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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 inventive, commercially-relevant research ideas.
Comprised of two stages, the competition rewards new concepts, inventions, innovations, products and research outcomes from within QUT, with $25,000 in prizes available for ideas with commercial merit.
A robotic ultrasound technique for use in cancer treatment developed by Queensland University of Technology researcher Professor Christian Langton from the Faculty of Science was selected as the winner of the bluebox Ideas Competition for 2008.
First place ($10,000):
Professor Christian Langton – “A robotic ultrasound technique for use in cancer treatment” (Faculty of Science)
Runners up ($7,500):
Toby Gifford – “Interactive music software to accompany human musicians" (Faculty of Creative Industries)
Professor Nathan Efron, Nicola Pritchard and Katie Edwards – “A testing device to determine neuropathy” (Faculty of Health)
Finalist:
Reece Clothier and Duncan Greer – “An automated airspace guidance system” (Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering)
Notable mentions:
Ritwik Majumder – “Stability and control of microgrid” (Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering)
Sarah Bankins and Naomi Puchala – “Understanding, meeting and managing the expectations of different generations: Managers and graduates online learning product” (Faculty of Business)
Hugh Brown – “Musowiki.net” (Faculty of Creative Industries)
Associate Professor Neil King – “Developing an electronic device for monitoring appetite and health” (Faculty of Health)
Christian Flender – “Model-driven service engineering” (Faculty of Information Technology)
Professor Des Butler – “Air Gondwana” (Faculty of Law)
Dr Tristan Croll and Dr Sean Richards – “A next-generation model of full thickness skin” (Faculty of Science)
More information can be found in the bluebox Ideas Competition winners announcement press release. (pdf)
2008 bluebox Ideas Competition proudly sponsored by:
