Illinois Institute of Technology, a premier, global, technology-focused university located in Chicago, announces three finalists for its Chicago Innovation Challenge (CIC). Winners will receive a cash award and access to the mHUB, a new innovation center focused on physical product development and manufacturing.
The CIC, sponsored by the Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, The Folgeson Family Foundation, the Coleman Foundation and the mHUB had three categories created:
- Currently enrolled Illinois Tech students
- Students currently enrolled in colleges and universities with a physical presence in Chicago
- Student currently enrolled in a CPS High School or CPS Charter High School
The Semifinalists from the three categories are:
High School Category
| Business Idea Title | School Name | Team Members |
| SmatVest | Von Steuben | Anita Kulasic |
| iBuilder: iOS native app builder | Von Steuben | Mirza Baig |
| The ElecCyclonic | Perspectives MSA | David Wells Kaaria Spencer Eseroghene Omene |
Other School Category
| Business Idea Title | University Name | Team Members |
| 3Dimes Designs | DePaul University | Keyante Aytch |
| Emurse | Loyola University Chicago | Jonah Murray |
| Arriyo | University of Illinois at Chicago | Jaime Manriquez |
| Rodencia | University of Illinois at Chicago | Jessica Miller Ariel Bennick |
| SpiderSense | University of Illinois at Chicago | Victor Mateevitsi |
Illinois Tech Category
| BUSINESS IDEA TITLE | UNIVERSITY NAME | TEAM MEMBERS |
| Latona Therapeutics | Illinois Institute of Technology | Dylan Nichols Yusheng He Daniel Young Wenqiang Liu |
| Navigational Aid Product | Illinois Institute of Technology | Karen Castillo Venika Jarvis |
| Social Buying | Illinois Institute of Technology | Jaime Sanchez |
| HubRoad – on the road to success | Illinois Institute of Technology | Louise Siaud Guillaume Boulanger Quentin Bayart Florian Wahl |
| A Safe Route Indicator | Illinois Institute of Technology | Pratyusha Mudrakarta Elizabeth Rebello |