Three teams will compete in VentureFest
THREE teams of innovative young Scots are getting ready to do battle when they pitch their creative ideas to tackle the global problem of air pollution.
They will do so in front of some of the country’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors at Venturefest Scotland – Scotland’s annual innovation summit – on Thursday.
The teams, known as Futuristic 5, Ninions and Project Airtech, were the winning trio at VentureJam 2016, the official youth strand for Venturefest, which took place on August 5-7 at Glasgow Science Centre.
The innovative hackathon-style event saw teams of young people aged 14-20 years design and develop innovative new ideas to help improve Scotland’s air quality.
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