LocalTAU Inaugural Pitch Competition at CIC Miami

Photography by Ryan Troy on April 16th, 2019 in Lifestyle

Miami, FL – April 16, 2019 – Tel Aviv University (TAU), the City of Miami, City of South Miami and City of North Bay Village came together to solve one of Florida’s most critical issues: stormwater runoff. In the first-ever LocalTAU competition, TAU professors and students gathered at CIC Miami to pitch their innovative solutions to an audience of nearly 100 people, including South Florida government officials and stakeholders and local and national American Friends of TAU leaders, to help solve a crisis that affects millions of Florida residents.

Two teams were selected from 15 applicants to participate and ultimately the “Hydro Biofilters” team won first place and $20,000 to begin researching and piloting the practical implementation of their solution. The team’s “Hydro Biofilters” proposal suggest the building of multi-layered biofilters to direct stormwater away from city streets, purify it and turn it into an easily accessible water resource.