The annual competition “Techstyle For Social Good” has concluded successfully with 5 winners from Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and Nigeria.

Among 250 submissions, which showcased great potentials in steering innovation and positive impact, we are thrilled to announce our winners of this year’s competition.


Grand Prize Winners
AgriFood 

the moonbeam co.

The team from Singapore transforms unserved rice and brewers' spent grains into granola product, contributing to food security through more efficient use of resources, hence reducing food waste.



Grand Prize Winners
Apparel / Textiles

Fibe

They extract fibers from potato harvest waste to create fibers. Founded in the UK, their solution consumes 90% less land and 96% less water than cotton, and 94% CO2e savings compared to polyester.



Special Prize Winners
AgriFood 

FruitsCoatex

Based in Hong Kong, the innovation is a biobased coating that could extend the shelf life of fruits, reducing food loss and infection risk in delivery. Through recycling naturally bio-safe materials, the biopolymers are transformed into functional nanomaterials, creating a protective layer that prevents germ growth on fruits.


Special Prize Winners
Apparel / Textiles

Developed by students from the UK and Hungary, the HaaS (Hardware as a Service) solution collects and sorts textile waste with a fully traceable infrastructure, enabling fashion industry players to transparently monitor the lifecycle of their textile waste.



Community Prize Winner
AgriFood 

Founded in Nigeria, Smartel Farmtech is a smart hydroponic farming system that empowers small holder farmers and unemployed youth by lowering the entry barrier of commercial agriculture with intensive urban farming and mentorship programs.


Coming up next, Grand and Special Prize winners would be given extensive support to develop their projects including: 3-month residencies at The Mills Fabrica in our spaces either in Hong Kong or London, mentorship, access to flexible coworking space, Fabrica Lab, and exposure opportunities to media, The Mills Fabrica’s industry partners and community through events and showcases, as well as a cash prizes.


Stay tuned to follow the journey of these exciting winning projects.


Connect with Fibe and Redivivum Technology here in London.

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