Cape Chamber celebrates innovation: meet the winners of the inaugural Academic Innovation Awards

The event celebrated groundbreaking innovations that have contributed to economic growth in the Western Cape.

Serving as a precursor to the Chamber's Industry Awards on June 10, the Academic Innovation Awards set the stage for the upcoming event, where awardees will be recognised based on criteria such as: Market acceptance, Peer Recognition, Novelty of Innovation, Scale of Industry Impact.

Meanwhile, CHEC CEO, Prof. Eugene Cloete, presented the Academic Innovation awards, with the following winners announced:

Category 1: University student Innovation Award

• Robyn Border - Report Buddy
• Alexandra Lutz - Milani Education
• Chiedza Vushe - FineApplePixels
• Jordan Smith - Cartell

Category 2: University spin off company of the year Award

• Tara Southey - TerraClim

https://youtu.be/x8z4NYIe0FA?si=7dDLJeYOBLCGcm0N

• Sarah Carroll - MariHealth Solutions

https://youtu.be/tDAwA6TzAXE?si=FR_tJy8RuHGEKHkj

• Gestél Kuyler - Nanosene (Pty) Ltd

https://youtu.be/XNQrda35zP8?si=ar3Q-9ZrIxWYwXqp

• Giancarlo Beukes and Gokul Nair - Impulse Biomedical

https://youtu.be/afPs7BArupc?si=9PcMVN5U6KtAQcme

Category 3: Societal Impact Award

• Prof Frank Tanser – SACEMA

Category 4: Outstanding academic achievement Award

• Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela