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How I turned cocoa farm waste into water purification solution — UNIMED graduate

How I turned cocoa farm waste into water purification solution — UNIMED graduate
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A University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, physiotherapy graduate, Oluwatayo Ayodele, tells BIODUN BUSARI about his passion for innovation, how it inspired him to develop a cocoa pod-based solution for treating polluted water, and why he is pursuing a career in the technology space What inspired you to study physiotherapy? How did the idea evolve into the innovation you eventually developed?
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  • ✦I then started looking for a course that would allow me to integrate innovation into healthcare.
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2022:I was fortunate to participate in the Ericsson and Fishbowl Challenge in my first year, in 2022, although I did not make it past the first round.2023:I developed an application called Cocoa World, which made it into the top five of the Fishbowl Challenge in 2023.2024:In 2024, I learnt about the Wege Prize and submitted the idea again, but I did not make it beyond the second round.
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  • ✦A University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, physiotherapy graduate, Oluwatayo Ayodele, tells BIODUN BUSARI about his passion for innovation, how it inspired him to develop a cocoa pod-based solution for treating polluted water, and why he is pursuing a career in the technology space What inspired you to study physiotherapy?
  • ✦How did the idea evolve into the innovation you eventually developed?
  • ✦I then started looking for a course that would allow me to integrate innovation into healthcare.
Key Facts:2022: I was fortunate to participate in the Ericsson and Fishbowl Challenge in my first year, in 2022, although I did not make it past the first round.2023: I developed an application called Cocoa World, which made it into the top five of the Fishbowl Challenge in 2023.2024: In 2024, I learnt about the Wege Prize and submitted the idea again, but I did not make it beyond the second round.2025: By 2025, I was revisiting some of the research I had conducted on cocoa.
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A University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, physiotherapy graduate, Oluwatayo Ayodele, tells BIODUN BUSARI about his passion for innovation, how it inspired him to develop a cocoa pod-based…

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A University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, physiotherapy graduate, Oluwatayo Ayodele, tells BIODUN BUSARI about his passion for innovation, how it inspired him to develop a cocoa pod-based solution for treating polluted water, and why he is pursuing a career in the technology space What inspired you to study physiotherapy?

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I was fortunate to participate in the Ericsson and Fishbowl Challenge in my first year, in 2022, although I did not make it past the first round.

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