Nominated by you and selected by you, this award highlights achievements and recognizes potential. By shining a light on organizations for their impact in the sector, you can voice your support for engineering’s emerging leaders.

CAPNOS (Brendan Wang)

Brendan Wang and the CAPNOS team are on a mission to prevent lung diseases and save lives. They created the CAPNOS® Zero, a flavored air pressurizer designed to be used as a behavioral aid. Their patent-pending invention has zero smoke, zero nicotine, and zero charge, but satisfies oral fixations by replicating the sensation using only flavored air. Since their official product launch in September 2021, CAPNOS has sold out of their starter pack product, shipping 400 packs in 10 days across the globe, received endorsements from quit therapists, physicians, and doctors, with 79% of their customers reporting reduced vaping usage. They are continuing to scale nationally and globally across multiple channels.

Project Lend an Arm (Tunde Oyebamiji)

Tunde Oyebamiji is a young leader who is looking to change the landscape of blood donation in his community of Ibadan, Nigeria. Project Lend an Arm was launched to build a vibrant community of highly motivated voluntary blood donors and form a sustainable supply chain. Throughout his work, Tunde has regularly looked to incorporate new and exciting ways to provide access to rural communities and has begun leveraging the use of autonomous drones to complete blood delivery as well as critical supplies like vaccines to the last mile. Since its inception in 2019, Tunde's venture has saved over 3,800 lives and reshaped how people think about blood donation and blood requests in Nigeria, creating a new normal and becoming a vital cog in its wheel.

IMPACC MakaPads Ltd. (Mirembe Nnassuuna)

IMPACC MakaPads Ltd., a Joint Venture of the German for-profit IMPACC and the Ugandan Social Enterprise Technology for Tomorrow Ltd., produces “MakaPads”, affordable biodegradable menstrual hygiene products made from papyrus and recycled paper. They can be manufactured locally, sterilized using UV light, and sold cheaply at costs far below Ugandan market levels. This allows women and girls to buy the sanitary pads which in turn prevents girls from dropping out of school when having their period. Furthermore, the company educates women and girls on how to use the pad, about the process around menstrual hygiene management and what menstruation actually is. IMPACC MakaPads Ltd. was founded after Ms. Mirembe Nnassuuna and her brothers' taking over Technology for Tomorrow Ltd. following the passing of their father, Dr. Moses Musaazi, three years ago.

Curabit (Rishabh Nanawati & Aman Sariya)

The Curabit team is leveraging technology to change the way mental health is addressed in India. Curabit provides exposure therapy via virtual reality to those affected by mental health disorders under the supervision of mental health professionals. Co-Founders, Rishabh Nanawati and Aman Sariya are both computer engineers who recognized the potential of leveraging AI to bring innovative solutions to everyday problems. Since its inception in 2020 and the launch of their pilot program, Curabit has been ranked among the top 50 in ZS Prize, a healthcare innovation challenge by ZS Associates India. Their innovative use of virtual reality allows for the customization and personalization of each treatment plan, provides complete control to the therapist, and allows for interactivity with the simulation. All of these allow its VR-based therapy to be more stimulatory than traditional therapeutic techniques. It is also cost-effective and provides bio-monitoring through the data generated.