„Mój Pomysł na Biznes” (transl. My Business Idea) – competition results

Consistent with the idea of sustainable development, innovative, and related to issues realized as a part of Priority Research Areas. Pieces awarded in the XVIII edition of the competition “Mój Pomysł na Biznes” (transl. My Business Idea) are exactly like this. The jury, chaired by his magnificence Rector of the Silesian University of Technology Professor Arkadiusz Mężyk PhD, DSc, decided to award 8 out of 40 submitted works.

There are five concepts proposed by students and PhD candidates on the podium. 

1st place was won by a team: Nikolina Poranek, Adrian Czajkowski (Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering) for the device CAVIO. It is the first-ever device for head skin and facial hair cavitation peeling. On the market, there is a lack of specialist devices in peeling and cleansing skin with hair, and especially there is no device which you can use safely at home. The device utility model was reported to the Patent Office, it was connected with developing a device tip that resembles a comb and allows proper use on the head and other hairy skin.

2nd place: Anna Słaboń (Faculty of Biomedical Engineering) for the development of a model and printing with incremental technology of a prosthesis for a dog after total amputation of the right front paw. In the practice of veterinary clinics, it is often necessary for animals to have a limb amputated as a result of a rapidly and strongly progressing infection. As a result, the anthropometric distribution of the body is disturbed, and a rotation of the spine ensues. This can even lead to degenerative changes in the future. Thanks to constructing virtual models based on a previously made scan, it is possible to modify them many times without the need to invest in printing a prototype each time. In this way, we reduce the time spent on fitting, printing and the money we would have spent on preparing the prototype.

2nd place was also won by Artur Budzyński (Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering) for his SPA (System Predicting Accidents). It is a system that, using machine learning, classifies whether an accident will occur in a given place at a given time. The system is supposed to use a learned model, that has been trained based on past accident data, weather or traffic volume. Based on this, the learned model gives real-time information that the probability of an accident is increasing. Such information is useful for people in the traffic management centre. 

3rd place was won by Szymon Klepacz (Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science) S Automation, Services and Production. The business aims to program modern PLCs that control the work of production lines, design mechanics and build automated industrial machines for the entire automated industry, including the automotive, food, pharmaceutical, aviation and fuel industries.

3rd place was also won by the team: Justyna Koloch (Faculty of Organisation and Management) Łukasz Kościelniak, Bolesław Dziedzic (Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science) ARTE - A trading platform bringing together artists, people who appreciate art and originality of products. Arte is a modern trading platform that enables the sale and purchase of handicrafts, antiques, hand-decorated porcelain, jewellery and all kinds of artists' creations. Arte makes it possible to discover the talents of unknown artists by providing them with a place (website, app) where they can sell their works. At the same time, the app promotes handicrafts, helps people affected by the pandemic who are trying to make money from home, helps local businesses and anyone who feels artistic but does not know how to promote their work.

Three distinctions were also awarded in the competition. They were given to Anna Wieczorek, Wojciech Michalik (Faculty of Organization and Management) for Old Garage in New Style, Joanna Jakubiec (Faculty of Materials Engineering) for Firma Jak – projektowanie (transl. Company How – design), realization and sale of jewellery, and Karolina Marszał (Faculty of Chemistry) for using 360 degrees cameras in architecture. 

According to the regulations, cash prizes will be allocated for the implementation of business projects. “Mój Pomysł na Biznes” (transl. My Business Idea) competition supports the development of academic entrepreneurship among employees, students and graduates of the Silesian University of Technology. The promoted projects are based on sustainable technologies, creating innovative products and services, and providing jobs in the implementation phase.

The 19th edition of the competition will start in March 2022. 

Student Career Office, as a coordinator, provides detailed information about the “Mój Pomysł na Biznes” (transl. My Business Idea) (www.kariera.polsl.pl)