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The ‘Signal Optimser’ innovation and was awarded £6,000 in the Queen’s University Belfast’s Dragons’ Den competition.

Orbit Materials received a £1,500 prize for the development of carbon-negative construction materials from waste residues and Rock N Roll received a £1,500 prize for developing a collapsible log-fence to prevent rotational falls in equestrian cross-country competitions.

The top Engineers in Business prize was awarded to the Augment Bionics team which developed the idea of designing and manufacturing affordable and functional bionic arms for use by amputees and people born without upper limbs.

An innovative drinks cup that can alert users if their drink has been spiked with drugs or excess alcohol has claimed top prize in Lancaster University’s engineering student entrepreneurship competition.

Five awards were sponsored by the Engineering in Business Fellowship (EIBF) to mark the Year of Engineering and in recognition of the importance of entrepreneurship in engineering at The University of the Highlands and Islands’ Business Competition

Unicorn Electrics, a young company comprised of students and recent graduates from City, University of London, have seen an opportunity for development and innovation in bike sharing.

BubbleMind helps autistic children to feel calm if they become stressed during their day to day life.

The winning innovation was an inexpensive, compostable sanitary towel made of cotton, potato, and tapioca, to help women stay in work and school and reduce the stigma of menstruation.