The second edition of the Emprende TFG & TFM Awards, promoted by the Science Park of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (PCUMH) and the Social Council of the UMH, has announced its winners. This program seeks to promote and reward innovative Final Degree (TFG) and Master's (TFM) projects by providing tools to guide and transform them into viable business ventures.
In the TFG category, the project Multimodal Deep Learning Architecture for Intelligent Triage of Thoracic Pathologies with Privacy by Design and Explainable AI, by Computer Engineering graduate Alejandro Coves, received 400 euros. The proposal Learning by Stopping: a mindfulness-based program for improving emotional competencies in gifted students aged 8 to 12, by Psychology graduate Alba Kursar, was awarded 300 euros.
In the TFM category, three prizes of 400 euros each were distributed. The first went to the project Creation of a New Men's Dermocosmetic Brand in the Spanish Market: Product Development, Regulatory Strategy, and Commercialization Plan, by Dermopharmacy and Cosmetics graduate Badr Belamia. The second prize was awarded to the initiative Zencore Gas, by the Master's in Business Administration and Management graduate Lucía Isabel Tajudeen. Finally, the third prize winner was Master's student in Dermopharmacy and Cosmetics Paula Vidal for her project Changes and Needs in Women's Skin According to Life Stage and Hormonal Changes.
In addition to financial support, the project promoters have benefited from specialized entrepreneurship training and have direct access to the PCUMH's entrepreneurship programs.
The jury for the TFM awards included Sergio Román, Director of the Business Financing and Development Area at PCUMH, and José María Gómez Gras, Secretary Director of the UMH Social Council and Professor of Business Organization at UMH. The jury for the TFG awards also included Javier Sancho, Director of the Entrepreneurship Area at PCUMH, along with the aforementioned members.
