Converge 2021 Cohort
A new company developing medicines for patients with debilitating chronic conditions; an innovative digital platform bringing the craft of knitting into the 21st century; a lightweight robotic glove empowering patients with hand weakness – these are some of the cutting-edge businesses that made it into our 2021 programme.
Meet our 2021 winners:
| Name | Business | University | Challenge |
| Mallikarjun Chityala | Fitabeo Therapeutics Ltd | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Lucy Fisher | Knit It | RGU | Creative |
| Ross O’Hanlon | BioLiberty | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Thomas Cartwright | DeepQA | Edinburgh | KickStart |
Meet our 2021 runners-up:
| Name | Business | University | Challenge |
| Stuart Hannah | Microplate Dx | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Jonathan O’Neill | Make Your Own Musicals | RCS | Creative |
| Ruth Crozier | Silver Lion Innovations Ltd | Strathclyde | Impact |
| Joe Gibson | Gibson Robotics | Strathclyde | KickStart |
Meet our standalone award winners:
| Name | Business | University | Award |
| Jonathan Feldstein | bennu.ai | Edinburgh | Cisco Future Tech Award |
| Ken Morrow | Hydrowheel | RGU | SSE Net Zero Award |
| Jodie Sinclair | Theo Health | Dundee | RBS Rose Award |
Meet our 2021 finalists:
| Name | Business | University | Challenge |
| Markus Rondé | Exergy 3 | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Ross Gillanders | Lightwater Sensors | St Andrews | Converge |
| Eve Hanks | MI:RNA Ltd | SRUC | Converge |
| Paul Patras | Net AI | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Brian Quinn | WellFish Tech | UWS | Converge |
| Rebecca Goss | X-Genix Ltd | St Andrews | Converge |
| Jack Oswald | Cancha | Stirling | Creative |
| Jo-Anne Tait | Neosome | RGU | Creative |
| Barry Robertson | The Grey Hill | RGU | Creative |
| Claire Ann Banga | eMoodie Ltd | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Erin Reid | LU | Edin Napier | Impact |
| Rosie Bristow | Field to Fabric | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Anna Renouf | Firehorse | UHI | KickStart |
| Badri Aekbote | FORCEnce | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Glen Craig | Nozzle Cycles | Dundee | KickStart |
| Victor Ochoa-Gutierrez | MPulseO2 | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Marija Vella | Podspectrix | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Penny Kontou | ViSion-RF | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Mohamed Kassem | WhiteHaul | Edinburgh | KickStart |
Meet our 2021 semi-finalists:
| Name | Business | University | Challenge |
| Mate Ravasz | Algacraft | Edinburgh | Converge |
| David Martin | AskMyClass | Dundee | Converge |
| Abigail Johnston | Bridging the Gap Academy | Dundee | Converge |
| Reginald Ankrah | Edenbreeze Ltd | RGU | Converge |
| Ondrej Dlask | Fertility Genomics | Abertay | Converge |
| John Foerster | Glen Clova Scientific | Dundee | Converge |
| Ken Morrow | Hydrowheel | RGU | Converge |
| Mark McNeil | Kelpie Scientific Ltd | St Andrews | Converge |
| Ivan Andonovic | Lupovis | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Kieran Duncan | Mako Aerospace Ltd | Strathclyde | Converge |
| Alistair McConnell | Mask Logic Ltd | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Mark Dorris | Mercel | Edin Napier | Converge |
| Jeremy Viner | Morphic Technology | Edinburgh | Converge |
| Robert Goodfellow | PlusPEP Ltd | Edin Napier | Converge |
| Helge Dorfmueller | RhaPSeda | Dundee | Converge |
| Ashan Abeyratne | Skrambla Intelligence Ltd | Stirling | Converge |
| Luigi Manfredi | Softech | Dundee | Converge |
| Tomas Matulaitis | SolOLED | St Andrews | Converge |
| Lisa Rossi | SoundOFF | Aberdeen | Converge |
| Jodie Sinclair | Theo Health | Dundee | Converge |
| Scott Howie | Virtual Education Technologies | UWS | Converge |
| Firas Bakri | Xavier Bionix Ltd | Dundee | Converge |
| Chris Pohler | 3030 Games | Abertay | Creative |
| Aimee Morris | Aberdeen Ceramic Workshop | RGU | Creative |
| Sean McKenna | Dirty Politics | QMU | Creative |
| Connor Moore | EchoVector | Edinburgh | Creative |
| Cat Burroughs | GamerMate | Aberdeen | Creative |
| Lucy Dickie | Leather Identity | GSoA | Creative |
| Heather Richardson | Queerativity | QMU | Creative |
| Danielle White | Savora Drinks | Dundee | Creative |
| Lee Turnbull | Turnbull Design Engineering Ltd | Strathclyde | Creative |
| Yvonne Wyroslawska | Music & Maternal Mental Health Hub | RCS | Creative |
| Melanie van de Velde | B Journeys | Glasgow | Impact |
| Jonathan Feldstein | bennu.ai | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Lynn Wilson | Circular Materials Depository | Glasgow | Impact |
| Stephanie Adams | ConcussEd | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Michelle Stevens | Empowering Local Energy Group | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Katherine Gunderson | Grand Bequest Ltd | Edinburgh | Impact |
| Konstantina Martzoukou | Maddie is Online | RGU | Impact |
| Fergal Mackie | Metacarpal | Strathclyde | Impact |
| Evan Gwynne Davies | Scrapp | Heriot-Watt | Impact |
| Kwabena Amo-Afful | Alpha One Plus Ltd | GCU | KickStart |
| James Snape | Aphelion Industries Ltd | Stirling | KickStart |
| Callum Gallacher | BabyReady Finance Ltd | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Xu Wang | CCRM Camera | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Lorna McHattie | CTEV Initiative | RGU | KickStart |
| Xiaoyan Ma | Danu Robotics Ltd | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Daniel Bee | DigiGen | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Collin Powers | Ellyra Ltd | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Shahin Homaeigohar | ENerveC | Dundee | KickStart |
| Kieran Fowler | Gallasmon | Strathclyde | KickStart |
| Hannah Bialic | HerpAlert | Glasgow | KickStart |
| Kathryn Rudy | Industrial Revolutions | St Andrews | KickStart |
| Jennifer Rao-Williams | J-RAO Contemporary Apothecary | Dundee | KickStart |
| Hamid Rafiee | Janus | Heriot-Watt | KickStart |
| Brentton White | North Sea Games | Abertay | KickStart |
| Andrew Beverley | Oatridge Rangers and Countryside Stewards | SRUC | KickStart |
| Goncalo dos Reis | Predictive Energy | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Ioannis Stasinopoulos | Prozymi Biolabs | Edinburgh | KickStart |
| Charlie Wilson | SEACLEAN | Aberdeen | KickStart |
| Robin Sherriff | The Koji Kitchen | QMU | KickStart |
| Janani Prabhakaran | Unbaggaged | Strathclyde | KickStart |