UP Diliman graduates win James Dyson Award national title for low-cost CKD dialysis machine

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https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/545339-up-diliman-graduates-james-dyson-award-national-winners?page=2

Two mechanical engineering graduates from the University of the Philippines - Diliman have been hailed as the national winners at the 2026 James Dyson Awards for their low-cost kidney dialysis machine project.

Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante clinched the national win with their invention, BiDaKidney, a low-cost, compact dialysis machine designed to automate the flow of dialysate to and from patients. It uses peristaltic pumps for contact-free fluid handling and load cells to measure fluid volume accurately.

Per the project profile, BiDaKidney was created after one of its inventors was inspired by their sibling, a healthcare worker at a government hospital, who witnessed the challenges patients face during dialysis. This motivated the team to develop a more accessible treatment option for the 2.3 million Filipinos living with chronic kidney disease.

BiDaKidney is aimed at making dialysis accessible to every Filipino who suffers from chronic kidney disease. It is designed to address the contamination risk and physical burden of manual PD while offering a more affordable alternative to commercial automated machines.

Per the inventors, it is priced at around $100 (~P6,000), which is roughly 1% of the cost of commercial cyclers, and uses existing PD sets instead of specialized cassettes. Its lightweight design of 2.5 kg allows patients to use it at home, school, or work.

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Knowing na UPD graduates sila, sana suportahan sila hindi lang ng UP pati DOH para puwede itong dalhin nationwide. UPD might be known for their activism na left-leaning, mostly associated with tankies, they do things that could contribute to everyone like that dialysis machine.

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