Over the last month, IIT Bombay, IIT Jammu, and IIT Gandhinagar were home to Invention Factory 2023. The atmosphere was electric, with passionate students preparing their pitches and tinkering with prototypes. Students from IITs and NITs across India teamed up to participate in Invention Factory. Led by Professors Alan Wolf and Eric Lima, students became intimately acquainted with the process of prototyping and applying for a patent in India and the US.
This edition of the newsletter celebrates the winners of Invention Factory 2023, where novel ideas with real-world utility were born and nurtured.
Dr. Hemant Kanakia
Spotlight
Invention Factory 2023
Invention Factory® 2023 expanded to a new location, adding IIT Jammu to now be spread across three locations. We received 200+ applications, shortlisted 60 students, and are all set to file 30 provisional patents, bringing the total tally up to 70. Throughout the programme over 200 evaluators joined Invention Factory and the finale saw 25+ jury members.
“I asked 10 of my corporate clients whether they could go from ideation to creating a patentable working product prototype in 4 months with their best resources, they said it would take a year or two. When I mentioned that 2nd and 3rd-year students achieved it in 6 weeks at The Invention Factory, their jaws dropped. The lives of these students’ have changed, and no other organisation offers such a transformative experience.
Raj Nair
Chairman, Avalon Consulting
Judge for Invention Factory 2023 at IIT Bombay and IIT Jammu
Winners
IIT BOMBAY
Automatic Gas Shut Off Knob
This device detects gas leaks and provides remote control over the knob. It aims to mitigate the potential dangers caused by undetected gas leaks.
IIT GANDHINAGAR
Wearable Breast Pump with a Cold Container
A wearable breast pump with a cold container, a device that can be attached to a bra, and also serves as a storage device for breast milk.
IT JAMMU
Improvised Asthma Inhaler
Their device is a passive asthma inhaler that synchronizes the airflow with the release of medication, thereby increasing the efficacy of the medicine.
Invention Factory in the Media
Invention Factory® 2023 was made possible through the contributions from Indira Foundation, Kanakia Foundation, Ruyintan Mehta, and Rajesh Mashruwala.
The prizes for Invention Factory® are supported by Sudarshan Saraf, Co-Chairman cum Managing Director, TECHNOCRAFT Industries India Ltd.
We would like to extend our thanks to Tanya Srivastava, Tarun Agarwal and Madhu Vadali from IIT Gandhinagar; Nishant Sharma and Chandra Shekher Yerramalli from IIT Bombay; Rakesh Singhai and Ankit Dubey from IIT Jammu for being the faculty mentors and helping students every step of the way.
