The winners of the 'Invent a Chip 2019' competition

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Third place and prize money of 1,000 euros went to another team from Lindlar Grammar School in North Rhine-Westphalia: Andreas Kisters (15), Justus Lau (15), Tom Marter (16) and Fabian Weinand (14) developed the 'MediController', an intelligent medication management system. The device notifies patients at the right time when they need to take their medication. "The purpose of this administration system is to ensure the correct distribution of tablets to patients in hospitals, but also in private households," says the team, describing their idea. "The device identifies its users via key cards, which theoretically enables the management of an almost unlimited amount of patient data."