Aleris New Venture Competition Photo Gallery

and the winners are....

The RJS team includes IMBA students Joel Adams , Sara Babbitz , Greg Bernard , Robinson Brown and Stephen Herron . Its faculty coach is Dr. Van Clouse , Cobb Family Professor of Entrepreneurship. The team mentor is Suzanne Bergmeister , executive in residence in entrepreneurship.

Rhythm, the team's premium 69-proof, citrus liqueur infused with energy-enhancing ingredients, would be marketed to a "dance until dawn" demographic as a cocktail component as well as a "shooter."

The RJS team earned $8,000 for its first-place finish (Joel Adams , Sara Babbitz , Greg Bernard , Robinson Brown and Stephen Herron )

The Automated Golf Solutions (AGS) team earned second-place honors and $5,000 for its Auto-Tee and Auto-Ad concept (Angela Barondeau, Sara Houlette and Patrick Kelty)

Third place and $3,000 were awarded to the DiaTech team for its Diabetes testing and transfer device, "MEMO." (Mathew Durst, Girish Shetty, Rangadham Chenannakesavula and Dan Dixon)

The Elevator Pitch and Trade Show portions of the competition were judged by Matt McGarvey (The Innovation Group) and Susan Weiss (Net Tango)