An app to analyse skin injuries and a ski handmade workshop win the Premi Emprèn! UB
The Biop AI project, which applies artificial intelligence innovating algorithms to analyse skin injuries and detect the presence of early melanoma, and the company Liken Skis, which commercializes skis that are unique due its artisan and exclusive features, awarded with the Premi Emprèn! UB in the 2018 edition. This award, given by the Barcelona Entrepreneurship Institute and the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona, aims to promote innovation and support entrepreneur ideas.
The Biop AI project, which applies artificial intelligence innovating algorithms to analyse skin injuries and detect the presence of early melanoma, and the company Liken Skis, which commercializes skis that are unique due its artisan and exclusive features, awarded with the Premi Emprèn! UB in the 2018 edition. This award, given by the Barcelona Entrepreneurship Institute and the Board of Trustees of the University of Barcelona, aims to promote innovation and support entrepreneur ideas.
Èric Matamoros, student of the Faculty of Biology at the UB, presented Biop AI, an app that delimits the presence of malignity in a skin spot and connects the patient with the experts through a telemedical service. Oriol Baró, from the IL3-UB higher university program on entrepreneruship, presented Liken Skis, unique for its quality skis. Clients can see the place where these are made, in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees.
Héctor Linares received an accessit for Howabout, an app that enables joining leisure activities and offer new ones. Isaac Cos received a special mention for Lyric, an online app to recommend books and spread culture. The company LAP Funerals, presented by Laura Alocén, obtained an accessit for the task of treating the loss of loved ones as homage to create positive memories.
Premi Emprèn! UB has two categories: to the best entrepreneur idea or business pre-project and to the best recently created company. All candidates who participated received a training including individual sessions with a tutor, after which they presented their business plan. After that, the winners and the accessits were chosen. The winners of both categories receive a 3,000 euro prize; and accessits receive 1,000 euros. The amount of money of the prizes has to be spent on the business project.