Congratulation to Nanotechnology Engineering alumni Amr Abdelgawad (BASc 2016, Nanotechnology Engineering, MBET 2017) Youssef Helwa (BASc 2015, Nanotechnology Engineering, MASc 2017, electrical engineering), co-founders of NERv Technologies, and their colleagues, including Waterloo Engineering alumnus Abdallah El-Falou (MASc 2017, electrical engineering), for their latest win: first place in the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC).
This international pitch competition, held in the capital of Saudi Arabia saw more than 102,000 entrants from 187 countries compete for US $1 million in prizes and many valuable supports and services. With their first place win, NERv earned $500,000 US, support to expand into China, and in-kind support and services from a collection of EWC partners.
NERv has a patent pending on a sensory platform that detects post-surgical leaks from the gastrointestinal tract into the abdominal cavity within minutes. These leaks, known as anastomotic leaks, can cause potentially fatal problems for patients.
Read more about NERv’s successes on Wired, Betakit, and Innovation Factory news sites.