Student Health Care + Life Sciences Track
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$75K Winner PeriPeach
Preventing severe tears from childbirth.
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$25K Winner Radiate Biosciences
Redefining colorectal cancer screening with a blood test that delivers colonoscopy-level performance.
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Finalist Keles Keyless Expander
Standing out among conventional palatal expanders through its built-in activation arm.
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Finalist Laptis
Streamlining access to trusted substance use treatment.
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Finalist terraFlow
Blood-to-biomarker discovery engine
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Alumni + Affiliates Health Care + Life Sciences Track
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$75K Winner Regatta Bio
Developing cellular therapies to restore immune tolerance and prevent immune system-related diseases.
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$25K Winner Modulate Bio
Developing therapies to treat neurological disorders, including Essential Tremor, epilepsy, and anxiety.
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Finalist Core Biomedicine
Advancing cancer lineage therapeutics beyond genomics, with a focus on targeting cancer-specific core lineage-dependent pathways.
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Finalist Limax Biosciences
Treating internal and external injuries with a stretchable adhesive hydrogel.
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Finalist NuCyRNA Therapeutics
Redefining RNA-targeting therapeutics, starting in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Student Open Track
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$75K Winner Gurus Inc.
Helping vulnerable populations overcome barriers to long-term stability and community reintegration through providing housing, education, mentorship, and support services in a safe, affordable environment.
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$25K Winner HydroHaul
Redefining the hydrogen value chain, linking consumers with producers affordably and flexibly.
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Finalist IntuitiveMotion.AI
Vision-first, cost-efficient physical AI.
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Finalist Maka Media
Nurturing healthy kids by empowering parents to make confident, intentional screen-time choices.
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Finalist SylloTips
Using AI to capture and reuse companies' undocumented knowledge, putting an end to the inefficiencies of word-of-mouth.
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Alumni + Affiliates Open Track
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$75K Winner Halo Braid
Reducing hair braiding time from six hours to minutes, empowering hair stylists to double their business.
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$25K Winner Adaptive Reader
Adapting any book for every learner—personalized by language, reading level, and printed on demand.
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Finalist Kura
Offering efficient, seamless, and reliable financial support for relatives and beneficiaries living abroad.
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Finalist Slam Out Loud
Using the visual and performing arts to enable children in India from disadvantaged backgrounds to find their voice.
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Finalist Vocadian
Using voice AI to predict and manage fatigue risk, empowering a safer, healthier, and more productive workforce.
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Student Social Impact Track
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$75K Winner The Paal
Empowering smallholder farmers in India to harness the full potential of livestock farming.
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$25K Winner Brain Exercise Initiative
Preventing memory loss through cognitively-stimulating exercises.
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Finalist Blossom Academy
Creating pathways for underserved communities to develop digital skills, empowering them to access the evolving job market and boost their incomes.
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Finalist Dombelfarms
Providing access to high-quality agro products and technology-enhanced services to empower smallholder farmers feeding Africa.
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Recipient Lexi
Delivering real-time AI medical interpretation to the 30 million patients navigating language barriers in healthcare.
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Student Ingenuity Awards
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Winner AIRQUA
Transforming flood relief with air-generated water technology, delivering clean, safe water to families in urgent need during crises.
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Winner Pythia Diagnostics
Building a wearable device that predicts epileptic seizures by analyzing skin-released chemicals.
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Winner SAMI+
Equipping health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with AI-powered handheld ultrasounds, enhancing prenatal care.
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Winner SpiroSniff
Creating an affordable breathalyzer to detect lung cancer early, using sensors and AI for rapid, non-invasive, accessible screening.
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Winner Wyndergy
Harnessing wind power to increase range for electric vehicles and eliminate range anxiety.
