Curtin student ‘strikes’ world invention and innovation gold
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia higher degree by research ( HDR) student Jaison Jeevanandam won a gold medal at the recent World Invention and Innovation Contest ( WiC) 2017 in South Korea.
It is hoped my idea will help solve the challenges in avoiding microbial growth and halt the spread of food-borne diseases among infants through baby food products. Jaison Jeevanandam, Curtin University Malaysia higher degree by research (HDR) student
He won the medal for his ‘ Multi- compartment Antimicrobial Nanoformulation for Food Packaging’.
A press release said by incorporating different nano- antimicrobial agents in a single nano formulation to inhibit growth of different microbes, Jaison’s idea will help prolong the shelf life of food products and facilitate long- distance transportation and safer storage.
Jaison cited a 2016 World Health Organisation report stating that 420,000 people died due to food- borne diseases caused by microbes and 125,000 of them were children below the age of five due to their lower immunity.
“It is hoped my idea will help solve the challenges in avoiding microbial growth and halt the spread of food-borne diseases among infants through baby food products,” said Jaison.
In addition to the WiC, Jaison’s idea also won a ‘Special Honour of Invention Award’ from the Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (Tisias) during the recent International Invention and Innovation Competition (iCAN) in Toronto, Canada.
He was supervised by Dr Stephanie Chan Yen Shan and Professor Michael Danquah of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering and Science.
The WiC is a two- day annual contest organised by Korea Invention News and Asia Invention Association.
Listed among the world’s prestigious invention and innovation events by the International Federation of Inventors’ Association in Switzerland, it is aimed at providing opportunities for students, inventors, innovators and research scientists worldwide to express their creativity and innovativeness through their novel ideas, recognising the vital significance of world innovation and encouraging inventors to continuously innovate.