A design graduate won this year’s James Dyson award for his low-cost inflatable incubator which aims to reduce infant mortality
He is only in his early 20s, a recent graduate from Loughborough University, but James Roberts has been named the international winner of this year’s James Dyson award. He receives £30,000 in prize money to help develop a low-cost inflatable incubator for prematurely born babies.
Roberts, 23, hopes his so-called Mom incubator could slash the high death rate of premature babies in developing countries. More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely. According to the World Health Organisation, 75% of deaths resulting from premature birth could be avoided if inexpensive treatments and practical medical help were more readily available.
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