Organisation:
Blackfrog Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Location:
Karnataka
Problem:
A 2013 WHO study in India showed that around 75% of freeze-sensitive vaccines had been
exposed to freezing by the time they made it through the supply chain. Also, ITSU claims
around 25% of all vaccines go to waste due to poor cold-chain management. These vaccines
come from the manufacturers in high-end refrigerators with good power-back until the state
governments and hospitals. The wastage happens in the last mile of delivery when they leave
the primary and sub-health centers. This problem is a serious concern primarily in Africa and
the Indian-subcontinent. As a result, 1.4 million children die every year across the world from
vaccine-preventable diseases.
Solution:
We are developing SANJIVANI- a portable active (battery powered) cooling device that will
provide a platform for delivery of vaccines and all other biologicals like blood, tissue, culture
which require to be kept strictly between 2 and 8 degrees Celcius for 8 hours. The device
provides refrigeration as well as 100 percent accountability in terms of assured temperature
maintenance; hence seeking to replace standard-issue ice-boxes and other cruder forms like
thermos flasks.
Scalability and Impact:
To develop an industrial design that can be manufactured. Blackfrog also seeks to set up a small
batch-production plant to assemble the devices in-house.
Financial Requirements:
NA
Awards and Recognition:
1.BIG- BIRAC of INR 50 lakh to develop a proof-of-concept.
- CamTech-X Medical Devices Hackathon: Blackfrog was runner-up at the National-level event