Dubey Wins $80K for BioLabMate

Sanjay Dubey of Memorial University has won the $80,000 second prize in the 2026 Student Entrepreneur Climate Solutions Prize for his work developing seaweed-based alternatives to conventional plastics. The award recognizes Dubey as a Co-Founder of St. John’s-based BioLabMate Composite Inc., a startup he co-founded with CEO Dr. Sarika Kumari. Although the prize was presented to him personally, the funding will be used to advance the company's commercialization efforts. The Student Entrepreneur C