Edition I – 2020

Year 2020 IES ESPOL Organization BIODYNAMICS Amount Awarded $15,182.08 Problem: During shrimp production, almost half of the feed supplied is wasted because there is no way to know its size and weight due to the turbidity of the water. Solution Create a non-invasive biomass estimation technology using acoustic signals for aquatic environments.

Year 2020 IES UDA Organization TRATURAL Amount Awarded $19,674.00 Problem: In the automotive sector there are very few products made in Ecuador, with high costs for students and society in general. Solution National manufacturing of an economical electric motorcycle, with functional characteristics, using electricity as a source of renewable energy for mobility.

Year 2020 IES ESPE Highspeed Organization Awarded Amount $39,600.00 Problem: There is currently a lot of insecurity in child mobility in Ecuador. Solution Smart stops will be created in bus and transport cooperatives, which provide real-time information on their arrival time through an application. This will allow the implementation of mechanisms for a

Year 2020 IES IKIAM Organization Magic Flavors Awarded Amount $32,488.00 Problem: The use of waste from the cocoa activity is not used to generate innovative Ecuadorian products Solution Obtain high quality functional extracts from the waste from the cocoa activity of Kichwa communities. These extracts must present a benefit

Year 2020 IES UTA Alimentarte Organization Awarded Amount $6,000.00 Problem: To consume the Andean Lupine, (chocho), it must go through a “debittering” process that eliminates the alkaloid, which consumes approximately 63 liters of water and this generates high losses of solids. Currently, the traditional debittering method affects the level of digestibility of the

Year 2020 IES ESPOCH Skylife Organization Awarded Amount $40,000.00 Problem: Rural areas do not have high-speed internet that allows them to study or work from home in the current health crisis. Solution Hybrid connectivity solution, which combines wireless and GPON technologies, to provide high-speed internet service to areas

Year 2020 IES UPS Organization Grupo Cartopel Amount Awarded $38,910.00 Problem: For the construction of packaging, bearings are vital elements in the mill presses, a failure not detected in time can cause hours of downtime of the presses, affecting productivity of the company. Solution Acceleration measurement sensors will be implemented

Year 2020 IES PUCE Organization Minkafab Awarded Amount $38,000.00 Problem: In the Ecuadorian market there is no 3D printer that can be easily assembled by all types of users. Solution A redesign of a nationally manufactured 3D printer, as a DIY (Do it Yourself) kit, so that this machine can be easily assembled by the client

Year 2020 IES USFQ Republican Cocoa Organization Amount Awarded $10,000.00 Problem: Determine the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in cocoa production in the community of Vinces, in order to reduce the associated environmental impact. Solution Application of methodologies that allow measuring, documenting and making transparent the actions of