul (PhD ’25), Cordelia Biosciences is a biotechnical startup that uses natural, microscopic organisms from the ocean to
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UF Innovate Startups Transition into 35 Mules Program for Continued Growth
Three companies created by University of Florida students with vastly different ideas find their journeys intertwined through their foundational education at UF, participation in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center’s Big Idea Competition, and subsequent incubation at the 35 Mules Innovation
Coastal Resilience Solutions wins 2023 Big Idea Competition
Coastal Resilience Solutions won first place in the 2023 Big Idea Competition. Founded by Shelby Thomas (BS ‘16, MS ‘18, PhD ‘23), Coastal Resilience Solutions sets out to use sustainable business models that support scaled marine restoration work. Winning the
Fire Neural Network wins 2022 Big Idea Competition
Fire Neural Network won first place in the 2022 Big Idea Competition. Fire Neural Network uses AI to quickly and accurately locate lightning-initiated wildfires, reducing detection times from 24 hours to 40 seconds and locating ignition points within 40 meters
BrainForce wins $25,000 in 2021 Big Idea Competition
BrainForce won first place at the 2021 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by graduate engineering student Mohit Patil, graduate engineering student Parth Shah and Warrington student Chloe Stanton, BrainForce empowers the disabled by providing hands-free operation of phones
Cocovana wins $25,000 in 2020 Big Idea Competition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Cocovana won first place at the 2020 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Founded and led by Sheldon Barrett, Cocovana is a tropical lifestyle company currently focused on creating innovative tools for opening coconuts and other fruits,
Carbon emissions tracking app wins $25,000 in Big Idea Competition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – LiveGreen won first place at the 2019 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Brian De Souza and CTO and Co-Founder Pablo Garces, LiveGreen is a mobile platform that empowers people to reduce their
Biotechnology company wins Big Idea Competition
ExoTech BioScience won the first-place prize of $25,000 at the 2018 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by CEO Nasser Nassiri Koopaei, the company was established to innovate and deliver products and services based on exosome technology for molecular
Camera accessory earns top honor at Big Idea Competition
Band.It, an accessory made to protect and provide grip on camera lenses, won first place at the 2017 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition on Friday. The company won the first-place prize of $25,000 and is made up of Christopher