2000 Winners
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Competition Summary
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MUEC 2000 had 45 entries and $60,000 worth of prizes on offer. The following teams won prizes.
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1st Place - Dynamic Hearing
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Product Description
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ADRO® is digital signal processing strategies that aims to maintain comfort for all sounds and optimise the intelligibility of sounds in both quiet and noisy situations. It is suitable for both normally hearing and hearing impaired using amplification and communication devices.
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Brief outline of initial concept:
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The initial business concept was to take the unique ADRO® product to market by providing software for open platform hearing aids for manufacturers in Australia and overseas.
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How did winning the competition assist the development of your product?
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A track record of achievement has been established since winning the competition. Key members of the research team have commercialised the ADRO® concept funded by investors from Melbourne and Sydney. Dynamic Hearing continues to expand its customer base and last year received an R&D Start grant from AusIndustry which has contributed to the development of new products for communications industry.
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Where is the product now?
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The ADRO® product has been licensed to hearing aid manufacturers. A suite of add-on features, including an adaptive directional microphone, has been developed to enhance the benefit of the basic ADRO® processing strategy in more adverse acoustic environments and in a range of personal listening devices.
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Where do you see the product in the next two years?
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The ADRO® product together with its suite of add-on features will penetrate new markets and increase overall market share with hearing aids using digital signal processing hearing aids. The product range will include advanced signal processing for personal listening devices including headsets. Dynamic Hearing aims to be the leading provider of software solutions for audio processing devices and thus contribute significantly to the Victoria economy and Australian exports.
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Primary Contact:
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Lois Martin, Project Leader ADRO for Hearing Aids, CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation
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2nd Place - Option 65
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Description
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Option 65 will offer a one-stop-shop for families seeking information, organizing documentation and gaining entry to aged care services, giving people vital details on public/private options, relative costs, waiting lists, paperwork required and the million other things you never think about until it’s too late.
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Primary Contact:
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Kylie Whittard
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3rd Place - Onyx Secure E-mail
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Description
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ONYX Secure e-mail, an innovative private key encryption system that surpasses current market offerings by providing greater security and compatibility with existing e-mail software. Onyx has obtained the support of a highly-respected businessman and an academic, who are providing commercial advice. With the establishment of the right customer base, Onyx expects to be virtually self-funding from the outset, negating the need for additional venture capital funding. The Onyx team is currently developing core software for proof of concept and undertaking ongoing market research.
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Primary Contact:
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Matthew Kwan
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