Winners of the 2024 Awards

The Prototypes for Humanity Awards celebrate the next generation of innovators and their commitment to finding solutions for social and environmental issues. In 2024, $100,000 in prizes was presented to the students and lead professor behind each of the best solutions across 5 categories:

Energy

Terracell

Soil-powered renewable energy for IoT sensors

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Civil society

Freza Nanotech

Biodegradable solutions for fruit and vegetable preservation

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Nature

Plasma Wastewater Purification

Advanced plasma treatment for wastewater contaminants

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AI & data-science

In-network Machine Learning

In-network ML for ultra-low latency in time-sensitive applications

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Health

ANGIE

Magnetically guided microcapsules for brain tumour treatment

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2024 Jury Members

Chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and member of the Dubai Council, the jury for the 2024 Awards includes leaders across private and public sector, and intergovernmental agencies, who contribute their expertise to select projects with outstanding potential:

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and member of the Dubai Council
Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation
Amira Sajwani, Managing Director of Sales & Development at DAMAC Properties, Founder & CEO of PRYPCO, and Co-founder & COO of Amali Properties
Kristoffer Gandrup-Marino, Chief of Innovation UNICEF
Naren Barfield, Professor Emeritus and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at the Royal College of Art

Since 2017 prizes have been presented to outstanding participants from the showcase each year, awarded to academic innovators who use problem-solving to address challenges of global proportions.