A team of Tsinghua SIGS students took home first place in the current student category at the final round of the 2020 Shenzhen Dreamcatcher Cup Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest held on October 30. This is the second consecutive year that SIGS student teams have won the honor. The SIGS Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center was also awarded Excellent Organization Award as co-organizer of the event.
SIGS student Mao Minghui presenting at the finals
Representatives of the team receiving the award
The winning team, led by biomedical engineering student Wang Jing and material engineering student Mao Minghui, developed a Mueller polarizing biomicroscope for early screening of cancer. The early diagnosis system uses the Mueller microscope to collect polarization information of pathological slices, then processes data using artificial intelligence and big data analytic methods, enabling quantitative diagnosis and quick detection of early stages of cancer. When coupled with endoscopy, it can be used to achieve non-invasive in-vivo testing, and also has functions that allow virtual staining on target samples as well as online healthcare services.
AI+Mueller microscope early cancer diagnosis system
At the award ceremony, project leader Wang Jing said that the contest opened students' eyes to a wide diversity of innovation, and provided a platform for teams to learn from each other and improve their projects. He stressed that the team aims to industrialize the project in the city of Shenzhen, and bring real benefits to society.
Project leader Wang Jing speaking at the award ceremony
The 2020 Shenzhen Dreamcatcher Cup Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, organized by the Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Education Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, and the Shenzhen Communist Youth League Committee, aims to incentivize innovation and entrepreneurship among university students so that more can pursue their dreams of starting a business. The competition has been held for four years, and has become a signature entrepreneurship event in Shenzhen.
Photos provided by event organizer
Editor: Karen Lee
