Skincare and employee recognition apps get $100K in grants at Loyola University Maryland

Two projects at Loyola University Maryland will each receive a $50,000 technology grant to further their development, the school announced last week.

The funding comes from Technology Advancement Grants through the Baltimore Innovation Initiative by TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp. The work being funded includes a project by a finance major, who plans to expand a business developing AI-powered skin analysis software. The app reportedly “provides users with personalized skin care assessments using real-time or uploaded photos. The platform analyzes the photos to assess facial skin, including pore size and skin type, and provide product recommendations.”

Another project funded is CHEERIOO, an employee recognition and reward mobile app being developed by an assistant teaching professor of philosophy. The app “enables managers and peers to recognize co-workers for their work in real time using company-defined values and personalized rewards.”