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Building ideas from concept to commercialisation
The bluebox Ideas Competition is a university-wide event that encourages QUT students, staff and researchers to investigate commercialisation pathways for commercially-relevant ideas.
Comprised of two stages, the competition rewards new ideas, concepts, product innovations and other suitable research outcomes from within QUT, with prizes of $10,000 (first place), $5,000 (second place) and $2,500 (third place) available for ideas with commercial merit.
2009 bluebox Ideas Competition results:
First place ($10,000):
• Chengtie Wu / Yin Xiao – “Bioactive glass scaffolds for bone repair” – Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering / Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Second place ($5,000):
• Kimble Dunster – “Lockouts for pneumatic, hydraulic and gas sources” – Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
Third place ($2,500):
• Andy Brader – “3G remote desktops” – Faculty of Creative Industries / Institute of Creative Industries and Innovation
Finalist:
• Jacob Redrup / Todd Malseed / Luke Ceccato / Dennis Damsma – “SmileyTeeth” – Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
More information can be found in the bluebox Ideas Competition winners press release.
