Algal Scientific wins $500K prize in Accelerate Michigan Innovation competition

Posted on November 16, 2012

The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced its winners last night in both the student and company categories.

Algal Scientific Corp. took the $500,000 company award. Here are the rest of the student and company awards:

Company Winners
Overall
$500K – Algal Scientific Corporation
$100K – nanoMAG, LLC
$50K – InPore Technologies
Industry Awards – $25K
Life Sciences – BioSavita
Medical Device – BREONICS
Next Gen Mfg – Coliant Corporation
Advanced Trans – Eco-Fueling
IT – Ideomed
Advanced Materials – InfiChem Polymers
Alternative Energy – Ornicept
Product & Service – Protean Payment
People’s Choice Award – $10K
Retia Medical

Student Winners
1st place
Kymeira Advanced Materials of U-M
2nd place
Lemon Peel of Hope College
3rd place
SkySpecs, LLC of U-M