SALISBURY, Md., Oct. 26 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release:

SALISBURY, MD-- -Judges in the 27th round of Salisbury University's Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition were inspired by innovativeadvances in neonatal care, awarding Sonura Care, Inc. with this semester's top funding amount: $25,000.

Sophie Ishiwari and Gabriella 'Gabby' Daltoso, of Philadelphia, pitched their wearable medical device, the Sonura Beanie, that offers auditory protection and parental connection forpremature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Held at Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore's Perdue Henson Center, the competition featured 12 applicants from throughout the Mi...