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Over its five-year history, more than 25 teams have graduated from the program, with many successfully launching products into the market. These include , a digitised noticeboard for students, , which offers a wearable workplace injury prevention solution, online marketplace for storage and workplace rating and improvement platform .
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Since participating in the 2018 program, the team has gone on to win the Australian segment of the ClimateLaunchpad and will now compete in the international final in Edinburgh in November.
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