Posted on: Saturday, April 29, 2006
UH students win tech prize for water filtration system
Advertiser Staff
First prize in the University of Hawai'i's annual business plan competition went to a team of students for its plan to develop and market a high-efficiency, low-cost water filtration system that removes arsenic and other toxic heavy metals from municipal drinking water systems.
The team, whose company is called MicroNose Technology, received a $25,000 in cash for taking the top prize in the traditional category.
Other winners:
Second place ($10,000) in the traditional category went to Akamai Diagnostics, a medical device development company, that designs and markets disease detection devices.
Third place ($5,000) in the traditional category went to Aqua Pura for its system to eliminate groundwater pollution caused by organic compounds.
Top prize ($20,000) in the social enterprise category went to Searider Productions Studios, a digital media production company that works with teachers and alumni from the Searider Productions education program at Wai'anae High School to produce print, video, music and Internet products for the mid-level market in Hawai'i.
Top prize ($1,000) in the undergraduate category went to Hilo-based Na Leo Softball Academy, which will provide one-on- one and group instructions to young women on the Big Island.
