Previous Competitions
See below for a list of previous competitions and winners of the Innovation Challenge at Manhattan University, plus testimonies from past participants.
Josue Encarnacion, Second Place Winner, 2020The Innovation Challenge was the perfect stage to demonstrate the skills needed to bring forth a business idea into real world application
2019
First Place Winner
QuickMech
Karthik Maddur (Engineering Student), Praise Omipanle (Engineering Student), Kishan Thakurdin (Engineering Student)
Second Place Winner
Button Blitz
Thomas Englert (Engineering Student), Chris Garritano (Engineering Student), Nicole Miller (Business Student), Gianna Pavone (Engineering Student)
Third Place Winner
UnLink
Lauryn Hughes (Business Student), Grace McNamara (Business Student), Grace Taggart (Business Student), Caroline Voigt (Business Student)
Caroline Voight, Third Place Winner, 2019“The Innovation Challenge was a great catalyst towards our progress on our entry, as well as other entrepreneurial endeavors we plan on starting in the future.”
Benjamin Akyereko, Participant, 2017The Innovation Challenge was really the push I needed to start working on my plans for a future business.
Michael Mackay, First Place Winner, 2016The Innovation Challenge helped me out tremendously, simply by putting a stamp of approval for my idea. Most importantly, the innovation competition taught me to pursue my ideas fiercely and take more risks.
Lauren Masucci, Participant, 2014The Innovation Challenge opened a door of opportunity for me. Since then, I initiated the patent process for the idea and have built upwards since then.
Allen Folk , Third Place Winner, 2013The Innovation Challenge was a great experience because it allowed us as engineers to think about the business aspect of things.