06 October 2026
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Lecture Theatre 12, Taylor's Lakeside Campus
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The Taylor's University Innovation Accelerator (TUIA) Cohort 1 Demo Day marks the closing milestone of a 12-month innovation programme run by the Knowledge Transfer and Commercialisation Office, Research and Enterprise. seven projects, selected from an original pool of 22 and refined through a structured capacity-building and incubation journey, will pitch their prototypes to a panel of five industry judges.
The day brings together the cohort's researchers and postgraduate students with ecosystem partners, investors, grant agencies and university leadership, with the aim of pushing genuinely promising ideas closer to commercial reality. Prototype exhibition booths will run throughout the event, so there is space for conversations that do not fit into a five-minute pitch slot.
A year of mentorship, coaching and business-readiness work gets tested here, in front of people who can actually help take these projects further: funding partners, industry mentors, and grant agencies among them.
Each of the seven shortlisted projects gets five minutes to pitch, followed by a five-minute question-and-answer session. This keeps the pace tight and means you will see a genuine cross-section of the cohort's work in a single morning.
Projects are assessed against a set of award categories, including Best Pitch, Best Commercial Potential, Most Innovative Solution, Judges' Choice and Peoples' Choice. Both judge-led and audience-led categories mean recognition is not limited to whoever performs best on stage.
Beyond the pitching session, each project has a booth where attendees can look closer at the prototype, ask questions, and start conversations that a five-minute stage slot does not allow for.
| Project Title | Lead Researcher | School | Focus Area | Project Description |
| NANOFLEX | Associate Professor Priya Madhavan | School of Medicine | Medical and Health Technologies | A nanotechnology-based formulation designed to improve the delivery of therapeutic compounds to the brain for potential applications in dementia and cognitive health. |
| PapLite Pro | Professor Dr Chong Pei Pei | School of Biosciences | Medical and Health Technologies | An interchangeable sampling tool designed to improve cervical visualisation and simplify cervical cell collection. |
| Focus Lens | Dr Manee Sangaran A/L Diagarajan | School of Engineering | Medical and Health Technologies | Smart eyewear that combines visual modulation, sound therapy and app-based support to enhance focus and support attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) management. |
| FitFuel Station | Associate Professor Dr Chong Li Choo | Taylor's Culinary Institute | Medical and Health Technologies | An AI-powered vending solution that provides freshly made, personalised high-protein snack bars based on individual nutritional needs. |
| QS Nexus | Dr Myzatul Aishah Kamarazaly | School of Architecture, Building and Design | IT and Emerging Technologies | An interactive marker-based augmented reality (AR) solution that makes measurement and construction learning more accessible and engaging for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) students. |
| Nanocure Medigel | Dr Kong Yeo Lee | School of Liberal Arts and Science | IT and Emerging Technologies | Upcycling oil palm waste into high-purity nanocellulose to pioneer sustainable, next-generation advanced wound care and biomedical hydrogel solutions. |
| PneuFoil | Dr Jan-Frederick Flor | School of Architecture, Building and Design | IT and Emerging Technologies | An automated shading solution for building envelopes that modulates solar transmission to maximise daylighting and reduce building energy consumption. |
Check-in for all attendees, including VIPs and guests, ahead of the formal programme.
The emcee opens the event and sets the tone for the day.
A short address from the Vice Chancellor framing the significance of the programme and the day.
A quick briefing on the TUIA programme's journey so far and how the Demo Day itself will run.
The main event: all seven projects deliver their five-minute pitches and take questions from the judging panel.
The panel of five industry judges deliberates and finalises the award decisions.
Winners are announced and awards presented across the various categories.
The formal programme closes, followed by lunch and a final chance to visit the exhibition booths.
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