Three bright minds from Limerick head to the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp

THREE “bright young minds” from Limerick have taken part in a bootcamp to develop their business skills.

Danijela Muzdeka and Sara dos Santos Lemos, 5th year students at Coláiste Nano Nagle, in the city, as well as Miles Bueno, a 4th year student at Coláiste Chiarain in Croom took part in the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp.

From March 3 to 6, in partnership with Nova UCD, the three students participated in a four-day programme that included workshops on business development, marketing and commercialisation. 

On the final day, they pitched their projects to an expert panel of judges. Judges this year include Shay Walsh, managing director of BT Ireland, Dr Tony Scott, co-founder of the BTYSTE, Anne-Marie Turley, head of Fintech, Finance and Cybersecurity at Enterprise Ireland and Brian O’Donovan, work and technology correspondent at RTÉ. 

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Shay Walsh said: “The Bootcamp, which we developed in 2010, has been a highlight for BT Ireland for years and it’s amazing to see 30 of the country’s brightest young minds develop their ideas with STEM experts. 

“While this is an exciting event for us, it also marks the final Bootcamp we will deliver. 

“It has been an honour to support 500 young people over the years in developing their business skills, with many making significant impacts in STEM and business.”

Now in its 16th year, the bootcamp was set up by BT Ireland, under its custodianship of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (YSTE) in 2010, to support BTYSTE finalists with developing their project ideas into commercial enterprises under the guidance of BTYSTE alumni, BT Ireland mentors and expert judges.

This year, BT Ireland celebrated 25 years as organiser of the YSTE and first introduced the bootcamp as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance and evolve the exhibition under its custodianship.