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2019 Global Entrepreneur Challenge Finalists

BigToto – Valdivia, Chile Franco Toneatti, Paulina Álvarez, Rodrigo Obando, Daniel Fernández, Javiera Teuber Universidad Austral de Chile

The aquaculture industry is facing important challenges worldwide in order to improve the productivity of their processes and become more environmentally friendly. Consumers are increasingly questioning this industry because of the use of antibiotics on fish farming processes. BigToto is a platform that uses a Triple Helix Model to deal with these types of problems. BigToto creates simpler, more effective nanobody solutions, especially focused to boost yields, while being environmentally friendly.

Bioma - Nuevo León, México Kattya Fernanda Serrano Rodríguez, Eugenia Morales Carrillo, Ana Verónica Maciel López Tecnológico de Monterrey

Bioma aspires to change the way the world makes plastic, solving the outgrowing problem of plastic pollution. Using fruit waste, and with the help of naturally occurring soil bacteria, we can produce a 100% biodegradable polymer that can be manufactured into functional bioplastic.

Caressoma – Winterthur, Switzerland Sophia Borowka, Jana Maes, Michelle Koschorke ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Caressoma is stirring up the medical world. Innovating with latest medical technology and machine learning, we are working on a full-fledged solution to prevent sports injuries in high performance sports. With SonIt, we are at the forefront of what can be done for training and team line-up optimization because we quantify the so far unpredictable occurrence and evolution of injuries. GetCared - Sydney, Australia Irene Hsieh, Chelsea Jane University of Technology, Sydney GetCared is a platform where customers find the best dental deals, and dentists attract and retain customers by offering the best dental deals to boost their business downtime.

Hbenjoy - Zhengzhou, China Yanyan Ren, Xiaoyu Liu, Yuhua Hu, Fukun Li, Yan Huang Sias University

Hbenjoy is an exclusive elite development planning expert. Hbenjoy offers both a “value platform” and “identity space” for the interaction of the new generation. This platform is intended for young people to utilize their spare time and transferable skills to encourage different people to enhance their capability, provide a voice to the new generation, and make the world a more open and inclusive place. Our purpose is to “create values with interests.” Hbenjoy is making the world's “Everymanism IP” easier.

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