AKASH MANOJ

              AKASH MANOJ

              (Indian inventor)

Akash Manoj (born 21 December 2001) is an indian cardiology researcher inventor from  Tamilnadu .

"He is known for his award-winning research on "silent" heart attacks"

Main reason to invent

Akash lost his grandfather due to a silent heart attack when he was thirteen. Silent heart attacks strike at-risk patients who are affected by nerve damage. Unlike most teenagers, inspired by the intricacies of the problem, Manoj translated his emotions into social motivation and, eventually, into action.
At the end of three years of research and experiments funded by the Government of India at various labs across India, including SRISTI-BIRAC, he developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack. His method involves transcutaneously isolating, identifying, spectroscopically analyzing, and sensing elevation in the levels of a cardiac biomarker called heart-type fatty acid binding protein (h-FABP) in realtime – a process that significantly establishes a path to preventative cardiovascular healthcare. 

How does the device work?

A small silicon patch is stuck on the back of the ear or wrist which monitors if there has been a silent heart attack instead of going through tests like echo cardiograms.

Akash was invited to Tokyo University of Science, Japan for presenting his project at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His project got endorsed and clinically approved by their experts.


Personal life:

His parents, businessman Manoj Prabhakar and housewife Somi, while also studying advanced cardiology and other fields of medicine. He is an avid speaker, reader and tennis player and also enjoys exploring the field of aeronautics.

Awards:

National Child Award for exceptional achievement” – Gold medal conferred upon by President of India, Ram Nath Kovind in November 2017.
  • Received honours for the “best innovation” from former President Pranab Mukherjee in March 2017.

    Conferred with IRIS Grand Award by Intel India in association with Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and Indo-US science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) in November 2017.
    Chosen to represent the Indian Republic at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2018 at Pittsburgh, United States. “Business Model Award” by Society of Open Innovation, Technology, Market and Compexity (SoITMC), South Korea and Daegu University, South Korea.


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