MAHE students created a Farmers App, a mobile platform that will assist farmers in getting their products to more profitable markets.

J Herbert Smith Centre announces Global Technology Solutions pitch winners (unb.ca)

The University of New Brunswick’s J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with M-GoK Bioincubator of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Manipal, India), announced the winners of the Global Technology Solutions (GTS) program during the final pitch event, which took place virtually on April 23.

GTS is a unique four-month program that unites students from the Manipal Academy and UNB. The program offers students a global perspective as they work to solve some of today’s toughest technology challenges. The program’s first cohort gathered 10 students from MAHE and five from UNB from a wide range of disciplines spanning medicine, dentistry, entrepreneurship, computer science, mechanical engineering and biotechnology.

Students worked in teams to develop innovative solutions to problems within the food security, health innovation, mobility and transportation, potable water, or renewable energy sectors.

Farmers App, a mobile platform that will assist farmers in getting their products to more profitable markets, won the “Greatest Social Impact” award.