Winning Innovations at ITEX 2023
Our staff and winning inventors gathered for a group photo with Professor Matthew Nicholson, Senior Vice President (Research and Operations), Monash University Malaysia (last row, 7th from right)
3 gold, 5 silver - their achievements are truly commendable.
Congratulations to our researchers and graduate research students for their outstanding inventions at the 34th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2023 held from 11-12 May 2023. The exhibition had one goal in sight: to bring together some of the best ideas from around the world.
ITEX 2023 continues to set the stage as a platform where inventors and investors meet to catalyse ideas into commercially viable realities. Jointly organised by the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) and C.I.S Network Sdn Bhd (C.I.S), the exhibition has since become the region’s most visible international platform for inventions and innovations, with a wide range of classifications featuring close to 500 inventions and attracting 5,261 visitors from 75 countries in 2022.
All eight Monash University Malaysia inventions received awards at the event:
Gold Award
| Inventors | Invention |
|---|---|
| Dr Joash Tan Ban Lee, Wong Li Wen | An injectable nanocomposite hydrogel-based tissue scaffold |
| Associate Professor Siow Lee Fong, Wong Shi Ern, Kirsty Anne Illingworth, Dr Lee Yee Ying, Dr Thoo Yin Yin, Dr Michelle Yap Khai Khun | PLANT B |
| Dr Narendra Pamidi, Ts Alwin Kumar Rathinam, Associate Professor Dr Lakshmi Selvaratnam, Associate Professor Dr Rajesh Singh, Associate Professor Ts Dr Lee Yun Li | Motorised Probe Holder for Positioning Accuracy in Medical Ultrasound Scanning (MUPH) |
Silver Award
| Inventors | Invention |
|---|---|
| Dr Patrick Ho Wan Chuan, Lo Zhi En Special Award: Dr Patrick Ho won the Pitch4Fund, and his invention was selected to join an acceleration program by Indelible Ventures (Kevin Brockland) to launch and grow the invention/product. | Indoor Navigation Mobile Application |
| Dr Patrick Tan Hock Siew, Soffi Law Kei Kei | CampySalDeTECT |
| Ir Ts Dr Joanne Lim Mun Yee, Dr Lim Jun Yi, Liew Chan Yue, Lim Yun Mun, Dr Ricky Sutopo, Ku Nurul Fatiah Binti Ku Mamat | DroneHub, DHub |
| Associate Professor Choo Wee Sim, Gayan Chandrajith Vidana Gamage, Professor Emily Goh Joo Kheng | Super Purple and Blue |
| Dr Tan Wen Shan, Wong Zheng Hao, Mohammad Rafaquat Alam | Teniaga - Peer-to-peer energy trading with blockchain |
Congratulations to all award recipients! We eagerly anticipate witnessing the continued journey of your research endeavours as you embark on new horizons and explore even greater possibilities.
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