The Mark Ain Business Model Competition, established in 2007, provides aspiring student entrepreneurs at the University of Rochester an opportunity to present their business idea (in any industry) and compete for $13,500 in cash prizes.
1st Place: RHM Innovations Inc. – Brandon Davis ’23 (PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Courtney Burris ’23 (PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering)
2nd Place: Photonect – Juniyali Nauriyal ’23 (PhD, ECE),
Sushant Kumar ’24 (PhD, Optics)
3rd Place: Bio-Spire – Amanda Adams ’22 (BS, Biomedical Engineering), Maria Schapfel ’23 (BS, Molecular Genetics), Tiana Saloman ’22 (BS, Biomedical Engineering), Tracey Moyston ’22 (BS, Biomedical Engineering), Anca Frasineau ’22 (BS/BA, Molecular Genetics and Chemistry)
Finalist: Bubble Trouble – Michael Lee ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Warish Orko ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Samuel C. Marquet ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Mark Truskinovsky ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering)
Finalist: ScrewIT Kit – Abbi Miller ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Allison Coon ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Sylvia Zhong ’22 (MS, Biomedical Engineering), Haotian Li ’22 (MS, TEAM)