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| − | <p>This page is used by the judges to evaluate your team for the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Medals">medal criterion</a> or <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Awards"> award listed below</a>. </p> | + | </style> |
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| | + | <p>After meeting with our local wastewater treatment plant, we learned that there would likely be a high demand for our project in the wastewater treatment industry. A bacteria that is able to break down fat would significantly help reduce costs, so wastewater treatment plants would probably be willing to invest in it. Our wastewater treatment plant in High River has already expressed interest in using our bacteria, and we have discussed locations where it would be possible for us to integrate our bacteria into the existing system. We have also met with a representative from Cargill to see how our project could be used in their facilities, and they are excited about working with us. Additionally, Amino Labs has created individual synthetic biology kits which are available for people to use at home, and they are interested in collaborating with us to incorporate our bacteria into their product. </p> |
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| − | <h3>Best Supporting Entrepreneurship Special Prize</h3>
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| − | In previous years, iGEM had an entrepreneurship track. Teams were encouraged to build projects and focus on commercializing their work. We have now moved to an award as the best work in this area may come from teams who are not solely focused on entrepreneurship.
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| − | <p>The Best Supporting Entrepreneurship award recognizes exceptional effort to build a business case and commercialize an iGEM project. This award is open to all teams to show that entrepreneurship is something all teams can aspire to do with their project. This award can go to an new project, or to a previous project that a team aimed to commercialize. Have you filed a provisional patent on your project/device/process? Have you raised money to build and ship products? Have you pitched your idea to investors and received money? As always in iGEM, the aim is to impress the judges!
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| − | To compete for the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Awards">Best Supporting Entrepreneurship prize</a>, please describe your work on this page and also fill out the description on the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Judging_Form">judging form</a>.
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| − | You must also delete the message box on the top of this page to be eligible for this prize.
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| − | <h3>Inspiration</h3>
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| − | <p>You can look at what other teams did to get some inspiration! <br />
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| − | <li><a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Sydney_Australia">2016 Sydney Australia</a></li>
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| − | <li><a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Pasteur_Paris">2016 Pasteur Paris</a></li>
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| − | <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:UCC_Ireland">2014 UCC Ireland</a></li>
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| − | <li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Imperial">2014 Imperial College London</a></li>
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| − | If your team is seriously considering commercializing and looking into building a company after the competition, you may want to look at how you are going to protect your work and secure investment. Investors will usually require some form of intellectual protection, so you may want to investigate how to apply for a patent or provisional patent in your country and region before disclosing your project at iGEM. Remember that you can only be evaluated in iGEM based on what you share on your wiki and at the Jamboree, so any work you don't present can't count towards your project. </p>
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After meeting with our local wastewater treatment plant, we learned that there would likely be a high demand for our project in the wastewater treatment industry. A bacteria that is able to break down fat would significantly help reduce costs, so wastewater treatment plants would probably be willing to invest in it. Our wastewater treatment plant in High River has already expressed interest in using our bacteria, and we have discussed locations where it would be possible for us to integrate our bacteria into the existing system. We have also met with a representative from Cargill to see how our project could be used in their facilities, and they are excited about working with us. Additionally, Amino Labs has created individual synthetic biology kits which are available for people to use at home, and they are interested in collaborating with us to incorporate our bacteria into their product.
