Vietnamese projects win three “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards
Three Vietnamese projects were among the top five to win the “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards in the Social Business Creation 2021 competition.
The Nanoteem team was among the top five to receive the award “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” in the Social Business Creation 2021 competition. — Photo courtesy of International University
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Three Vietnamese projects were among the top fiveto win the “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” awards in the Social BusinessCreation 2021 competition.
Social Business Creation 2021 is a global competition to promote socialbusiness creation organised by HEC Montréal Canada, a public Canadian businessschool, and professor Muhammad Yunus, who won a Nobel Peace prize in 2006.
Among Vietnam’s three projects, International University in Ho Chi Minh City had twoprojects, including one on herb-based pesticides for green agriculture and theother on a website platform using artificial intelligence (AI) to detectAlzheimer’s disease.
The project Nanoneem, which protects neem forests while assisting local people,was led by Dr. Duong Nguyen Hong Nhung, lecturer from the InternationalUniversity's School of Biotechnology, along with the school's students andothers from the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi.
Brain Analytics is a website platform using artificial intelligence (AI) todetect Alzheimer’s disease. The project is run by a group of students from theInternational University’s School of Biomedicine under the guidance of Dr. HaThi Thanh Huong, head of the department of regenerative medicine at the school.
The third award went to Cereal Straws of Vinastraw, a manufacturer ofbiodegradable drinking straws, whose representative is Do Thi Huong Thao, alongwith 10 students from universities in Hanoi. The project makes eco-friendlyproducts from common materials found in the country.
Among the top five projects, the other two were from Mexico and Argentina./.
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The Nanoteem team was among the top five to receive the award “Impactful Social Innovative Concepts” in the Social Business Creation 2021 competition. — Photo courtesy of International University 
