Sentient Blue, drone company from Italy, wins $1M in Genius NY competition

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April 10, 2019
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Sentient Blue, a company from Italy that is developing micro gas turbines to power drones, has won the $1 million grand prize in the Genius NY business competition in Syracuse.

Sentient Blue was selected as the grand prize winner by a panel of seven judges at an event attended by 500 people at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown Tuesday evening.

 

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