Congratulations to Andy Tsai, Jinting Zhu, Carol Lee and Peter Guan! The group, sponsored by the Radio Science Lab, have just been announced the winners of the NYC Big Idea competition. They will receive a $15,000 prize in addition to 6 months of free office space in New York City in which to launch their business. The winning business venture, ReFlex, was one of two selected out of more then 150 submitted business ideas.
“Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the winning entrepreneur teams of NYC Next Idea, the second annual global business plan competition that encourages innovative business ventures to launch and operate in New York City. Two winning teams were selected from a competitive and diverse applicant pool with more than 150 business plans submitted from 30 countries.”
“The Undergraduate track winner, ReFleX, from University of British Columbia in Vancouver, developed a flexible and affordable multi-patient wireless heart monitoring system that can be implemented in clinics or hospitals of any size. Created by a team of four engineers, the remote wireless system monitors patients’ heartbeat and temperature and can provide real-time updates to healthcare professionals, increasing the efficiency of medical operations while enhancing the quality of patient care.”
For the more information on the competition and the full article visit the New York City Economic Development Corp. website.