Amira Idris, founder of Vibrating Therapeutic Apparel (VTA) and a University of Delaware Graduate, took first place in the College Pitch Philly competition at the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s (USASBE) annual conference on January 21. VTA helps people with amputations better manage pain. It combines wearable and vibrating technologies to create a line of apparel that helps increase blood circulation and tissue activity.
Idris, who was recently named entrepreneur of the year during Delaware Innovation Week, has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and design.
The College Pitch Philly competition was organized by the Philadelphia Region Entrepreneurship Educators Consortium as part of the USASBE conference. More than 100 USASBE members from universities and colleges, for-profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. selected the top five teams.
