Another win for jaundice meter from KTH

Every year, 80 million, well over half of all children born, suffer from jaundice. The Jaisy team have developed an easy-to-use jaundice meter for infants that is both accurate and less expensive than what’s on the market today. If left untreated, jaundice can lead to neurological damage or even death. 

“Two of the advantages of our technology are that it is neither invasive as a blood test, nor complicated to use. Anyone can measure the presence of jaundice by holding our meter against the skin of a baby. The results are displayed a few seconds after measurement on a smartphone screen,” Hasan Basri Celebi told Peter Ardell in an article published earlier this year .

The team won 50 000 SEK, with the motivation "their innovation has large potential to save lives". 

"We couldn't have gotten this prize without the help and support from KTH Innovation. Thank you on behalf of the Jaisy Team", said the founders. 

Congratulations! 

About Jaisy

• Jaisy was founded by KTH researcher Hasan Basri Celebi together with Huseyin Aytug.
• They first contacted KTH Innovation in February 2018. Until december 2019, they got support from KTH Innovation's team, including out business development coaches, patent engineer and legal counsel. 
• They also got funding to develop a prototype, conduct initial market validation with doctors, nurses, midwifes and parents, and examine patentability. 
• The Jaisy team travelled to Boston in the , and took part in the  and the .
• The team have been awarded prizes in the 2019 Swedbank Rivstart programme, Silicon Vikings Sweden Competition and Venture Cup Idea Hunt. 
• On Jaisy's website you can read more about their innovation.

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Text: Lisa Bäckman