IIM Kashipur Student Wins James Dyson Award 2025 for AI-Powered Healthcare Device

Tunir Sahoo, a student of IIM Kashipur, has been named the national winner of the James Dyson Award 2025 for his innovation JivaScope—a pocket-sized, AI-powered device that allows users to self-screen for heart and lung diseases within minutes. The device brings clinical-grade diagnostics to rural and resource-limited settings, where access to healthcare is often scarce. Tunir will receive a prize of approximately ₹6 lakh.

JivaScope: Closing the Rural Healthcare Gap

Designed to function without a doctor, internet, or electricity, JivaScope enables rapid detection of conditions like asthma, pneumonia, and heart failure. Tunir plans to use the prize money to fund clinical trials and secure patents, moving the innovation closer to large-scale impact.

The idea was born during Tunir’s field visits to rural Bihar, where he witnessed patients waiting days for basic chest exams and one doctor serving thousands. Observing the gaps in timely diagnosis, he was inspired to design an affordable auscultation device that harnesses AI to empower frontline workers and patients alike.

Other Winners from India

• First Runner-up: OncoALERT – a paper-based nanotech device for rapid, needle-free oral cancer screening at home.

• Second Runners-up: Thirdeye – an AI-powered assistive smart device for the visually impaired, developed by Rishi Sawant, Mohit Kumar, and Soham Sawant.

These top three entries will now represent India in the international round of the competition.

About the James Dyson Award

The James Dyson Award is an annual design competition inviting students from 30 countries to develop ingenious solutions using simple yet effective engineering principles. The 2025 edition in India showcased breakthrough innovations by young engineers tackling real-world problems with creativity and impact.