PolyGone Wins Second Runner-Up at the Empower Competition

(Photo Credit: Princeton Entrepreneurship Council)

The annual Empower Pitch Competition, hosted by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council, was held in New York City this year from April 26th to April 28th. Our Co-Founder, Yidian Liu, was invited to speak as a panelist to share her role in the green technology space.

The Empower Pitch Competition celebrates women and researchers commercializing technology in various STEM disciplines. Applicants compete for over $135,000 of cash and in-kind prizes. Researchers and founders alike were invited to apply and the event was opened for the public to attend.

Yidian Liu presenting to fellow panelists and attendees

(Photo Credit: Princeton Entrepreneurship Council)

Aside from the competition, attendees received the opportunity to network with fellow founders and engage with experts across the three common stages of university-based startups: launching, funding and scaling their technology.

PolyGone received $10,000 as a second runner-up of the competition.

To read further on the Empower Pitch Competition or Watch the 2021 publicity video: Princeton Entrepreneurship Empower