Soy-based innovations, developed by future leaders

For more than three decades, Indiana Soybean Alliance has collaborated with Purdue University for the Student Soybean Innovation Competition. Students work outside of their standard coursework to develop novel applications for soybeans that address market needs and ultimately bring value back to Indiana farmers. The competition brings together students from diverse backgrounds, exposing them to the multifaceted uses of Indiana-grown soybeans, thereby investing in the students’ education and cultivating advocates for soybean utilization in their future careers.

Attend This Year’s Award Ceremony

The 2025 Student Soybean Innovation Competition Awards Ceremony will be held from 5-8 p.m. EDT on March 26 at Purdue University Memorial Union Ballrooms. This event celebrates the partnership between Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University that heralds the discovery of innovative new uses for soybeans to drive demand and broaden opportunities. Click here to register.

Innovation Powers Industry

Are you in an industry related to agriculture, research, or agbioscience? We invite you to see how this competition can help shape the future for ag innovations together. Finding new innovative uses for soybeans helps grow demand for Indiana soybeans and the value chain connected to it. Click here to attend.

See Last Year’s Teams

Fifteen student teams finished the competition in 2024. These students represent a variety of majors including agronomy, biological engineering, animal science, pharmacy and environmental and natural resource engineering. Each team works with two faculty advisors who provide technical and market research support.

Purdue + Indiana Soybean Alliance

The collaboration between Purdue University and Indiana Soybean Alliance provides the opportunity for students to explore the commercial uses of soybeans grown in Indiana. Students who participate in the Student Soybean Innovation Competition gain a new understanding of potential uses of soybeans in industrial applications and how to bring those innovations to the market. If you are a Purdue student, click here for more information.

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2024 Competition

Plastic-free, soy-based baby wipes win 2024 Student Soybean Innovation Competition.

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30 Years of Soybean Innovation

The Student Soybean Innovation Competition celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024. Read more about the competition’s history here.

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2023 Competition

Read about innovations like soy-based styrofoam. You can also listen to the winning team on the AgriNovus agbioscience podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify

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2022 Competition

Read about competition-winning innovations like soy-based mulch.

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2021 Competition

A liquid biostimulant, designed to promote growth in crops grown in vertical farms, earned the top honors during this Student Soybean Innovation Competition.

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2020 Competition

A non-toxic, soybean-based herbicide that uses all-natural ingredients was the first prize winner at the 26th annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition.

Student Soybean Innovation Competition