Anti-doping test wins prestigious awards
Date posted: Friday 18 Dec 2009
A tamper-proof drug testing kit developed by a team of Swinburne University students has been recognised with two first place business planning awards.
DoubleTamperGuardTM (DTG), a business venture that will provide improved security in the collection and transportation of samples for anti-doping authorities, won the students over $33,000 in cash and prizes at the John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge (JHEC) and a further $5,000 at the Swinburne Venture Cup.
The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation students, Peter Bareš, Paul Sharkey, Sasha Fichera and Travis Hardy, believe the DTG system will be the best solution for drug testing and detection in sport.
“The DTG system is specifically designed to suit the needs of world anti-doping agencies. The security features of the design ensures the sterility of the container prior to use, greater traceability, and ease of laboratory use compared to the competitor’s current offering,” team leader Peter Bares said.
“Anything that proves no one has tampered with the sample when you open the container for the first time, and allows you to lock it up again so it can go all the way through the chain of custody, has got to be a winner.”
As part of their JHEC win, the students will represent Australia in the 2010 Global Moot Corp competition held in Texas, USA.
“The Moot Corp competition is considered the ‘Super Bowl’ of business plan competitions – it is very prestigious. There is a lot of hard work ahead but it is a great venue to officially launch DTG to the world,” Bareš said.
“We are up against around 40 teams and some of the best universities in the world, but we have the drive to step up to the challenge and give it our best shot.”
Serial entrepreneur, Bares said that his master degree validates his extensive business experience.
“Before I began at Swinburne, I was in the dark ages about a lot of business concepts but the course helped me learn and refine a lot of new skills,” he said.
“Plus, without it I would never have met my DTG team mates. Each of the team members has definite business strengths and experience which contributed strongly to our wins.”
JHEC is Australia’s only national new venture competition for tertiary students designed to increase the rate of success for new business ventures.
The Venture Cup is a business planning competition for teams of Swinburne students. The competition allows entrepreneurial students to develop innovative concepts into realistic business plans and operational companies.
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DoubleTamperGuardTM (DTG), a business venture that will provide improved security in the collection and transportation of samples for anti-doping authorities, won the students over $33,000 in cash and prizes at the John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge (JHEC) and a further $5,000 at the Swinburne Venture Cup.
The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation students, Peter Bareš, Paul Sharkey, Sasha Fichera and Travis Hardy, believe the DTG system will be the best solution for drug testing and detection in sport.
“The DTG system is specifically designed to suit the needs of world anti-doping agencies. The security features of the design ensures the sterility of the container prior to use, greater traceability, and ease of laboratory use compared to the competitor’s current offering,” team leader Peter Bares said.
“Anything that proves no one has tampered with the sample when you open the container for the first time, and allows you to lock it up again so it can go all the way through the chain of custody, has got to be a winner.”
As part of their JHEC win, the students will represent Australia in the 2010 Global Moot Corp competition held in Texas, USA.
“The Moot Corp competition is considered the ‘Super Bowl’ of business plan competitions – it is very prestigious. There is a lot of hard work ahead but it is a great venue to officially launch DTG to the world,” Bareš said.
“We are up against around 40 teams and some of the best universities in the world, but we have the drive to step up to the challenge and give it our best shot.”
Serial entrepreneur, Bares said that his master degree validates his extensive business experience.
“Before I began at Swinburne, I was in the dark ages about a lot of business concepts but the course helped me learn and refine a lot of new skills,” he said.
“Plus, without it I would never have met my DTG team mates. Each of the team members has definite business strengths and experience which contributed strongly to our wins.”
JHEC is Australia’s only national new venture competition for tertiary students designed to increase the rate of success for new business ventures.
The Venture Cup is a business planning competition for teams of Swinburne students. The competition allows entrepreneurial students to develop innovative concepts into realistic business plans and operational companies.
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