Undergraduate team from PES University emerges as Asia-Pacific Champions in 3M Inspire Challenge 2022

Team Bumblr of Dhruva G, Ishani Bhat, Harshitha Srikanth and K Anirudh emerged as the Asia-Pacific Champion in the 3M Inspire Challenge 2022, a global case study and pitching competition. Earlier, they were placed first in the country-level round and moved on to compete with country wise champions from 8 other countries in the Asia Pacific. Addressing the theme of Sustainable Materials, Team Bumblr reformulated traditional adhesives used in Post-it Notes, one of 3M’s most iconic products by replacing them with adhesives formulated from beeswax. This idea helped them pip eight other finalist teams and clinch the title. Following months of conceptualization and refinement under the guidance of 3M mentors, the victorious team vied against undergraduates from other countries in Asia-Pacific. The team won prize money of USD 7000 and bagged internship opportunities by 3M India. The team members are students of 5th Semester in the Department of Computer Science Engineering. more