Top 5 Finalists

NameTitle
Victor KimaruKilimo Fly: An IoT-Based Decision Support System for BSF Farmers
Oluwaseun AraromiMed Tech: Parkison's disease werable
Mou-wei ChangAcoustic Sensing-Based Smart Inhaler for Lung Drug Deposition Estimation and Early Asthma Risk Detection
Montserrat Ramirez Del AngelMagnetic Skin System for Voice Disorders
Emmanuel MasundiLUNA-DRONE KENYA

Top 10 Finalists

NameTitle
Youbin ZhengA Painless Wearable Microneedle Patch for Real-Time Sodium Monitoring
Victor KimaruKilimo Fly: An IoT-Based Decision Support System for BSF Farmers
Shane SwartThe development of an electrochemical- based biosensor for the detection of FABP3: Towards a point-of-care device for rapid detection of acute myocardial infarction
Oluwaseun AraromiMed Tech: Parkison's disease werable
Johannes KohserMOST – Mobile Optical Sensor Technic
Hana LisalovaFUNBRUSH®: Antifouling Nanocoating for Reliable Label-Free Biosensing in Real-World Complex Samples
Jalal AhmedAI Powered Wearable Multi-Sensor Patch for Sleep Apnea Detection and Management
Mou-wei ChangAcoustic Sensing–Based Smart Inhaler for Lung Drug Deposition Estimation and Early Asthma Risk Detection
Montserrat Ramirez Del AngelMagnetic Skin System for Voice Disorders
Emmanuel MasundiLUNA-DRONE KENYA

Competition Rules

  • Proposal Submissions are now closed.
  • The judging and mentoring panel will consist of entrepreneurs and industry experts who will first short list ten candidates from the submissions.
  • The ten candidates will be mentored to understand the market potential of their idea, guidance towards pitch talk, understanding of budgeting and financial resources amongst others. This will be from April to August 2026.
  • 31st July 2026: The ten candidates will be required to submit to the panel their improved proposal (6-slides worked out pitch) including market survey and plans to commercialise.
  • August 17, 2026: the panel of experts will further shortlist the ten candidates to 5 finalists who will be asked to attend the Sensors Conference 2026 at Rotterdam, Netherlands and deliver the 10 minutes pitch talk to the panel of experts.
  1. Friday, July 31, 2026
    Improved Proposal

    Top 10 Candidates

  2. Monday, August 17, 2026
    Top 5 Finalists Notification

Awards

The two award winners will be assigned a mentor to help build their venture. The mentor will be assigned based on the domain in sensors and also the requirement of the award winner.