TU Delft master’s projects advance to international stage of James Dyson Award 2024
Two student-led projects developed at the TU Delft | Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering have been selected as runners-up in the 2024 James Dyson Award in the Netherlands. Both projects, Biomeon and EDUSCOPE, will advance to the international stage of the James Dyson Award – giving them the chance to gain worldwide publicity and a prize of €35,000.
Biomeon
Biomeon is a reusable biosensor that tracks the vitals (oxygen, ECG, temperature, heartbeat) and activity levels of recovering colorectal cancer patients. The device allows the patients to be monitored from the comfort of their homes instead of the hospital. In doing so, this reduces the workload in the hospital and improves the patient experience.
The concept for the device was developed during the Advanced Concept Design course within IDE’s Integrated Product Design (IPD) master’s programme at TU Delft.
The IPD student team behind Biomeon includes: Fabian Hoogendijk, Jochem Lauret, Job Nuijen, Andrés Bascuñán, and Rachel Prud'homme van Rein.
You can find out more about the Biomeon on the official James Dyson Award website.
EDUSCOPE
The EDUcation microSCOPE Rig is a detection instrument that integrates traditional optics, ergonomics, precision machinery, modern electronics, mathematics and software.
Crafted from 3D printed and off-the-shelf components, it gives East African students hands-on design and manufacturing experience of digital microscopes, while simultaneously improving access to microscopy in Healthcare Education.
The EDUSCOPE’s concept was designed by Vincent van den Burg during his graduation project within IDE’s Integrated Product Design (IPD) master’s programme.
You can find out more about the EDUSCOPE on the official James Dyson Award website.
What happens next?
The top three projects from the Netherlands, as well as, the other participating countries, will advance to the next stage of the selection process. Here, a jury of engineers from various Dyson disciplines will make a global top 20 selection from which Sir James Dyson will choose the winners at the international level. The global top 20 will be announced on Oct. 16. The winning international projects will be announced on 13 November and will receive prize money of €35,000.
About the James Dyson Award
The James Dyson Award has been presented to students and recent graduates in the fields of engineering and design since 2005. Since 2005, the James Dyson Award has supported more than 285 inventions worldwide. The James Dyson Award is part of James Dyson's broader commitment to encourage up-and-coming engineers and designers to apply their knowledge and discover new ways to improve lives through technology and is run by the James Dyson Foundation. More information can be found on the James Dyson Award website.