IISc Bangalore Student Wins James Dyson Award 2021 for LifeBox Invention; Know Details Here

James Dyson Award 2021: IISc Bangalore student, Deval Karia has secured his rank among the James Dyson Award 2021 nation winner list as the Indian winner for this year’s edition with the invention of LifeBox, an active heart preservation container. 

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore student Deval Karia's invention, project LifeBox main aim was to use drones as a transport channel for organs. The project deals with issues related to the preservation time of the heart. 

With the invention of LifeBox, the possibility to move hearts from donor to recipient has now become a reality in India. The project extends the preservation time of the human heart, which makes it possible to increase the travel distance and time of heart transplant/donation. 

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Talking about his project LifeBox, Deval Karia said, “The project has its genesis in a course taught by Prof. B. Gurumoorthy, Prof. A. Ghosal at CPDM, with a vision to explore drones for organ transportation".

"However, we soon realized that without active preservation techniques, drones will not do much to improve the rate of heart transplants in India. This led to a shift in focus: A portable system that can extend the out-of-body viable time of the heart" he further added. 

In accordance with the James Dyson Awards 2021 national winners announcement, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore student, Deval along with 84 national finalists from 28 countries and regions will now appear for the next stage on the international ground. 

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The entries for James Dyson Award 2021 were evaluated by the jury led by Srijan Pal Singh, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre. This year, the jury received a total of 77 entries, in which Lifebox secured its position by edging out the two runner-ups. 

Among the national runner-ups from India, the student of the National Institute Of Design, Haryana, Ananya Singh emerged with her invention Safaa, and National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad student Nikhil Das invention Diariase was selected. 

Under the James Dyson Award 2021, top candidates from each nation will receive the winning amount of Rs 1.90 lakh, while the International winner will be awarded with Rs 29 lakh plus Rs 4,80,000 for the winner’s university. 

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