📋 Tender Overview
DBT-BIRAC supported startup Blackfrog Technologies has developed Emvolio a portable battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device that improves the efficiency of the immunization by strictly maintaining preset temperature for up to 12 hours thus enabling the safe and efficient transportation of vaccines to the last mile.Emvolio has a 2-litre capacity enabling it to carry 30-50 vials the standard for a daylong immunization campaign. The device also includes continuous temperature monitoring location tracking state-of-charge indication communication with headquarters via live-tracking and vital statistics for improved coverage.Blackfrog is an ISO-13485 certified manufacturer of medical devices and Emvlio has been designed in accordance with WHO-PQS E003 standards. Emvolios patented technology ensures that all contents in the cold chamber are blanketed in strictly temperature-controlled air. The underlying refrigeration mechanism is solid-state cooling with a smart PID Proportional Integral Derivate controller which guarantees precise temperature maintenance without the risk of noxious refrigerant leakage or cross-contamination. The lack of motorscompressors or any moving parts enables low-maintenance operation. The unique design of Emvolio promises uniform cooling and minimal freeze-thaw cycles.Due to its ability of the device to strictly maintain the temperature between 2C and 8C for up to 12 hours in the field the device is being used as a platform for delivery of vaccines and all other biologicals like blood serums viral culture. The innovation solves the current challenge of last-mile vaccine delivery as currently iceboxes which have no mechanism for temperature control and regulation are being used. The absence of temperature control and regulation in iceboxes also poses the risk of accidental freezing and thawing rendering the temperature-sensitive vaccines inefficacious.This startup has received grants from BIRAC under SEED fund BIG for the development of proof-of-concept BIPP for developing an end-to-end vaccine traceability system and has also been supported through BioNEST incubators.Blackfrog has a production capacity of 1500 unitsmonth and Emvolio is now being deployed across North-East India with necessary clearance from the National Health Mission. Till now Blackfrog has also sold 200 vaccines carriers across 5 states in India for safe last-mile delivery of vaccines.
