海角社区 Startup Team Selected as One of the Ten Incredible Semi-finalists for the 2016 Skolar Award
Co-founders of the , a spin-off venture from the 海角社区 Department of Chemistry, have been selected as one of the ten incredible semi-finalists to compete for a 鈧�100,000 prize in the 2016 Skolar Award competition. Dr. Cristina Mottillo, post-doctoral researcher and CSO of ACSYNAM, Inc., will be representing the team by presenting a three-minute science pitch to a panel of judges and an audience from non-scientific backgrounds. The team鈥檚 start-up focuses on redesigning the synthesis of porous materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by using supercritical carbon dioxide as a green, non-toxic, and recyclable solvent.
The is part of the Science Track聽 at the Slush 2016 startup event, which takes place annually in Helsinki and this year will be held November 30-December 1, 2016. Slush is an international event bringing together startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists to network and compete for monetary prizes. The Skolar Award is open to post-docs within five years of obtaining their PhD. The competition aims to encourage the pursuit of groundbreaking scientific proposals, and is designed to bridge the gap between academia and business.
Caption: The co-founders of ACSYNAM, Inc. from left to right: Christopher Nickels, Dr. Cristina Mottillo, Dr. CJ Li, Dr. Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰, and Simon Girard.