SMT Technologies Innovation Challenge Trophy was jointly organized by SMT Technologies and AIMST University on 19th May 2016 to close the gap between the industry and academia and also to promote innovations in academic research. The competition was focused to motivate, encourage and celebrate valuable innovations in the global market and award conceptual ideas that address the current and future needs of equipment’s in our daily life, especially solutions to the challenges in the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, healthcare, biotechnology, engineering and education that positively impact the global economy and ease the daily life of common people.
Mr. PK Kang Alex, Group CEO & Executive Director, SMT Technologies with Prof. Ravichandran Manickam, Vice Chancellor & CEO, AIMST University and participants.
The following were won by the participants from AIMST University for their outstanding conceptual ideas.
Best Innovator: Joan Lim Jia Zuan, FECT, AIMST University for her excellent concept on Polyfacet, a supporting wheel chair for the disabled.
First Runner Up: Namani Srilahari, Saravana Selvan, Douglas Ling Jit Shen, Cheng Tsu Yang, Suen Wei, FECT, for her concept on S Band. Its time to care, its time for a change.
Second Runner Up: Leng May Hue, FECT, for her concept on aquaponic gardening.
Contributed by: Mr. Girish Kumar, AIMST University, Malaysia.
Source: AIMST E-Bulletin Volume II Issue II (July 2016)