Back in 2009 George Kembel, cofounder and executive director of the Stanford design school, the d.school, discussed a unique student project. Citizens of Nepal asked his students to solve a pressing need: affordable incubators that could save the lives of newborns. The students developed their first prototype–a $25 “sleeping bag” that could hold and retain heat quickly and efficiently. This month and two years later, Kembel presented an update on the project. The results have been astounding, he says. The student’s company, Embrace, is now positioned to save 100,000 lives and prevent illness in 800,000 children.
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Extremely Affordable Healthcare: $25 Incubator (via Chautauqua Institution)
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George Kembel: An Update on the Embrace Baby Incubator (via Chautauqua Institution)
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