ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Insight,
the applied spectral knowledge company, has announced the winners
of its inaugural Grant Program. Winners have earned awards ranging
from $5,000 to $20,000 USD in Ocean Insight products.
From improving cancer detection to addressing climate change,
winners are embracing optical sensing technologies.
The Ocean Insight Grant Program launched in October 2020, attracting hundreds of entries from
leading universities, research institutions and technology
start-ups representing more than 50 different countries. Winning
proposals were selected for their technical merit, practical
application, and advancement of initiatives that improve health,
safety or the environment.
"From improving cancer detection to addressing climate change,
our Grant Program winners are embracing the use of optical sensing
technologies to take on major challenges," said Henry Langston, Chief Commercial Officer for
Ocean Insight. "Selecting just a handful of top entries from among
the many remarkable and inspirational submissions was truly
challenging. Congratulations to all the participants."
Here are the winners:
- Inspiration Award (Gold), $20,000 in products – Izmir Biomedicine and
Genome Center, Izmir, Turkey;
submitted by Arif Engin Cetin, for a proposal to improve the
therapeutic response of cancer patients to drug treatments
- Merit Award (Silver), $10,000 in products – Amplified Sciences,
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA;
submitted by Diana Caldwell and
Rajesh Ummadesitti, Ph.D., for a proposal to improve early
diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
- Merit Award (Silver), $10,000 in products – Chalmers University of Technology,
Gothenburg, Sweden; submitted by
Santiago Arellano, for a proposal to
analyze aerosol and cloud particles for better understanding of
their impact on the atmosphere
- Finalist Award (Bronze), $5,000 in products – Biko Biolabs, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; submitted by
Kelsey Sakimoto, for a proposal to
break down bulk and microplastic waste into benign carbon feedstock
chemicals
- Finalist Award (Bronze), $5,000 in products – Northwest A&F
University, Xianyang Shaanxi,
China; submitted by Baofeng
Su, for a proposal to develop a remote monitoring system
that addresses environmental deterioration and crop health
- Finalist Award (Bronze), $5,000 in products – Texas
A&M University, College Station, Texas, Texas; submitted by Zi
Jing Wong, for a proposal to develop novel nanophotonics
sensors for coronavirus detection
- Finalist Award (Bronze), $5,000 in products -- Université des
Antilles, Schoelcher, France; submitted by Paule Salvin, for a proposal to use
electrochemical methods to depollute wetland and aquatic areas
For more information, contact marketing@oceaninsight.com, visit
OceanInsight.com or call +1 727-733-2447.
Ocean Insight is the Applied Spectral Knowledge company. We
partner with customers to unlock the unknown, leveraging the power
of light to build a safer, cleaner, healthier world. Our modular
spectrometers, multispectral sensors and fiber optic accessories
comprise a flexible toolkit for experimentation and discovery.
Ocean Insight has locations throughout the United States, Europe, India
and China. The company is a
subsidiary of Halma plc, a global group of life-saving technology
companies. Halma is a FTSE 100 company (LSE: HLMA) with over 6,300
employees in more than 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Ocean Insight is
part of Halma's Environmental and Analysis sector,
which focuses on products and technologies for analysis in
environmental safety and life sciences markets.
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