RAISE to Innovate: LIKHA 2024 Regional Pitching Competition

This year’s RAISE TO INNOVATE Pitching Competition included 12 finalists with innovative concepts on agriculture, fishery, health and nutrition, food technology, merchandising, and the electric industry. Before the final pitching, all 29 teams who submitted entries underwent workshops on business model development and effective pitching.

The pitching winners are as follows:

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 - ALZHEI Sensor by CSU Center for Nanoscience and Technology for Research and Entrepreneurship (Nano-CENTRE)

𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽 - RecoDex by CSU Center for Human-Computer Interaction (CHCI)

𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽 - Project Solumon by CSU College of Agriculture and Agri-Industries (CAA)

The winning pitch, ALZEI Sensor by Rey Marc T. Cumba, proposes developing a noninvasive early detection kit for Alzheimer's disease. It received the grand cash prize of Php 25,000, while the first and second runners-up received Php 15,000 and Php 10,000, respectively.  

Aside from the cash prizes, at least five (5) teams were committed with potential funding support from representatives of government agencies who sat as panelists.   

As echoed by CSU Vice President for Research, Development, Innovation, and Extension Jeffrey T. Dellosa, D.Eng., in his message, the pitching competition recognizes the value of technology development in addressing pressing issues, which CSU is also committed to as it strengthens its innovation and entrepreneurship pursuits.