The Pharmasave Business Competition awards a third-year Waterloo School of Pharmacy student team a $5,000 prize for an innovative business model in the field of pharmacy.
“Every year, the Pharmasave Business Competition proves pharmacists can be entrepreneurs. Our course and the competition are unique to the School and provide students with the opportunity to practice the skills of entrepreneurship while interacting with the robust start-up ecosystem in our community,” says Dean Pacey, adjunct lecturer at the School of Pharmacy.
Students work in teams to develop a startup that solves a current health care issue aligned with Ontario health care regulations. Students pitch their ideas to a panel of pharmacists, entrepreneurs and financial advisors.
The winning team — Iryna Zhyrnova, Amanda Nicole Helka and Alli Meyer — took the title with their business, URinCharge. The team focused on connecting patients and pharmacists to solve urgent women’s health issues.
Iryna Zhyrnova, Amanda Nicole Helka and Alli Meyer
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