Inspiring students to be product innovators and entrepreneurs, the ASME Innovation Showcase (IShow) provides a platform for top collegiate teams to compete for seed money to further develop their product.  While demonstrating their technical creativity, winners must prove that they have a sustainable business model to a judging panel of successful innovators, industry experts, venture capitalists, and intellectual property specialists. 

The ASME IShow moves well beyond a basic design and traditional business plan competitions.  Student teams submit a two page summary outlining the nature of their invention/technological breakthrough and its impact and market potential.  In turn, they are reviewed and ranked with the top 10 teams selected to participate in the ASME IShow competition where they compete for access to over $20K in prize funds. 

ASME IShow was founded in collaboration with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) and the Idea to Product (I2P) competition at the University of Texas, Austin.

2010 ASME IShow Team Solicitation Is Open Through Friday, March 5, 2010.
Thank you for your interest in applying to the 2010 ASME IShow, scheduled to be held June 5, 2010, in conjunction with the ASME Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.  Visit 2010 ASME IShow page for submission details.

CONGRATULATIONS! The following teams placed in the 2009 ASME IShow competition, held June 14th in Palm Desert, CA.

1st Place - Prize Award of $10,000 - Rice University
PRIME is a patent-pending device capable of accurately measuring the intrinsic muscles of the hand for both adult and pediatric patients.


2nd Place - Prize Award of $7,000 - MIT
Solar ORC (organic Rankine cycle) engine is a novel small-scale solar thermal technology that produces 3-5 kWe, costs less than half of alternative options, can be locally manufactured and maintained, and can provide 100% of the electricity and hot water needs for typical off-grid solutions.


3rd Place - Prize Award of $5,000 - University of Cincinnati
Single Port Solutions (SPS) presents SurgiSIL, a Single Incision Laprascopic access tool which advances minimally invasive surgery by enabling surgeons to perform procedures through one incision in the umbilicus.