Leo Mavely, from Ahmedabad-based Axio Biosolutions Company received The Samsung Innovation Quotient Award for developing India’s first emergency haemostatic dressing – AXIOSTAT. It stops profuse traumatic bleeding in just a matter of few minutes after application and thus stabilises the victim at the accident site. AXIOSTAT has been approved for use in India.
Made from bio-degradable materials, it is 100 per cent natural dressing that reacts immediately to blood and forms a thick layer. It comes off easily without causing any pain to the user while the clot remains. It is being used by few major hospitals and paramilitary. The price of each unit of AXIOSTAT dressing isRs 300 to 400 and its shelf life is three years.
Mavely’s invention emerged the winner from six shortlisted candidates based across the country, which comprised a host of innovative social ventures like geothermal based air conditioning systems, multi-utility tractors, electronic public toilet, mosquito trap, navigation system for visually impaired people and emergency haemostatic dressing.
The first runner up award went to Ganesham Pogula from Secunderabad for Herbi Sprayer and the second runner up award went to Arun Shenoy from Mumbai, for his innovation GIBBS. The winners were given a cash prize of Rs five lakhs, Rs three lakhs and Rs two lakhs respectively.
Based on the concept of ‘Innovation for Development’, Samsung Innovative Quotient recognises unique innovators with creations that benefit society at large and pave the way for development through a comprehensive approach.
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